Originally Posted by
OliverB
Thanks very much! Approx how long did you feel was needed to "leisurely" visit all of the sights that you mentioned?
It sounds like renting a locker at Kamakura Station for our bags and going at it on foot and bus might be the way to go. Did you visit the Sasuke Inari Jinja at the top of the steps (the so-called "hidden city" of Kamakura)? Do you feel that 4-5 hours would have been more than enough time?
My time in Japan was somewhat shrouded by latent jet lag, so I'm afraid I can't remember exactly how long we were in Kamakura. But we had breakfast in Tokyo and left Kamakura well before dark, which in late November was around 4:00 PM. So I'd guess we had maybe five hours or so at the most, and we didn't feel rushed. We didn't see the hidden city, but now that I know about it I regret that!
The restaurant where we ate lunch was OK but if I'd been a little more alert I might have done a little research rather than picking a place at random.