Featured Hotels Near Enkyuji

Stay at Kamakura Seifukaku, a boutique ryokan just a 5-minute walk from Enkyū-ji Temple. Each room features a private garden view with traditional tatami mats and shoji screens, offering serene morning vistas of temple rooftops shrouded in mist. The hotel offers complimentary tea ceremony sessions and guided tours of the temple’s hidden stone lanterns and ancient kaki trees, plus a dedicated footpath leading directly to the temple gate—no traffic crossings needed.

Tsurugata Hiyori stands out for its authentic cultural immersion. This traditional machiya-style inn blends Edo-era timber architecture with minimalist Zen design, featuring tatami rooms with paper sliding doors overlooking the temple’s stone path and maple grove. Daily 10 a.m. "Temple Morning Talks" led by local monks delve into Enkyū-ji's founding history and Buddhist philosophy, followed by a handmade matcha and wagashi tasting session, allowing guests to connect deeply with Kamakura’s spiritual heritage.

Yes, Enkyū-in Ryokan provides a private green trail leading directly to Enkyū-ji’s main gate—just a 3-minute walk through shaded stone paths lined with lanterns and moss gardens, avoiding all road crossings. The hotel also offers a "Morning Light Visit Package" including a free guidebook, plain cloth bag, and mindfulness meditation guide, enabling guests to enter the temple grounds quietly before opening hours, witnessing sunlight gilding the Kannon statue in peaceful stillness.