Kaihinso Kamakura

We stayed in this lovely Ryokan for 2 nights . Our room with 2 large single beds was huge and included a large dining area for eating our evening meal on Tatami mats . The room had a view of the garden and was light and airy in a very quiet neighbourhood. The Ryokan is well placed close to the local railway line - 2 mins walk away , the beach 5 mins and the town centre 10 mins away on foot . The temples and sights can be reached easily on foot or by using the local railway service . The staff were very friendly and gave excellent service . The evening meal and breakfast were a delicious array of Japanese food / many of the dishes with fish and beautifully prepared and presented vegetables and pickles . It was a very relaxing place to stay at the end of a busy 4 weeks in Japan . There are 2 Onsens one for males and one for females which are also lovely - and quiet. The decor is traditional rather than modern .

First of all, I would like to point out that as of November 2024, the picture on the top is incorrect. This is not a picture of "Kaihinso Kamakura." Probably "Kamakura Literature Museum"? And. Kaihinso Kamakura is also designated as an Important Cultural Property for its retro buildings, so if you think of it as similar, this picture is different. Now, let's talk about the facility… Only the lounge and Western-style rooms are available to guests in the Important Cultural Property building. The others are just ordinary "ryokan" in the extension. Therefore, if you want to stay at a retro important cultural property, you can only reserve one "Western-style room". Our family stayed in a Western-style room and a General Japanese-style room, so we've experienced both, but again, the cucumbers here are the former, the latter quite normal. Dinner is basically room meals. The taste was normal, neither bad nor bad. Breakfast is served in the hall, which is also quite normal. It goes without saying that Kamakura is a tourist destination from ancient times, but somehow there are no long-established inns. Maybe it's because it's not a hot spring resort? If you stay overnight, might it be Yugawara or Hakone? Among them, the ryokan-style Kaihinso Kamakura is priceless, but I think people who live in places where it is possible to go on a day trip might go out of their way to stay.... It is very close to Enoden "Yuigahama Station", but it is not an ocean view.

Very expensive. A beautiful building and good location but the food was very very bland. Lots of small dishes but so many tasted bland and frankly the same. I've eaten delicious Japanese kaiseki and this wasn't. Stay for the building if you have plenty of money.