I love Kamakura and would recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat. But I would never say Kamakura itself is underrated, there are already quite a lot of tourists and it is well developed for tourism. (On the contrary, I know quite a few people who went only to see the Great Buddha and then walk Komachi-dori and said Kamakura is overrated for them.) It depends on what you do. I like to go to the beach, jump in the ocean for a bit and then hike the mountainous woods to some temples and then go to Zeniarai Shrine. Also Enoshima is always great for couples. So my takeaway would be: Kamakura has many underrated spots.
When I was there, I noticed that most people were concentrated in Komachi-dori, the Great Buddha, and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu. The moment we went outside these places, it was almost empty. There were barely any visitors in Kencho-ji or Sasuke Inari Shrine, even though these places were really stunning. So yes, I agree with your takeaway, and I would love to revisit Kamakura to see other places I missed (like Engaku-ji and Zeniarai Shrine), and Enoshima Island is on my bucket list :)
I love Kamakura and would recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat. But I would never say Kamakura itself is underrated, there are already quite a lot of tourists and it is well developed for tourism. (On the contrary, I know quite a few people who went only to see the Great Buddha and then walk Komachi-dori and said Kamakura is overrated for them.)
It depends on what you do. I like to go to the beach, jump in the ocean for a bit and then hike the mountainous woods to some temples and then go to Zeniarai Shrine. Also Enoshima is always great for couples.
So my takeaway would be: Kamakura has many underrated spots.
When I was there, I noticed that most people were concentrated in Komachi-dori, the Great Buddha, and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu. The moment we went outside these places, it was almost empty. There were barely any visitors in Kencho-ji or Sasuke Inari Shrine, even though these places were really stunning. So yes, I agree with your takeaway, and I would love to revisit Kamakura to see other places I missed (like Engaku-ji and Zeniarai Shrine), and Enoshima Island is on my bucket list :)