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Hokoku-ji

報國寺

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Also known as Bamboo Temple of Kamakura, Bamboo Temple

A Zen temple with 2,000 towering moso bamboo stalks — effectively the Tokyo-area alternative to Kyoto's Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, and arguably quieter. A small in-grove tea house serves matcha with an unobstructed bamboo view.

Type temple, bamboo grove, tea house
💡 Local tips
  • If the Kyoto trip isn't happening, this is the bamboo experience for your itinerary.
  • Book the tea house — drinking matcha inside the grove is the set piece.
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2-chōme-7-4 Jōmyōji, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0003, Japan Directions ↗