Strolling Komachi Street for Food & Souvenirs

Komachi Street is Kamakura’s beating heart — a narrow, vibrant lane filled with shops, snack stalls, and traditional souvenirs. Tourists from all over the world find themselves lost (happily) in the smells of freshly baked sweet potato pastries, grilled rice crackers, and local pickles.

It’s the perfect place to pick up handcrafted souvenirs — from folding fans to yukatas and ceramics. You can also try regional specialties like shirasu (baby sardine rice bowls) or matcha-flavored everything.

Unlike Tokyo’s mega-malls, Komachi Street offers that warm, small-town shopping vibe with a touch of old-school Japan. It’s the kind of place where every turn is a memory waiting to happen.