Day Trip from Tokyo to Kamakura and Enoshima | Getting There from Shinjuku Compared (Odakyu Line, Romancecar, JR), Whether the Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass and the Enoden 1-day pass “Noriorikun” Save Money, and a Route to the Great Buddha and Hasedera Temple Before They Close

Overview

Kamakura and Enoshima are seaside towns about an hour by train from Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Kamakura is home to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Kotoku-in (Great Buddha of Kamakura) and Hasedera Temple, and Enoshima is an island connected to the mainland by a bridge. The two towns are linked by the trains of the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden). The times, fares and visiting hours in this article were checked on the official websites of each company, temple and shrine on October 21, 2026.

• From Shinjuku Station, you can take the Odakyu Line to Fujisawa Station or Katase-Enoshima Station, or take JR to Kamakura Station.
• Odakyu Electric Railway's Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass (¥1,640 from Shinjuku) includes a round trip on the Odakyu Line between Shinjuku Station and Fujisawa Station, plus unlimited rides on the entire Enoden line for one day.
• Kotoku-in and Hasedera Temple close in the late afternoon. The Enoshima Sea Candle (observation lighthouse) is open until 20:00. For this reason, the route in this article visits the temples and shrine in Kamakura first and leaves Enoshima for last.

1. Take the Odakyu Line from Shinjuku Station to Fujisawa Station.
2. At Fujisawa Station, change to the Enoden and go to Kamakura Station. Walk from Kamakura Station to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.
3. Take the Enoden from Kamakura Station to Hase Station. Walk from Hase Station to Kotoku-in and Hasedera Temple.
4. Take the Enoden from Hase Station to Enoshima Station. Walk from Enoshima Station across to the island of Enoshima.
5. Take the Enoden from Enoshima Station to Fujisawa Station, then return to Shinjuku Station on the Odakyu Line.

Comparison

3 Ways to Get There from Shinjuku Station

• The times are examples of one train each, from Odakyu Electric Railway's Romancecar timetable and JR East's timetable. Trains also run at other times. Check each company's timetable for the day you travel.
• With the Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass, you do not need a limited express ticket for Odakyu Line trains, except for the Limited Express Romancecar. On Odakyu Line Rapid Express and similar trains, you may need to change trains at a station along the way, depending on the train you take.
• If you buy a Romancecar limited express ticket on EMot Online Tickets, Odakyu's online sales site, it costs 50 yen less than the amount in the table.
• JR fares are not given in this article. Check the fare chart at the JR station. The JAPAN RAIL PASS can be used on JR trains. It cannot be used on the Enoden or the Odakyu Line. For details, see JAPAN RAIL PASS (JR Pass): Prices and How to Use It | Prices on the Official Website and from Agents Outside Japan, How to Buy, and How to Ride Nozomi and Mizuho.

Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass vs. the Total of Individual Tickets

If you travel this article's route (Shinjuku Station → Fujisawa Station → Kamakura Station → Hase Station → Enoshima Station → Fujisawa Station → Shinjuku Station) with individual tickets, the fares are as follows.

• The adult fares add up to ¥2,210. With the Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass (from Shinjuku, adult ¥1,640), this route costs ¥570 less.
• The Odakyu Line fares are from Odakyu Electric Railway's route and fare search, and the Enoden fares and travel times are from the Enoden fare page. Child fares on the Odakyu Line are not given in this article.
• The Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass for children (ages 6 to 11) is ¥430 from Shinjuku.
• There is also an Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass that you start using at Fujisawa Station (adult ¥810, child ¥410). The Freepass that starts at Fujisawa Station does not include the Odakyu Line between Shinjuku Station and Fujisawa Station.

The Enoden 1-day pass “Noriorikun” When You Go to Kamakura Station by JR

If you go to Kamakura Station by JR, the Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass does not save you money, because you do not use the round trip on the Odakyu Line that it includes. For people who ride the Enoden many times, there is the Enoden 1-day pass “Noriorikun” (adult ¥800, child ¥400), which lets you get on and off anywhere on the entire Enoden line for one day.

• If you ride three times in the order Kamakura Station → Hase Station → Enoshima Station → Fujisawa Station, the total adult fare with individual tickets is ¥680. For this way of riding, individual tickets cost less than Noriorikun (adult ¥800).
• If you get off at more stations along the way and ride more times, the total may exceed the price of Noriorikun. Add up the Enoden fares in the table above and compare.

Itinerary

A Route Planned Around Closing Times

The table lists the places in the order you visit them on this article's route.

• At Kotoku-in, you can enter until 15 minutes before closing. Going inside the Great Buddha costs ¥50 in addition to the admission fee, and is possible until 16:30 all year round.
• The hours for Hasedera Temple are the hours during which admission is accepted.
• Children's admission: At Kotoku-in, junior high school, high school and elementary school students pay ¥150, and children who have not yet started elementary school are free. At Hasedera Temple, elementary school students pay ¥200.
• The Enoshima Sea Candle is inside a garden called Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden. On days when no event is held, you can enter the garden free of charge all day. On days when an event is held, entry is free until 17:00. If you leave the garden after 17:00, you pay the fee, no matter what time you entered. The Sea Candle fee for children (elementary school students) is ¥400. Junior high school students and older pay the adult fee.
• On Enoshima, there is a paid escalator called the Enoshima Escar that takes you up to the upper part of the island (all three sections: adult ¥500, elementary school students ¥250). It stops at three places: Enoshima Shrine, the summit area of the island, and the entrance to Samuel Cocking Garden.

Where to Eat

This article does not name any restaurants. Odakyu Electric Railway's information on the Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass introduces Komachi-dori Street, a street near Kamakura Station, as one of the places to visit. For Enoshima, it describes Benzaiten Nakamise Street, which runs from the entrance of the island toward Enoshima Shrine, as lined with shops selling food and souvenirs.

Conditions

Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass Rules

• It is valid for one day.
• You can get on and off freely on the Odakyu Line between Fujisawa Station and Katase-Enoshima Station, and on the entire Enoden line.
• Between your Odakyu Line departure station (Shinjuku Station if you started using the pass there) and Fujisawa Station, you can ride once on the way there and once on the way back. On both the way there and the way back, you can get off at a station along the way and then board again in the same direction to continue your journey. If you go out through the ticket gates at a station along the way, tell the station staff at that station.
• If you board outside the free-ride area, or ride beyond it, you pay the fare for that portion.
• Paper tickets are collected at the station where you end your trip.
• If a service is suspended because of bad weather or other reasons, you can get a refund at the station where you end your trip for each means of transport you did not ride even once because of the suspension. No refund is given for any means of transport you rode at least once.
• To ride the Limited Express Romancecar, buy a limited express ticket in addition to the Freepass.

Buying the Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass

• You can buy it from one month before the day you use it. However, the automatic ticket machines at Odakyu Line stations sell only tickets for use on the same day you buy them.
• Places where you can buy it include the automatic ticket machines and ticket counters at Odakyu Line stations, the Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center (Odakyu's information center for visitors to Japan), and EMot Online Tickets, Odakyu's online sales site.
• To use a digital ticket bought on EMot Online Tickets, hold the QR code on your smartphone screen over the reader at the Odakyu Line ticket gates and over the dedicated reader at Enoden stations. With a paper ticket, insert it into the automatic ticket gates on the Odakyu Line, and show it to the station staff on the Enoden.
• If you travel with someone who does not have a smartphone (such as a child), choose “For Group” on the ticket selection screen. One smartphone can hold tickets for up to 4 people, adults and children combined. With a For Group ticket, everyone travels together. The tickets cannot be used separately.

Enoden 1-day pass “Noriorikun” Rules

• It is sold at the ticket machines at all Enoden stations. A Noriorikun bought from a ticket machine can be used only on the day you buy it.
• A digital version can also be bought on the Enoden website. Check the days the digital version can be used on the screen when you buy it.
• During the consecutive holidays in September 2026 (September 19 to 22), the Enoden suspended sales of Noriorikun at station ticket counters and ticket machines to reduce crowding. Sales may be suspended in the same way on other busy days, such as consecutive holidays. Before you go, check the announcements on the Enoden official website.
• You can also ride the Enoden with transportation IC cards such as Suica and PASMO. At stations other than Fujisawa Station, Enoshima Station, Hase Station and Kamakura Station, always touch your card on the IC card reader on the platform both when you board and when you get off.
• For Enoden fares, junior high school students and older are adults, and elementary school students are children.

Good to know

Important Notes

• The times, fares, visiting hours and charges were checked on the official websites of each company, temple and shrine on October 21, 2026. They may change, so check the official websites before you go.
• The totals were calculated for this article by adding up each company's official fares.
• During consecutive holidays and the cherry blossom, hydrangea and autumn leaves seasons, the Enoden and the temples and shrines get crowded. Japan's consecutive holidays and busy periods are summarized in Japan Public Holidays 2027 and Busy Periods | New Year, Golden Week, Obon, 3-Day Weekends, Shinkansen Busy Seasons and All-Reserved Nozomi.
• The visiting hours and fees for Enoshima Shrine are not given, because its official website could not be opened on the day this article was written.