GOLDEN WEEK DAY TRIP TO KAMAKURA [TOKYO]

Kamakura is a small town which was strongly associated with Kyoto. It is described as the Kyoto of Tokyo because of the huge amount of Temples, Pagoda as well as Shrines located all around. 

It took us about an hour from shinjuku to get to Kamakura station. Right at the exit of the train station was the famous street, Komachi-dori.

Komachi-dori

It was a really crowded day to be at Kamakura I must say. But there's no other way to indulge in Japan's Golden Week like this.

Entrance to Komachi-dori 

Komachi-dori

As you stroll along the street, you will see people queuing up for famous street food stalls. You should jump into the bandwagon and try. Here's a list of things we managed to get!

Mashed potato Croquette -

The queue for the croquette may seem pretty intimidating, but it moves really fast. There are many flavours to choose from - chocolate, plum, black sesame, beef and red bean. 

The famous must have mash potato Croquette ¥200

Chocolate Croquette (mashed potato)  ¥200 

Black sesame Croquette (mashed potato)  ¥200

Beef Croquette (mashed potato)  ¥200

Inarizushi - sushi wrapped in tofu skin

Inarizushi - sushi wrapped in fried tofu skin  ¥250

Inarizushi - sushi wrapped in fried tofu skin  ¥250

Inarizushi - White bait egg roll

 From the same stall, you can also get the egg roll. Kamakura is known for its

White bait egg roll  ¥250

White bait egg roll  ¥250

Soy sauce Rice Cracker

Along the way to the great Buddha, you will also find more street food. 

It was the first stall we saw as we walked out of Komachi-dori and we thought it looked really huge and great so there we go ~ 

Soy sauce rice cracker  ¥300

Soy sauce rice cracker  ¥300

Soy sauce rice cracker  ¥300

Floresta Donuts

And....

We passed by Floresta Donuts and decided to got something sweet. Look how adorable they are.

Floresta mini donuts  ~¥200

Cremia Ice Cream

Cremia Ice Cream can be found almost everywhere in Japan. But it was nonetheless my first time having cremia and i loved it!! It was super creamy and the cone was unique. 

Cremia Ice cream  ¥500

Octopus Cracker

Last but not least, the famous octopus cracker at Kamakura!

I'm not sure if we can find this anywhere else in Japan, but it is my first time encountering this. Basically its a really thin sheet of freshly squashed octopus with some flour. It tasted like prawn cracker but I would say slightly better and more fragrant?? 

Tako senbei (Octopus cracker)  ¥350

Tako senbei (Octopus cracker)  ¥350

 This is them squashing the octopus in high pressure and heat.

Tako senbei (Octopus cracker)  ¥350

 You can literally see the tentacles of the octopus.

My boyfriend excited to eat his cracker

Tako sembei (Octopus cracker)  ¥350

and finally, the Great Buddha

The Great Buddha @ Kamakura

The Great Buddha @ Kamakura

The Great Buddha @ Kamakura

The entrance fee into the Buddha Temple is ¥200. You can also get under the Buddha for an additional ¥20.

Overall, Kamakura is a really nice place to add to your itinerary if you are coming to Tokyo. However we do not need the entire day at Kamakura, so I would suggest only an afternoon there, and could possibly be paired with Enoshima or Yokohama.