An hour’s train ride from Tokyo, Kamakura is a peaceful seaside town that makes a memorable day trip. In addition to the pounding surf of Sagami Bay, its main attractions are the dozens of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines scattered across the wooded hills enfolding the town, some of which date back 1,200 years. The most famous houses the iconic ‘Daibutsu’, a huge, 121-tonne bronze Buddha cast in 1254.