Kamakura Ichibanya

Kamakura


Specialises in sembei (rice crackers). Watch staff grilling them in the window or buy some 50 packaged varieties, including curry, wasabi, garlic, mentaiko (spicy cod roe) or uni (sea urchin); look for the baskets on the corner.


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2. Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū

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4. Zeniarai-benten

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5. Kenchō-ji

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6. Sasuke-inari-jinja

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7. Sugimoto-dera

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8. Kamakura-gū

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