Kamakura, Kanagawa · Food
Where to Eat in Kamakura: 9 Places for Shirasu, Snacks and Temple Tea
9 places to eat · checked October 20, 2026
9 places to eat in Kamakura and Enoshima, by what you eat
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Komachi-dori小町通り
Shopping street, sweets and snacks · Kamakura Station area
The street from Kamakura Station toward Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, where long-established shops sit beside sweets that draw queues. The shopping association asks visitors not to enter shops while eating or drinking, and to return litter to the shop where they bought it or take it away.
Snacks and sweets.
- Access
- Leads from Kamakura Station toward Tsurugaoka Hachimangu.
- Hours
- Set by each shop
- Closed on
- No shared closing day. The association says many shops close on one day between Tuesday and Thursday
2Toshimaya Honten (Hato Sabure)豊島屋 本店（鳩サブレー）
Confectioner, dove-shaped butter biscuits · Komachi
The main shop of Toshimaya, maker of the dove-shaped Hato Sabure biscuit; the maker's own history says the biscuit is over 120 years old. Its Tobira shop at the station front (1-6-20 Komachi) also sells fresh bread and has light meals on the 3rd floor, open 10:00–19:00 and closed on Tuesdays.
Snacks and sweets.
- Access
- 2-11-19 Komachi, Kamakura.
- Hours
- 9:00–19:00
- Closed on
- Wednesdays, irregular (open when Wednesday is a public holiday)
3Restaurant Shikisaiレストラン四季菜
Japanese restaurant, shirasu dishes · Kamakura Station area
A restaurant in the Kamakura City Tourist Association's Japanese and shirasu categories. It serves morning-caught raw shirasu, a Shonan speciality, and seafood bought at the market by the owner, a former fishmonger.
Shirasu.
- Access
- 2-12-35 Komachi, Oji Building 2F; 7 minutes on foot from the east exit of Kamakura Station.
- Hours
- Sunday–Thursday 11:00–17:00; Friday–Saturday 11:00–19:00
- Closed on
- Irregular
4Kamakura Kanko Kaikan Ajitei鎌倉観光会館 味亭
Japanese restaurant, listed under shirasu dishes · Hase
A Japanese restaurant in front of the Great Buddha, listed in the Kamakura City Tourist Association's Japanese and shirasu categories. It serves set meals in a traditional style and takes group bookings (capacity 280).
Shirasu category; near the Great Buddha.
- Access
- 3-1-3 Hase; 10 minutes on foot from Enoden Hase Station.
- Hours
- 8:30–17:00
- Closed on
- 31 December–2 January
5Tobiccho, Enoshima main shopしらす問屋 とびっちょ 江の島本店
Shirasu restaurant · Enoshima
A shirasu specialist on Enoshima. Raw shirasu is served only on days it is landed fresh, and the shop lists a closed fishing season from 1 January to 10 March. The kamaage (boiled) shirasu bowl with raw-seaweed miso soup is listed at ¥1,320, tax included.
Shirasu, on Enoshima.
- Access
- 1-6-7 Enoshima, Fujisawa. The shop's site links route maps from Odakyu Katase-Enoshima, Enoden Enoshima and Shonan Monorail Shonan-Enoshima.
- Hours
- Weekdays 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:00); weekends and holidays 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:30). May change with the weather
- Closed on
- No regular closing day; may close in storms and typhoons
- Price
- Kamaage shirasu bowl ¥1,320 (tax included)
6Tobiccho, Benzaiten Nakamise-dori shopしらす問屋 とびっちょ 江の島弁財天仲見世通り店
Shirasu restaurant, takeaway · Enoshima
The second Tobiccho shop on Enoshima, on the shopping street that leads up the island. Bowls such as the Tobiccho-don can be taken away at this shop and the main shop.
Shirasu, on Enoshima.
- Access
- 2-1-9 Enoshima, Fujisawa. The shop's site links route maps from Odakyu Katase-Enoshima, Enoden Enoshima and Shonan Monorail Shonan-Enoshima.
- Hours
- Weekdays 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:00); weekends and holidays 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:30). May change with the weather
- Closed on
- No regular closing day; may close in storms and typhoons
7Kaikoan at Hasederaお食事処 海光庵（長谷寺）
Temple restaurant, shojin-based curry · Hase
Hasedera's own restaurant, with a view over Hase and Yuigahama bay. The temple says its Temple Curry is made on the teachings of shojin (Buddhist vegetarian) cooking. The site does not say whether temple admission is needed to eat here.
Temple food: curry based on shojin teachings.
- Access
- At Hasedera, 5 minutes on foot from Enoden Hase Station.
- Hours
- 10:00–16:00 (last food order 15:00)
- Price
- Temple Curry ¥1,400; temple pasta ¥1,300; curry udon ¥1,200; shiratama zenzai ¥600; matcha ¥700; Kamakura beer ¥950
8Kyukoan at Hokokuji休耕庵（報国寺）
Café, matcha · Jomyoji
The café at Hokokuji, serving matcha with a dry sweet while you look out on the bamboo garden. Tickets can pause on busy days. Garden admission is listed separately: high school and over ¥400, elementary and junior high ¥200.
Temple tea.
- Access
- From JR Kamakura Station, Keikyu Bus stop no. 4 bound for Kanazawa Hakkei or Highland, about 12 minutes to Jomyoji; then about 3 minutes on foot.
- Hours
- Garden 9:00–16:00; tea tickets 9:00–15:30
- Closed on
- 29 December–3 January; may close in bad weather
- Price
- Matcha with a dry sweet ¥600
9Benten-jaya at Engakuji弁天茶屋（円覚寺）
Tea house · Kita-Kamakura
The tea house in the grounds of Engakuji. It opens at 9:00 and closes one hour before the temple gate; its summer and winter closures are announced on the temple site. Temple admission is ¥500 for adults and ¥200 for elementary and junior high.
Temple tea.
- Access
- At Engakuji, 1 minute on foot from JR Kita-Kamakura Station.
- Hours
- 9:00 to one hour before the temple closes (temple 8:30–16:30; 8:30–16:00 December–February)
- Closed on
- Summer and winter closures, announced on the temple site; may close for typhoons or snow
Good to know
Kamakura's food falls into three groups: snacks and sweets on and around Komachi-dori, shirasu (whitebait) bowls in town and on Enoshima, and tea and curry at the temples. Most places on this page close between 16:00 and 19:00. Only the two Tobiccho shops on Enoshima serve until 21:00.
Raw shirasu is seasonal. Tobiccho lists a closed fishing season from 1 January to 10 March and serves raw shirasu only on days it is landed fresh; its boiled (kamaage) shirasu bowl is on the menu at ¥1,320. On Komachi-dori, each shop sets its own hours and many close on one day between Tuesday and Thursday.
For shojin (Buddhist vegetarian) cooking, the one place verified here is Hasedera's Kaikoan, whose Temple Curry the temple says is made on shojin teachings. Hachinoki's own site says its Kita-Kamakura shojin restaurant ran until summer 2022, so older guides that list it as serving shojin are out of date.
Snacks, shirasu or temple tea: where each is
What each area offers, how late it serves, and how to reach it. Hours are as printed on each place's page.
| Area | What to eat | Serves until | From the station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Komachi-dori and Komachi | Sweets, snacks, Hato Sabure | Each shop sets its own; Toshimaya Honten 19:00 | Street leads from Kamakura Station toward Tsurugaoka Hachimangu |
| Kamakura Station area | Shirasu, seafood (Restaurant Shikisai) | 17:00 Sunday–Thursday; 19:00 Friday–Saturday | 7 minutes on foot from the east exit |
| Hase | Shirasu category (Ajitei); temple curry (Kaikoan) | Ajitei 17:00 · Kaikoan 16:00, last food order 15:00 | Ajitei 10 minutes from Enoden Hase Station · Hasedera 5 minutes |
| Jomyoji and Kita-Kamakura | Matcha at Hokokuji and at Engakuji's tea house | Hokokuji tickets until 15:30 · Benten-jaya closes one hour before Engakuji | Hokokuji: bus about 12 minutes, then 3 on foot · Engakuji: 1 minute from Kita-Kamakura |
| Enoshima | Shirasu bowls (Tobiccho, two shops) | 21:00; last order 20:00 weekdays, 20:30 weekends and holidays | Route maps on the shop site from Katase-Enoshima, Enoshima and Shonan-Enoshima stations |
By kind of trip
Snacks near the station
Komachi-dori runs from Kamakura Station toward Tsurugaoka Hachimangu. Toshimaya's main shop sells Hato Sabure from 9:00 to 19:00 and its Tobira shop at the station front opens at 10:00. The association asks you not to go into shops while eating.
A shirasu bowl
Restaurant Shikisai and Ajitei are in town and at Hase; the two Tobiccho shops are on Enoshima. Tobiccho's raw shirasu is off the menu from 1 January to 10 March and on days without a fresh catch; its boiled bowl is listed at ¥1,320.
Restaurant Shikisai · Kamakura Kanko Kaikan Ajitei · Tobiccho, Enoshima main shop · Tobiccho, Benzaiten Nakamise-dori shop
Tea and curry at the temples
Hasedera's Kaikoan (10:00–16:00) looks over Hase and Yuigahama bay. Hokokuji's café sells matcha with a dry sweet for ¥600 until 15:30, and Engakuji's Benten-jaya opens at 9:00.
Kaikoan at Hasedera · Kyukoan at Hokokuji · Benten-jaya at Engakuji
Eating late
The two Tobiccho shops on Enoshima take orders until 20:00 on weekdays and 20:30 on weekends and holidays. Restaurant Shikisai serves until 19:00 on Fridays and Saturdays; the others here close earlier.
Tobiccho, Enoshima main shop · Tobiccho, Benzaiten Nakamise-dori shop · Restaurant Shikisai
Around the Great Buddha
Ajitei faces the Great Buddha and serves from 8:30 to 17:00. Hasedera and its Kaikoan are a 5-minute walk from Hase Station.
Questions
Can I eat raw shirasu all year in Kamakura?
Not at every shop. Tobiccho on Enoshima lists a fishing closed season from 1 January to 10 March and serves raw shirasu only on days it is landed fresh. Its kamaage (boiled) shirasu bowl with raw-seaweed miso soup is on the menu at ¥1,320, tax included.
Can I eat while walking on Komachi-dori?
The Komachi shopping association asks visitors not to enter shops while eating or drinking, to return litter to the shop where they bought it or take it with them, and not to smoke on the street, which is a no-smoking zone. Its home page does not set out a walking rule.
Where can I eat shojin ryori in Kamakura?
Hasedera's restaurant Kaikoan serves a Temple Curry that the temple says is made on shojin teachings (¥1,400, 10:00–16:00, last food order 15:00). Hachinoki's own site says its Kita-Kamakura shojin restaurant operated until summer 2022 and lists its Shinkan branch as kaiseki.
What time do the Komachi-dori shops open and close?
Each shop decides. The shopping association says there is no shared closing day, but many shops close on one day between Tuesday and Thursday. Toshimaya's main shop, which makes Hato Sabure, is open 9:00–19:00 and closes irregularly on Wednesdays except when it is a public holiday.
Where can I eat shirasu on Enoshima, and until what time?
Tobiccho has two shops on the island, the main shop and one on Benzaiten Nakamise-dori. Both are open 11:00–21:00, with last orders at 20:00 on weekdays and 20:30 on weekends and holidays, and may change hours or close in storms.