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Queen’s Square Yokohama

4.0

221 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Nishi-ku Minatomirai 2-3

This is a commercial facility attached to Yokohama Minato Mirai Station. There are multiple shopping areas, a concert hall, art gallery, and a hotel. There are also regular events held at the Queen’s Circle, an event space in the center of Queen Mall.

We were really impressed with this shopping mall. Being from Tokyo, we found the mall to be extremely spacious. There are also tons of good stores and restaurants throughout. Definitely worth a visit!
Narukawa Art Museum

4.0

220 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Motohakone 570

It is a museum built on the banks of Hakone’s Lake Ashi. Since the museum opened in 1988, its collection with its focus on contemporary Japanese paintings has surpassed 4,000 pieces and even now continues to increase. The museum is among the first to collect and exhibit works by not just famous artists but also works by artists who show promise for the future. From the one-sided 50-meter-wide picture window which stretches out inside the building, one can look out over the large panorama of Lake Ashi, Hakone. You can also enjoy tea and desserts from precious fine art handicraft serving dishes by Koji Ishii and Ryo Mikami in the museum’s “Kisetsufu” (Seasonal Wind) tea lounge.

A very nice site and building. Note-the museum is open at 9am, cafe at 10. A limited amount of artwork on display and much of it not particularly impressive.
Hakone Museum of Art

4.5

244 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Goura 1300

This is the most historical museum in Hakone. The museum exhibition mainly focuses on Japanese “Yakimono” (earthenware) from the Jomon period through to the Edo period such as vases and pots produced from the Kamakura through to the Muromachi period in the six sites where the production of ceramic ware began in ancient Japan. On the grounds the scenery can be enjoyed from season to season as there are such attractions as the “moss garden” which is colored with moss and autumn colors, “the Japanese clover path” which is at its best in September and also the Chinese style “bamboo garden”. It is also famous for its autumnal leaf display, especially in November when the garden’s leaves change color all at once.

Lovely historical pottery and ceramics. Not big but thoughtful, well displayed pieces. The big surprise is the exquisite garden surrounding it. The moss garden especially.
Okada Museum of Art

4.5

265 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Kowakudani 493-1

An art museum located in Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo County, Kanagawa Prefecture. The museum has five floors of exhibition space, making it one of the largest art museums in Hakone. Focusing primarily on ancient to modern East Asian pottery and early modern to modern Japanese painting, including Japan’s leading artists Katsushika Hokusai, Kitagawa Utamaro, Ito Jakuchu, and Yokoyama Taikan. The museum exhibits some 450 separate works of art. There’s also a café, footbath, garden, and museum shop, giving visitors the chance to experience both art and the seasonal beauty of Hakone up close.

箱根を代表する美術館の一つ。敷地は大きく分けて美術館と庭園の2つに構成されている。美術館は、主に日本・中国・韓国の東アジアの美術品が展示されている。時代は紀元前のものから近現代のものまで幅広く、しかも展示数が極めて多い。展示品はいずれも一級品、もしくは歴史的に極めて価値のあるものばかりで、特に陶器や青磁を始めとする器類の展示は目を見張るものがある。説明も読まず簡単に展示品を鑑賞するだけでも、全て...
Ikuta Ryokuchi Park

4.0

174 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Kawasakishi Tama-ku Masugata 7-1-4 Ikuta Green Area East Exit Visitor Center

This is a municipal park straddling the two districts of Tama and Miyamae in Kawasaki City. Here one can enjoy the seasonal changes of nature. In the spring there are sakura, irises in the early summer, and autumn foliage in the fall. In these expansive green area are located the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, the Fujiko F Fujio Museum, and the Kawasaki Municipal Science Museum planetarium.

A park located on a hill top with a great panoramic view of Tokyo and Yokohama. The park is located a bit of a walk away from Mukogaoka-Yuen station. There’s an observation tower at the top of the...
Japan Open-air Folk House Museum

4.5

210 Reviews

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Kanagawa Kawasaki-shi Tama-ku Masugata 7-1-1

In planning my first visit to Japan, I was disappointed that I couldnt add in time to see the historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama. I hoped a half day visit to Nihon Minkaen Open Air Folk...
Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands

4.0

209 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Sengokuhara 817

Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands is located near Sengokubara Hot Springs Resort, which is a major focus of tourism in the Hakone area. The displays are focused on wetland plants, including plant species that live in or near marshes, rivers, lakes, etc. The Garden has around 200 plant species that are found in wetlands throughout Japan, as well as approximately 1,100 species of grassland, forest and mountain plants, as well as rare foreign mountain plant species. In all, there are around 1,700 different species, with different plants flowering all year round. There are guided tours (lasting around 90 minutes) of the Garden twice a day, starting at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., led by expert guides.

We went to the Hakone Botanical Wetlands on the day we arrived in Hakone. We were staying at a ryokan in walking distance. It was the rainy season and that day the rain did not stop. It got...
Onshi-Hakone-Koen Park

4.0

179 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Motohakone 171

The “Onshi Hakone Koen Park” was established and is maintained on the land where the Hakone Imperial Villa once stood. It is a public park with wonderful scenery which faces Mt. Fuji and overlook Lake Ashi. You can enjoy the feelings of each season, especially with the brightly colored Rhododendrons in May and in summer the Golden-rayed Lilies are exceptional. In 2013 it was selected as a Registered Monuments of Japan.

We didnt realize what we were getting ourselves into when we began walking into the park in the pouring rain!! It was quite challenging going up and down all the steps and not falling! But it was...
Yokohama Municipal Kanazawa Zoo

4.0

115 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Kanazawa-ku Kamariyahigashi 5-15-1

Located 12 minutes away by bus from the west exit of Keihin Electric Express Railway Kanazawa-bunko Station; get off at the “Natsuyamasakaue” stop. A municipal zoo located in Kanazawa Natural Park. Focusing primarily on rare herbivores animals, many animals found at no other zoo are kept here. The zoo has prepared spacious grounds for keeping its large herbivores, and you can take your time and enjoy watching them amidst beautiful natural environments. Time your visit right, and you can watch koalas eating eucalyptus leaves. There’s also a petting zoo where you can play with goats and sheep. The great grey kangaroo area, which lets visitors actually walk through it, is particularly popular.

a good place to visit while in Yokohama. It is easy to locate.Tthere’s a bus a couple of blocks away.
Cupnoodles Museum

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Shinkou 2-3-4

Cupnoodles Museum is an interactive museum that arouses creativity and curiosity through exhibitions and experiences related to instant noodles. At the museum, you can experience the creative thinking of Momofuku Ando, who developed the world’s first instant noodle. There are also many attractions which can be enjoyed by children as well as adults such as a workshop where you can make the world’s first “original cup noodles” and “chicken noodles”, leisure facilities where you can experience the manufacturing process of instant noodles and a food court where you can taste noodles from countries all over the world.
Kurihama Flower Park

4.0

127 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokosukashi Shinmeichou 1

A municipal park located in Shimmei-cho, Yokosuka City. A famed destination for flowers in the metropolitan area, facilities such as the cosmos and poppy gardens make use of the natural terrain. In addition to being able to enjoy seasonal plants in areas like the herb garden and tree garden, visitors can also play in the park's Adventure Land playground area. There're also facilities for adults to enjoy, such as park golf, foot baths, and more.

We weee too early in the season to see many of the flowers. Was still a great place to walk around and look at the scenery. Seeing the Godzilla was interesting, great area for kids. The view from the...
The Hakone Open-Air Museum

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Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Ninotaira 1121

This was Japan’s first open-air Museum which was founded in 1969. Located on the grounds of a 70,000 meters squared premises with Hakone’s nature as a backdrop, the museum has a permanent display of approximately 120 masterpieces by modern and contemporary sculptors. Such large scale works of art couldn’t be displayed but for the outdoor space; there are also works of art which children can enter and play in, and you can touch the pieces of art as much as you want. At the Picasso Pavilion, there is the world’s top collection of 300 plus works which are open to the public. The hot spring foot bath which flows from the source is also popular. Alight at the Hakone Tozan Railway at Chokoku-no-Mori Station, from which it is a two-minute walk to the museum.
Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama

4.0

201 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Shinkou 1-2-1

About an eight-minute walk from either the Bashamichi Station or the Nihon-odori Station on the Minatomirai Line, this free museum presents the current status of the coastal waters around Japan, and the materials on the importance of marine security. Inside the museum visitors are introduced via a panel display to the job of the Japan Coast Guard, its patrol boats and airplanes. Preserved and on exhibit is a spy ship that was self-exploded and sunk, along with a small watercraft and weapons that were recovered from 90 meters under the sea after the December 22, 2001 case of the Kyushu Southwest Seawaters Incident.

Its FREE. Located right behind the Red Brick Warehouse. Hosted by the Japanese Coast Guard, there is an exhibit of the December 2001 North Korean Spy incident where the Japanese Coast Guard...
Mitusbishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum

4.0

182 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Nishi-ku Minatomirai 3-3-1 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Yokohama Building

Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum established in 1994 is a place you can learn about the present and future of science technologies which there is little opportunity to experience in daily life through fun hands-on displays. It introduces the most advanced technology using the real thing or large-scale models. It is divided into six zones: aerospace, ocean, transportation, daily life discovery, environment/energy and technology quest zones. It is about 10 minutes’ walk from Sakuragicho Station on the JR and the Yokohama Municipal Subway Line.

When I think of Mitsubishi, I imaged airplanes, cars, rockets, ships, nuclear power, and part of the Japanese military complex. This museum really was a lot smaller than I expected and most of the...
Hakone Ekiden Museum

3.5

135 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Hakone 167

A museum located in Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo County, Kanagawa Prefecture operated by the Fujiya Hotel Chain which exhibits materials related to the Hakone Ekiden, a relay marathon held near New Year’s and a much-anticipated seasonal event in Japan. In addition to introducing the history of the Hakone Ekiden, the museum displays rare pictures and moving images taken during every event, from the very first Hakone Ekiden to the most recent; items used by famous runners; Hakone yosegizaiku mosaic woodwork trophies; and little-known details which resulted in the victory or defeat of certain teams. There’s also a theater where visitors can re-experience the thrills of past events, and a special exhibition area. Nearest bus stations: “Hakone-machi” on the Izu Hakone Bus or “Hakone-machi-ko” on the Hakone Tozan Bus / Tokai Bus routes.

友人と話ながら見学していたら、突然大きな声で話しに割り込んできて、話し始めるおじさんがいてこわい。2度と行きたくないです。
Shonandaira (Komayama Park)

4.0

85 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Hiratsukashi Manda 790

Komayama Park crosses Hiratsuka City and Oiso Town in Naka County. It is divided into multiple areas; there is a TV tower and a rest house viewing platform in the Shonandaira Zone. The Children's Forest Zone is a good place for a barbecue, and the Asama Volcano Zone lets you get in touch with nature. It's a great spot for viewing the cherry blossoms in spring and the nightscape when the sun goes down.

南は江ノ島から西湘の海岸を、北は大山と新幹線、そして天気の良い日には富士山を、展望台から見ることができます。少し足を伸ばしたデートスポットとしても有名ですが、ファミリー、友だちグループ、中高年夫婦や一人散歩など、地元の方も気軽に訪れています。一年中おすすめできますが、桜の季節には湘南平へ続く桜並木も素晴らしいです。その時期は駐車場の空き待ちで道路は大渋滞になります。麓から徒歩でハイキングもできます...
LA CITTADELLA

4.0

141 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Kawasakishi Kawasaki-ku Ogawachou 4-1

A shopping mall located a five-minute walk from JR Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The concept behind the mall is a place which delivers cutting-edge culture with a focus on movies and music, and which engenders romantic spaces where you can enjoy the everyday in an Italian-style atmosphere. The mall is host to a wide variety of tenants, including the CINECITTA' movie theater, the CLUB CITTA' large-scale concert hall, numerous restaurants serving Italian cuisine, cafes, accessory shops, vintage boutiques, and a futsal court.

Great food, we went to an Indian here and the service and food was really good, would go back and its withing easy distance of the trains.
Yokohama Landmark Tower

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Nishi-ku Minatomirai 2-2-1

In the center of this tower building which is a symbol of the Minato Mirai 21 district in Yokohama is a multi-purpose facility which houses offices, a hotel and a shopping mall. The tower also has such facilities as an observatory, a multi-purpose hall and a merchant ship stone dock that has been reconstructed into a plaza. In particular, the highlight is the scenery from the “Sky Garden” observatory located on the 69th floor of the tower at a height of 273 meters. During the day, you can look out into the distance over the Minato Mirai district and in the evening, the whole surface of the sparkling night view extends into the distance.
Kanagawa Prefecutral Kannonzaki Park

4.0

93 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokosukashi Kamoi 4-1262

You can reach this park in approximately 35 minutes by taking a bus bound for Kannonzaki from Yokosuka Station on the JR Yokosuka Line. It covers almost all the Kannonzaki Cape that protrudes into Tokyo Bay. Once you arrive, stop by the Park Center to get information on events and attractions. There are facilities for learning while getting close to nature, such as the third Kannonzaki Lighthouse and the greenery enshrouded Yokosuka Art Museum. A wooded playscape, flower garden, and large open area make it fun for everyone from kids to adults. There is also a restaurant where you can enjoy a meal while taking in the view of Tokyo Bay.

Went for a beautiful walk through here. There are many paths to choose from. Some are sling the water, and some lead up into the woods. Great trail up to the lighthouse.
Yamashita Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamashitachou 279

This public park which opened in 1930 was built on land reclaimed with rubble from the Great Kanto Earthquake. This is a highly popular tourist spot as there are many monuments such as “The Girl in the Red Shoes Statue” and you can get an unbroken view of the sea and Bay Bridge. Again, it is also known as a famous spot for roses, with there being many roses in the fullness of bloom every spring and autumn in the sunken flowerbeds. The park is a three-minute walk from Motomachi Chukagai Station.

Kanagawa

Around Minato Mirai Yamashita Park / Chinatown / Motomachi Yokohama City (North) Kawasaki Kamakura Miura Peninsula Shonan Central Odawara / Manazurumachi / Yugawara Around Hakonemachi Yokohama City (South)

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Kanagawa Areas

Kanagawa prefecture acts as an extension of the Tokyo metropolis that spills over into coastal towns, most notably Yokohama city, heavily populated and known for its Chinatown and seaside attractions. Just the right distance for a day trip out of Tokyo, Kanagawa is home to some of Tokyo’s most accessible beaches, including around Kamakura, best known for its Big Buddha. Visitors can also travel a little farther afield for a weekend at Hakone onsen town.