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Enjoy the Old and New of Kamakura with Tea Ceremonies and Shopping

Shonan Area Half day 3

At the Houan tearoom (which has "hou", the word for treasure, in its name), you can feel the soul of Kamakura and enjoy a tea ceremony. Next, you can have a look at how ham as been made using a traditional method that has been around since the store's founding in the Meiji period.

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Kamakura Ham Tomioka Co.

Kamakura 1h

Since its founding in 1900, Kamakura Ham Tomioka Co. has continued to maintain its painstaking manufacturing techniques for over a century. Their headquarters factory...

Kitakamakura Houan (tea room)

Kamakura 1h

A tea room built in 1934 in Jochiji Yato, Kita-Kamakura. Built sukiya-style, it has 8-tatami and 4-tatami mat tea rooms (joanken) and includes the world's smallest...

Komachi Street

Kamakura 45m

This street is one of the most famous shopping street in Kamakura, Japan. It has been featured in some TV programs and magazines. There are about 250 shops. Come...

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