Kamakura day trip from Tokyo: Hasedera, the Great Buddha and Enoden passes

A common question for a day in Kamakura is how the Enoden one-day ticket differs from the pass departing from Shinjuku. This article uses official information (checked on 2026-10-28) to cover visits to Hasedera and the Kamakura Great Buddha, then compares the two tickets side by side. For trips from Tokyo, see the Tokyo day trips guide.

Key points

• Hasedera: 400 yen for adults, 200 yen for children aged 6 to 11
• Inside the Kamakura Great Buddha: open year-round from 8:00 to 16:30; re-entry after leaving the temple grounds requires another admission fee
• Enoden one-day ticket: 800 yen for adults, 400 yen for children; valid only on its date of issue
• Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass (departing Shinjuku): 1,640 yen for adults, 430 yen for children; valid for one day, with a separate limited express ticket required for the Romancecar

Hasedera

Official information for Hasedera (長谷寺):

Item	Details
Admission	Adults 400 yen; children aged 6 to 11, 200 yen
Opening hours	July to March, 8:00 to 17:00, last admission 16:30; April to June, 8:00 to 17:30, last admission 17:00
Parking	Small vehicles 350 yen per 30 minutes; large vehicles and buses 1,000 yen per 30 minutes; reservations not accepted and motorcycles cannot park

The text on the official page does not describe the walk from Hase Station; it only includes a map image. Refer to the official map.

Kotoku-in (Kamakura Great Buddha)

Information from Kotoku-in’s (高徳院) official FAQ:

• Inside the Great Buddha: open year-round from 8:00 to 16:30
• Last admission: enter the temple grounds at least 15 minutes before closing, or the statue interior at least 10 minutes before closing
• Re-entry: after leaving the grounds, you must pay the admission fee again to enter
• Parking: the official page says there is no parking at the temple; use public transport
• Admission price and the grounds’ opening and closing hours are not given on that page; the operator directs visitors to the main website’s “Visitor Guide”, so they are not listed here

Comparing the two tickets

Item	Enoden one-day ticket (Noriorikun)	Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass (from Shinjuku)
Price	Adults 800 yen; children 400 yen	Adults 1,640 yen; children aged 6 to 11, 430 yen
Coverage	Unlimited rides across the whole Enoden line for one day	Discounted Odakyu return rail ticket from Shinjuku, plus Enoden
Validity	Only on the date of issue	One day, departing Shinjuku
Limited express (Romancecar)	Not applicable	Separate limited express ticket required: Shinjuku to Katase-Enoshima, 750 yen extra for adults, 380 yen for children
Purchase	Ticket machines at Enoden stations	EMot online ticket, or Odakyu Sightseeing Service Centers and station ticket machines (paper tickets)
Other	Discounts at Hasedera, Enoshima Sea Candle and elsewhere are valid only on the ticket purchase date, with each discount available once	—

• From Fujisawa, the Freepass costs 810 yen for adults and 410 yen for children
• Odakyu’s official page states that buying a limited express ticket through EMot can save 50 yen
• These are different products: Enoden says its one-day ticket covers the entire Enoden line; the official page does not give Odakyu or JR fares for reaching Kamakura

How to choose

Your situation	Suggestion
Starting in Shinjuku and planning to visit Kamakura and ride Enoden	Freepass; first decide whether you need the Romancecar
Already in Fujisawa or Kamakura and only planning to ride Enoden	Enoden one-day ticket
Visiting only Hasedera and the Great Buddha	Calculate the single-journey fares first; a pass is not necessarily needed

Note: the official pages do not list individual Enoden fares, so this article does not calculate which ticket is better value.

Further reading: Tokyo transport introduction and Suica and transport IC cards.