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Hokokuji Temple

A peaceful temple, with a small, but gorgeous bamboo garden. Getting there is around 35 min from Kamakura station and the entrance fee is 300¥ (1000¥ with some extra green tea and access to a little tea house). It‘s a great alternative to the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, but without all the crowds and much smaller. Absolutely loved this very peaceful place! I wish to go to kyoto this year to visit arashiyama bamboo forest. #2024wish
Posted: Jan 18, 2024
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A short walk up an incline from the main road, the temple and bamboo garden are very scenic and peaceful. It's a popular site and is used by a number of tours from Tokyo as a stop so I would definitely recommend going early if you want to see it when it's quieter. However, both times I have been the tour groups have been respectful and there has still been plenty of room to take in the surroundings. The bamboo grove is relatively small compared to the well known Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto, but is more peaceful and is still big enough to have a stone and wood path to walk through the garden. There's a pond next to one of the Temple buildings when you leave the bamboo garden which is a good spot to see the burial caves from and to keep an eye out for dragonflies and other creatures. #givethanks #givethanks

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