A short trip: the harbour or temples?
Stay in Yokohama for harbour scenery and a garden, or Kamakura for temples and island views. With the Yokohama option, visit Nippon Maru and the harbour first, then Sankeien. With the Kamakura option, give Hase's two temples and Enoshima separate days. Both require a late flight that leaves time for hotel luggage collection and the airport after day-two sightseeing.
Choose an itinerary for 2 days / 1 night
Yokohama harbour and Sankeien
This short trip uses Sakuragicho for Nippon Maru on day one and Sankeien on day two. Choose a late flight home that leaves time for airport travel after the garden.
Yokohama harbour and Sankeien →2 days / 1 night BKamakura temples and Enoshima
Stay in Kamakura for Hasedera and Kotoku-in on day one and Enoshima on day two. This suits a late flight with time to return from the island, collect hotel luggage and reach the airport.
Kamakura temples and Enoshima →Yokohama harbour and Sankeien
This short trip uses Sakuragicho for Nippon Maru on day one and Sankeien on day two. Choose a late flight home that leaves time for airport travel after the garden.
Day 1: Nippon Maru interior and a harbour walk
See Nippon Maru and nearby harbour scenery on arrival day. Travel from the airport to Yokohama, then continue to Sakuragicho.
- If arriving at Haneda: your terminal → Keikyu Yokohama Station
Board at Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station for Terminals 1 and 2, or Terminal 3 Station for Terminal 3. Choose a direct service stopping at Yokohama. If the search shows a transfer, change towards Yokohama at the indicated station, such as Keikyu Kamata.
- If arriving at Narita: your terminal → JR Yokohama Station
Take a Narita Express service stopping at Yokohama from Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 for Terminals 2 and 3. Add the journey from Terminal 3 to the station separately. Check date-specific routes and reserved seats with JR.
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- Yokohama Station → JR Sakuragicho Station
If arriving by Keikyu from Haneda, follow JR transfer signs and distinguish ticket gates and platforms. Take a JR Negishi Line train stopping at Sakuragicho. Keikyu-to-JR transfers and train waits take extra time.
- JR Sakuragicho Station → Nippon Maru entrance
The facility's official station-based walk is about five minutes. Follow entrance signs to ship admission. This excludes hotel access and train waits.
- Nippon Maru admission desk → Finish the ship visit
Choose the standard JPY 400 ship-only ticket; the JPY 800 combined harbour museum ticket is excluded from this itinerary. Standard hours are 10 am–5 pm, with last admission at 4.30 pm. It opens on public holiday Mondays and closes the next weekday; check maintenance and ship-specific temporary closures in your date's calendar. Explore the areas open that day following on-site guidance, then leave the ship.
- Ship exit → Memorial Park waterfront
After the ship visit, take a short waterfront walk in Memorial Park for harbour scenery. Use only open areas and skip the walk during restrictions or poor weather. The ship interior and outdoor waterfront can be visited separately.
If arriving late or when Nippon Maru is closed, skip the interior for a harbour walk or meal. Check maintenance and temporary closures in the facility calendar.
Day 2: Sankeien's garden and historic buildings
See Sankeien's garden and historic buildings, then return to Yokohama. Choose a late flight that leaves time to visit your Sakuragicho hotel before the airport.
- JR Sakuragicho Station → JR Yokohama Station
Take a service towards Yokohama that stops there. Follow signs for the east exit bus terminal on arrival.
- Yokohama Station east exit, bus stop 2 → Sankeien-iriguchi bus stop
Choose a municipal route 8 or 168 service that stops at Sankeien-iriguchi · 三溪園入口 on your date. Check the route number, destination and stopping pattern before boarding. Allow the full journey, including waits and traffic, separately from garden time.
Access mapYokohama transport bureau sightseeing bus boarding points
- Sankeien-iriguchi bus stop → Sankeien main entrance
The official walk from the bus stop to the entrance is about five minutes. Sankeien-iriguchi bus stop and garden admission are separate locations.
Access mapYokohama transport bureau sightseeing bus boarding points
- Sankeien main entrance → Finish the garden visit
Standard adult admission is JPY 900. Opening hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, with last admission at 4.30 pm. Before entering, check the 26–31 December closure, temporary notices and on-site restrictions. Visit the open areas, then leave by the main entrance. Separate events and garden teahouses are excluded from this itinerary and subtotal.
- Sankeien main entrance → Return to Sankeien-iriguchi bus stop
Retrace the walk towards the bus stop. Check the boarding point towards Yokohama Station and your bus's destination for the return.
Access mapYokohama transport bureau sightseeing bus boarding points
- Sankeien-iriguchi stop towards Yokohama Station → Yokohama Station
Take a Yokohama Station service in your date's timetable. Waits and road traffic may change the return time, so leave room for hotel luggage collection and the airport journey.
Access mapYokohama transport bureau sightseeing bus boarding points
- JR Yokohama Station → JR Sakuragicho Station
After leaving the bus, go to the JR gates and take a Negishi Line train stopping at Sakuragicho. Allow extra time from the bus stop to the platform and for train waits.
- JR Sakuragicho Station → Yokohama Station airport transfer
Collect any luggage left at your hotel and return to Sakuragicho. Take the Negishi Line to Yokohama and change to Keikyu for Haneda or JR Narita Express for Narita.
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- For Haneda departure: Keikyu Yokohama Station → Your Haneda Airport terminal
Choose a direct or connecting Keikyu service to your terminal's airport station. Distinguish Terminal 1·2 Station from Terminal 3 Station when alighting.
- For Narita departure: JR Yokohama Station → Your Narita Airport terminal
Check a Narita Express service stopping at JR Yokohama on your date and reserve a seat. Alight at Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 for Terminals 2 and 3.
Narita Express stopsNarita Airport rail guideJR engineering works and suspension information
Sankeien JPY 900 plus two municipal bus rides JPY 440 totals JPY 1,340. JR, meals and hotel access are separate. Check garden closures and your date's buses in official guidance.
Included: Nippon Maru JPY 400, Sankeien JPY 900 and two garden bus rides JPY 440 total JPY 1,740. Admission alone totals JPY 1,300.
Extras and conditions: The subtotal excludes JR, Minatomirai Line, Keikyu, airport trains such as Narita Express, limited-express and seat charges, station-to-hotel travel, luggage storage, meals, accommodation, flights, garden events, teahouses and other separate purchases.
If using Narita Airport, check Narita Express routes and reserved seats for your date with JR. Skipping a visit changes actual spending from the subtotal covering both facilities.
Nippon Maru and Port Museum prices and 2026 closuresVisitor informationYokohama municipal bus boarding and faresJR engineering works and suspension information
Kamakura temples and Enoshima
Stay in Kamakura for Hasedera and Kotoku-in on day one and Enoshima on day two. This suits a late flight with time to return from the island, collect hotel luggage and reach the airport.
Day 1: Hasedera and the Great Buddha
Arrive in Kamakura and visit the two Hase temples. Walk between them, then return to Hase Station afterwards.
- If arriving at Haneda: your terminal → Keikyu Yokohama Station
Board at Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station for Terminals 1 and 2, or Terminal 3 Station for Terminal 3. Choose a direct service stopping at Yokohama. If the search shows a transfer, change towards Yokohama at the indicated station, such as Keikyu Kamata.
- If arriving at Narita: your terminal → JR Yokohama Station
Take a Narita Express service stopping at Yokohama from Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 for Terminals 2 and 3. Add the journey from Terminal 3 to the station separately. Check date-specific routes and reserved seats with JR.
Narita Express stopsNarita Airport rail guideJR engineering works and suspension information
- JR Yokohama Station → JR Kamakura Station
Take a JR Yokosuka Line service towards Zushi and Kurihama that stops at Kamakura. JR fares are separate; allow time for waits and transfers.
- Enoden Kamakura Station → Hase Station
Take a train towards Fujisawa that stops at Hase. An ordinary adult single fare is JPY 200; allow train waiting time separately.
- Hase Station → Hasedera entrance
Walk about five minutes from the station to Hasedera's entrance.
- Hasedera entrance → Explore the grounds and leave by the main gate
Adult admission is JPY 400. Standard admission hours are 8 am–4.30 pm, with closing at 5 pm. April–June admission runs until 5 pm, with closing at 5.30 pm. Take rests on the stair sections while exploring areas open that day.
- Hasedera main gate → Kotoku-in main gate
Walk about five minutes to Kotoku-in's main gate, as given in official guidance. Pay separately for each temple.
- Kotoku-in main gate → See the Great Buddha and leave by the main gate
Standard adult admission is JPY 300. The grounds open from 8 am to 5.30 pm from April to September and from 8 am to 5 pm from October to March; last admission is 15 minutes before closing. The JPY 50 Great Buddha interior visit is excluded from this subtotal. If access restrictions or queues slow you down, do not rush to fit in both temples.
- Kotoku-in main gate → Around Hase Station
Walk about seven minutes back towards Hase Station. If eating lunch, return to the same station afterwards for your train. Meals and restaurant queues are excluded from walking time.
- Enoden Hase Station → Enoden Kamakura Station
Return by train towards Kamakura. The ordinary adult single fare is JPY 200.
Adult admission to both temples totals JPY 700. If admission and Enoden queues are long, visit one temple, eat around Hase and return.
Day 2: Enoshima observation tower and island walk
See Enoshima's tower and daytime garden, then return to Kamakura. You visit your Kamakura hotel before travelling via Yokohama to the airport. For an early flight, finish the island visit by the previous day.
- Enoden Kamakura Station → Enoden Enoshima Station
Take a train towards Fujisawa that stops at Enoshima. An ordinary adult single fare is JPY 260; allow train waiting time separately.
- Enoden Enoshima Station → Across Benten Bridge to Nakamise Street
Cross Benten Bridge and follow Benzaiten Nakamise Street towards the shrine's red torii. The official station-to-tower estimate is about 25 minutes, excluding meals, visits and queues.
- Left of the shrine's red torii → Escar → garden and Sea Candle entrance
Before riding Escar, buy the adult daytime combined ticket for the Sea Candle observation tower and all three Escar sections at the first-section counter for JPY 1,100. Ride the three sections left of the shrine's red torii, then enter the garden on the right and continue to Sea Candle. The official Enoshima station-to-tower estimate is about 25 minutes, excluding queues, meals and visits. Escar travels uphill only; walk down afterwards.
- Sea Candle and garden → Daytime tower and garden visit
The garden is free by day, but tower admission is paid. Enjoy island views from the tower and garden, then leave by the exit.
- Sea Candle and garden exit → Via Nakamise Street and Benten Bridge to Enoshima Station
Escar travels uphill only, so walk down. Use open routes back through Nakamise Street and Benten Bridge to Enoshima Station. If eating lunch, return to the same station afterwards for the Kamakura train. Descent and meal time are extra beyond the station-to-tower estimate.
- Enoden Enoshima Station → Enoden Kamakura Station
Return from Enoshima on a train towards Kamakura. The ordinary adult single fare is JPY 260.
- JR Kamakura Station → JR Yokohama Station
Collect any hotel luggage and return to JR Kamakura. Take a Yokosuka Line service towards Yokohama and Tokyo that stops at Yokohama. JR fares and hotel travel cost extra. Allow time for waits, transfers and the hotel detour.
- Yokohama Station → Your airport terminal
For Haneda, choose a direct or connecting Keikyu service to your terminal. For Narita, reserve a Narita Express service stopping at JR Yokohama. Alight at Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 for Terminals 2 and 3.
Keikyu airport accessNarita Express stopsNarita Airport rail guideJR engineering works and suspension information
Escar travels uphill only. Allow time to walk down and eat. Skip the island in strong winds, high waves or access restrictions. If only the tower is closed, walk within open areas.
Included: This adds Hasedera and Kotoku-in JPY 700, Enoden Kamakura–Hase return JPY 400, the daytime combined ticket for the tower and Escar JPY 1,100 and Enoden Kamakura–Enoshima return JPY 520.
Extras and conditions: This subtotal excludes JR, Minatomirai Line, airport trains, limited-express and seat charges, station-to-hotel travel, luggage storage, meals, accommodation, flights, separate hot-spring admission, the Great Buddha interior, extra activities and event-night garden charges.
Official worship and access guideOfficial temple visiting guideOfficial pricesOfficial Enoden fares
Frequently asked questions
Do I need Enoden day passes for Kamakura and Enoshima over two days?
The Kamakura stay uses JPY 400 Kamakura–Hase return on day one and JPY 520 Kamakura–Enoshima return the next day, totalling JPY 920. Adult day passes are JPY 800 and valid only on the issue date; buying one each day costs JPY 1,600. Ordinary tickets cost less for only these return journeys. Compare again if adding other stops.
Official sources and check dates
- Visitor information ·
- Access map ·
- Official temple visiting guide ·
- Official worship and access guide ·
- Official prices ·
- Access ·
- Official access guide ·
- Nippon Maru and Port Museum prices and 2026 closures ·
- Official Enoden Noriorikun day pass ·
- Official Enoden fares ·
- Yokohama municipal bus boarding and fares ·
- Keikyu airport access ·
- Narita Express stops ·
- JR Tokyo metropolitan network map ·
- JR engineering works and suspension information ·
- Narita Airport rail guide ·
- Yokohama transport bureau sightseeing bus boarding points ·
- Escar uphill-only guidance ·