Temple
Jufuku-ji
Kamakura•428m(5 min walk)
Komachi Street
小町通りKamakura, Kanagawa
Shopping
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Komachi Street is a shopping street in Kamakura that runs north from the east exit of Kamakura Station towards Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu. The one-way road is about 360 metres long and lined with restaurants, souvenir shops and food shops, serving both residents and visitors. Worshippers, tourists and school groups pass along it on the way to the shrine.
The area was farmland known as Setokochi in the early Meiji period. Shops began to appear after Kamakura Station opened with the Yokosuka Line in 1889, and merchants moved here after the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. The Kamakura Komachi shopping association, founded in 1952, looks after street lamps, the entrance arch and local events. At the northern end stands Tetsu-no-i, one of the Ten Wells of Kamakura, and the utility lines were buried underground by 2013.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near Komachi Street that give goshuin, closest first.
Temple
Hongaku-ji
Kamakura•469m(6 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Temple
Hokai-ji
Kamakura•519m(6 min walk)
Shrine
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Kamakura•616m(8 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 5
Temple
Myohon-ji
Kamakura•662m(8 min walk)
Temple
Enno-ji
Kamakura•912m(11 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Zeniarai Benten Jinja
Kamakura•1.0km(13 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
How do I visit?
Visit Duration
60 minutes
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