Travel budget

How much does a trip to Kamakura cost?

What a trip to Kamakura costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.

Food, getting around and sights in Kamakura come to ¥7,200 – ¥8,200 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: November 2026.

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Your trip

How much money you still need

Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.

Days

6 nights

Adults

Children

Counted at the child fares each operator publishes.

Travel style

BudgetMid-rangeComfort

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

Month

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Accommodation

Price per night for the whole party, in Japanese YenStaying with friends, or already paid

We have no sample of hotel prices for this city yet, so we will not guess one. Type what you have seen and the lodging tax is worked out from it.

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Food

Getting around

Sights and activities

Nights out

Shopping and gifts, in total

In local currency. We do not estimate this: nobody knows what you will buy.

Already paid for

Tickets and activities

You still need, flights aside

¥100,000 – ¥110,000

≈ $640 – $720 · rate of October 16, 2026

¥7,200 – ¥8,200 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected: ¥100,000 – ¥110,000; Most trips land in here
Set aside: ¥110,000; With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart: ¥11,000; 10% of the trip

Food¥72,000 – ¥77,000
Getting around¥11,000 – ¥22,000
Sights and activities¥4,200 – ¥7,000
Nights out¥4,000 – ¥9,000
Lodging tax and odds and ends¥4,400 – ¥5,300

Of that, in cash: ¥27,000 – ¥54,000

One withdrawal of ¥54,000 at Seven Bank: ¥220 in ATM fees.

The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.

Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
Flights are not included.
You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.

Styles

What a day in Kamakura costs, by how you travel

Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.

Budget

¥4,700 – ¥5,700 per person per day

Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

FoodLocal and cheap: ¥3,200 – ¥3,800
Getting aroundPublic transport: ¥800 – ¥1,600
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight: ¥150 – ¥250
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water: ¥210 – ¥280

Mid-range

¥7,200 – ¥8,200 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner: ¥5,100 – ¥5,500
Getting aroundPublic transport: ¥800 – ¥1,600
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day: ¥300 – ¥500
Nights outNow and then: ¥290 – ¥640
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water: ¥310 – ¥380

Comfort

¥8,100 – ¥9,100 per person per day

The best food level we can price, a taxi when it helps, two paid sights a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner: ¥5,100 – ¥5,500
Getting aroundPublic transport, and a taxi now and then: ¥1,300 – ¥2,000
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day: ¥600 – ¥1,000
Nights outNow and then: ¥290 – ¥640
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water: ¥350 – ¥420

A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.

By length of trip

How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Kamakura

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights.

Days	Budget	Mid-range	Comfort
3	¥14,000 – ¥17,000 ¥4,700 – ¥5,700 a day	¥22,000 – ¥25,000 ¥7,300 – ¥8,300 a day	¥24,000 – ¥28,000 ¥8,200 – ¥9,200 a day
5	¥23,000 – ¥28,000 ¥4,700 – ¥5,700 a day	¥36,000 – ¥40,000 ¥7,100 – ¥8,000 a day	¥40,000 – ¥45,000 ¥8,000 – ¥8,900 a day
7	¥33,000 – ¥40,000 ¥4,700 – ¥5,700 a day	¥51,000 – ¥57,000 ¥7,200 – ¥8,200 a day	¥57,000 – ¥64,000 ¥8,100 – ¥9,100 a day
10	¥47,000 – ¥57,000 ¥4,700 – ¥5,700 a day	¥72,000 – ¥82,000 ¥7,200 – ¥8,200 a day	¥81,000 – ¥91,000 ¥8,100 – ¥9,100 a day
14	¥66,000 – ¥79,000 ¥4,700 – ¥5,700 a day	¥100,000 – ¥110,000 ¥7,200 – ¥8,200 a day	¥110,000 – ¥130,000 ¥8,100 – ¥9,100 a day

Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.

Prices

What things cost in Kamakura

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

What	Price	Source
Eating and drinking
Coffee, Shikina	¥600	From the source Nov 2026
Shirasu-don (whitebait rice bowl) set with side dishes, Shikina	¥1,490	From the source Nov 2026
Two-colour shirasu bowl (nishoku-don), Shikina	¥1,590	From the source Nov 2026
Cold soba (seiro), with the 5% service charge, Matsubara-an	¥1,155	From the source Nov 2026
Cold soba with tempura (ten-seiro), with the 5% service charge, Matsubara-an	¥2,541	From the source Nov 2026
Draught beer, glass, Shikina	¥500	From the source Nov 2026
Draught beer, mug, Shikina	¥750	From the source Nov 2026
Getting around
Enoden train, minimum fare (Kamakura–Hase)	¥200	From the source Nov 2026
Enoden train, Kamakura–Enoshima	¥260	From the source Nov 2026
Enoden bus, minimum fare	¥240	From the source Nov 2026
Enoden 1-day pass (Noriorikun)	¥800	From the source Nov 2026
Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time	¥1,800	From the source Nov 2026
Sights
Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kotoku-in)	¥300	From the source Nov 2026
Hasedera Temple	¥400	From the source Nov 2026
Engaku-ji Temple	¥500	From the source Nov 2026

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Local and cheap: From Coffee, Shikina + Cold soba (seiro), with the 5% service charge, Matsubara-an + Shirasu-don (whitebait rice bowl) set with side dishes, Shikina (¥3,245) to Coffee, Shikina + Cold soba (seiro), with the 5% service charge, Matsubara-an + Two-colour shirasu bowl (nishoku-don), Shikina + Draught beer, glass, Shikina (¥3,845).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner: From Coffee, Shikina + Shirasu-don (whitebait rice bowl) set with side dishes, Shikina + Cold soba with tempura (ten-seiro), with the 5% service charge, Matsubara-an + Draught beer, glass, Shikina (¥5,131) to Coffee, Shikina + Two-colour shirasu bowl (nishoku-don), Shikina + Cold soba with tempura (ten-seiro), with the 5% service charge, Matsubara-an + Draught beer, mug, Shikina (¥5,481).

Getting around

Which ticket pays off

A pass is only cheaper past a certain number of rides. This is that number, worked out from the published fares.

1-day pass at ¥800: it pays off from 4 rides a day at ¥200 each.

A pass only counts on the lines it covers. Check which ones before you buy.

Accommodation

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

No lodging tax is charged here. From the source Nov 2026

Which area to stay in Kamakura: the neighbourhood comparison

Saving

What saves money in Kamakura, and what does not

Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.

What saves

Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: ¥1,600 – ¥1,900 less per person per day.
“Draught beer, glass, Shikina” (¥500) instead of “Draught beer, mug, Shikina” (¥750): ¥250 less each time.

What does not

The 1-day pass (¥800) on fewer than 4 rides of ¥200 a day: it costs more than paying for each ticket.
Sharing a taxi: “Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time” costs ¥1,800, which split 4 ways is ¥450 a head. A ride on public transport is ¥200 – ¥260.

Paying

Cash, cards, ATMs and tipping in Japan

Seven Bank: ¥110 up to ¥10,000 · ¥220 above that, up to ¥100,000 per withdrawal.
At the ATM and at the till, choose JPY.
Tipping in restaurants: Not customary.

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Questions

Questions about money in Kamakura

How much money do you need for a week in Kamakura?

For seven days, ¥51,000 – ¥57,000 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included.

How much money do you need for 3 days in Kamakura?

For 3 days, ¥22,000 – ¥25,000 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included.

What is a realistic daily budget in Kamakura?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: ¥4,700 – ¥5,700 on the “Budget” style, ¥7,200 – ¥8,200 on the “Mid-range” style, and ¥8,100 – ¥9,100 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to Kamakura on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: ¥4,700 – ¥5,700 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost in Kamakura?

From ¥3,200 per person per day (“Local and cheap”) to ¥5,500 (“Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost in Kamakura?

A ride on public transport costs ¥200 – ¥260. “Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time”: ¥1,800. The 1-day pass costs ¥800 and pays off from 4 rides a day at ¥200 each.

Is there a lodging tax in Kamakura?

None on record as of November 2026.

How much cash should you carry in Kamakura?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about ¥13,000 – ¥27,000 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.

Is it better to use cash or card in Kamakura?

By card: major hotels; department stores and shopping centres; restaurants in cities; convenience stores. Card or cash, depending on the place: trains and subway, short rides. In cash: ticket machines; rural areas.

Which ATM should you use in Kamakura?

Seven Bank: ¥110 up to ¥10,000 · ¥220 above that, up to ¥100,000 per withdrawal. That is what the machine charges; whatever your bank charges comes on top.

Paying by card or at the ATM: local currency or your own?

Local (Japanese Yen): that way your bank converts, at your card's rate. Choose your own and the ATM or the card terminal converts, at its own rate and with its own margin.

Do you tip in Kamakura?

Restaurants: not customary. Bars and cafés: not customary. Hotels: not customary. Taxis: not customary. Private guides: optional.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: November 2026.

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