Things to see - Shrine & Temples

Hasedera Temple

Yuigahama / Hase / Gokurakuji Area

This temple is famous not only for its Buddhist statues but also for its gardens, and you will not want to miss the view over Kamakura city and out towards the ocean from the lookout platform. Hydrangeas in bloom in springtime and the autumn colors are very popular with visitors. The principal Buddha statue at Hasedera is an eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva, which is believed to have been carved from the same camphor tree as the statue at Hasedera Temple in Nara. The statue is over 9 meters tall, making it one of the tallest Buddhist statues in Japan. Other cultural treasures, such as a standing eleven-faced Kannon statue, which was the principal object of worship before the current Great Kannon, are exhibited in the temple’s Kannon Museum

Basic Information

Address	3-11-2 Hase, Kamakura
Access	・5 minute walk from Enoshima Electric Railway “Hase Station” ・Get off at “Hase Kannon” bus stop at the East Exit of JR “Kamakura Station”. 5 minute walk ・Get off at Asahina IC from Yokohama Yokosuka Expressway, then take Prefectural Route 204 for about 30 minutes
Phone	0467-22-0777
Fees	Adults (junior high school students and above): 400 yen Elementary school students: 200 yen Persons with Fukuju notebook: 200 yen Assistance dogs for the physically disabled are allowed on the entire mountain 【Kannon Museum】 Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm (closes at 4:30) Closed: Open everyday (may be closed on special days) Admission fee: Adults (junior high school students and above) 300 yen Children (elementary school students) 150 yen TEL: 0467-22-6100 Separate admission fee required
Business Hours	Normal period (July to March): 8:00am-4:30pm (closes at 5:00pm) Extended period (April to June): 8:00am-5:00pm (closes at 5:30pm)
Parking	Paid parking available. 30 spaces for regular cars, 4 spaces for buses (medium-sized or larger)