Best Spots In Kitakamakura

Meigetsuin Blue You Can See At A Hydrangea Temple In KamakuraMeigetsuin Temple

Kamakura is renown for hydrangea in this season, and Meigetsuin Temple is one of the most popular places. There're 2500 trees of hydrangea in beautiful colors admired as 'Meigetsuin Blue'. You can meet the beautiful scenery of rainy season, together with the bamboo grove.◎To enjoy seeing and taking pictures of hydrangeas enough, it'll be better for you to visit as soon as Meigetsuin Temple opens, or about one hour before it closes.

A Great Writer Also Trained! A Medieval Precinct & Historical Zen MeditationEngaku-ji Temple

This temple, located in quiet North Kamakura, is famous for a great writer Natsume Soseki's visiting. Going through the temple gate which was written in a novel 'Mon 門', the orderly precinct has had the historical atmosphere since the ancient times. They hold various events of Zen meditation, why don't you join?◎Entrance Fee: adult 300yen child 100yen Access: 1min walk from Kitakamakura Station of JR Yokosuka Line. Zen meditation for dawn, Saturdays, Sundays and students.

Delicious Sweets To Eat At Good-Old CafeKissa Minka

Kissa Minka, located at Kita Kamakura, is a good-old cafe with retro atmosphere. Their custard pudding is firmer than other ones and has more egg taste. It has good balance with little bitter caramel. The ice cream also has tender sweetness. I felt relaxed very much for the fresh greens over the window and mild sweets.

Anmitsu To Eat With A Beautiful View Of Engaku-ji Temple's GardenAn'nei

An'nei is a nice cafe in Engaku-ji Temple, located at northern area of Kamakura. The good-seller Anmitsu is very delicious for its mild sweetness of azuki bean, matcha ice cream, plum, strawberry and rice cake balls. We appreciated the nice garden of the temple, and could have very good time.