Kamakura is located south of Tokyo in the Kanagawa Prefecture. 

Use Hyperdia or Google Maps to calculate train times to either Kamakura Station or Kita-Kamakura Station. Kamakura Station is the main entry point, but both stations are relatively close to each other and it’s often nice to walk from Kita-Kamakura if you have the time. It’s about a 30-minute walk from Kita-Kamakura Station southwards towards Kamakura Station. 

The area around Kamakura almost looks like a triangle in its perimeter with Kita-Kamakura to the north, Kamakura on the southern right tip, with Hase to the direct west of Kamakura, or on the bottom left point of the triangle. And directly east of all of these places is where you can find the beautiful bamboo forests of Hokoku-ji. This guide segments Kamakura into each of these locations for better organization and clarity. 

Here’s a useful PDF that contains both an English map of Kamakura as well as the various bus stations and times of the year for Kamakura’s most popular flowers and blooms. 

Once you arrive in Kamakura, you have the option of walking or taking the bus or train to all the various temples around the city. There’s also a useful pass called the Kamakura Free Kankyo Tegata which allows you to ride unlimited in Kamakura around 5 bus and train lines. It also offers discounts at participating shrines, temples and museums.