17/04/2013

Kamakura’s Gion-yama Hiking Trail

Seeing Kamakura from the backend - 3

Por Tomoko Kamishima

Community writer

Yagumo-jinja Shrine

View point for Mt. Fuji and the bay

Relatively easy course

Shaga (Japanese Iris)

A distant view of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Clear sign of the course

The course is close to the city

This is where Kamakura Shogunate came to an end (Takatoki Harakiri Yagura)

Pretty flowers on the trail

The site where Tosho-ji Temple used to be

River near the end point of the course

This is the shortest trail, and the closest one from JR Kamakura Station among all the Kamakura hiking trails. The trail traverses the ridges of Gion-yama Hills, starting from stone steps at the back of the Yagumo-jinja Shrine and ending at the site where Tosho-ji Temple used to be. It takes about only one hour and is relatively easy. The trail has a great view of Mt. Fuji, the bay and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. An index of this series is here.

Kamakura Hiking Trails

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