Information
Location
Kōtoku-in, 4 Chome-2-28 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0016
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Getting there
10 minutes from Hase Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (three stops from Kamakura Station).
Details
8:00-17:30 April-September; 8:00-17:00 October-March
Adults ¥200
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