Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Kamakura, Japan

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Cherry blossom on Dankazura, Spring break (haruyasumi) in Japan

• Natuur

  Cherry blossom on Dankazura

  25 mrt – 10 apr · meestalDruk

  The raised avenue up to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is planted the whole way, which makes it one long bottleneck for the ten days it is out. Go at opening or accept a shuffle.

Topdrukte — Cherry blossom on Dankazura, Kamakura Matsuri

• Festival

  Kamakura Matsuri

  12–19 aprReligieus feestDruk

  A week at the shrine from the second Sunday of April, ending with mounted archery down the avenue. It is the busiest the town gets outside hydrangea season. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 6 meiDrukBoek vroeg

  A run of public holidays from 29 April to 5 May when much of Japan travels at once: trains, flights and hotels fill, rates peak and popular sights are crowded. Book well ahead or come the week after. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cherry blossom on Dankazura (25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Golden Week, Golden Week in Japan

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Golden Week (29 apr – 6 mei)

Druk — Hydrangea season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Hydrangea season

  1–30 jun · meestalWilde bloemen & bloeiDruk

  Meigetsu-in and Hasedera are the two everyone comes for, and both run numbered entry when the queue outgrows the path. The Enoden fills from Kita-Kamakura by mid-morning on a June weekend. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Beach season at Yuigahama, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Opening

  Beach season at Yuigahama

  1 jul – 31 augZomerseizoen opentDruk

  The beach houses go up for two months from the opening ceremony on 1 July and come down at the end of August. Outside those weeks there are no lifeguards and nowhere to buy a drink on the sand. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Beach season at Yuigahama, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  1 aug – 15 okt · meestalSluitingen

  When a storm tracks up Sagami Bay the Enoden stops, Yuigahama is flagged shut and the hillside hiking trails close for fallen trees, sometimes for weeks. Warnings come days ahead, so shuffle a day rather than the trip. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach season at Yuigahama (1 jul – 31 aug)

Druk — Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Reitaisai, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Reitaisai

  14–16 sepReligieus feestDruk

  The shrine's own three days in mid-September, with yabusame horseback archery on the last. Fixed dates, unlike most of the Kamakura calendar, and the town books out for them. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Autumn colour

  20 nov – 10 dec · meestal

  Kamakura turns late — usually the last days of November into early December, a fortnight behind the mountains inland. Kita-Kamakura's temple gardens hold it longest.

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn colour (20 nov – 10 dec (meestal))