Other Sightseeing Spots in Kanagawa Area

  • Daibutsu Kiritoshi
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    Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Tokiwa
    One of the Seven Entrances to Kamakura, ancient passes carved into mountain ridges to create passages to the city. The entrance to this old road is along Hase-dori Avenue a little ways past the Kamakura Daibutsu (in the Kotoku-in Temple). The road also connects to the Kuzuharaoka Daibutsu hiking course. The fire lookout, built into the bare rock, exudes an aura of long history and is worth hiking up to see.
  • Kishamichi Promenade
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    Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Shinkou 2
    This boardwalk connects 2-Chome, Shinko, Naka Ward, Yokohama City with the 2-Chome, Minatomirai, Nishi Ward. A portion of the rails and bridges of the Yokohama Rinko Line constructed in 1911 were saved and used to create a boardwalk for walking over the sea. It is popular for strolling and viewing “Yokohama Landmark Tower”, the scenery of Minatomirai, and the cherry blossoms in spring.
  • Sepia Street
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    Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Miyanoshita
    This avenue is located along Tokaido Road in Miyanoshita, Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo County. It is an avenue aimed at foreign sight-seers staying at the “Fujiya Hotel” founded in 1878, and features a string of rooves of antique shops, photo studios, souvenir shops, and more. Even today, it is a spot where you can enjoy a retro atmosphere of the established shops and buildings of the time.
  • Ajisai-no-Komichi (Hydrangea Lane)
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    Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Ohiradai
    This place is known as an especially famous hydrangea spot even in Hakone, which is known for its hydrangeas. You’ll find “Hydragea Lane” right around the corner from Ohiradai Station, and if you follow it, you’ll find private homes and Japanese inns with hydrangeas blooming in the eaves. In front of Ohiradai tunnel and near the Ohiradai railroad crossing, you’ll find an excellent spot where you can photograph both the hydrangeas and the mountain railway together. Just make sure to be careful of the trains while taking your photos.
  • Sea Paradise Tower
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    Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Kanazawa-ku Hakkeijima Yokohama/Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
    Sea Paradise Tower is a tourist attraction located in Hakkeijima Paradise. The top of the 90-meter tower offers a 360-degree view of the surrounding landscape, including the possibility of seeing the Boso Peninsula, Landmark Tower, and the Bay Bridge on clear days. The tower is illuminated at night, and young couples frequently visit to enjoy the romantic evening atmosphere.
  • Kawasakidaishi Nakamise-dori Ai
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    Kanagawa Kawasaki-shi Kawasaki-ku Daishimachi 5-4
  • Wakamiya-oji
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    Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Komachi
  • Meiji Memorial Oiso Tei Sono
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    Kanagawa Naka-gun Oisomachi Higashikoiso 295
  • Fujino Art no Michi
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    Kanagawa Sagamihara-shi Midori-ku Hoka
  • Hakone Former Kaido Sugi Namiki Former Kaido Ishidatami
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    Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Hakonemachi Hakone
  • Mt. Ogusu Mountaintop Observation Deck
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    Kanagawa Yokosuka-shi Ashina 3
    This observatory is located on top of Mt. Ogusu, the highest peak on the Miura Peninsula. Visitors can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view encompassing the Miura Peninsula and, on clear days, the Izu Peninsula, Mt. Fuji, the Hakone Mountains, Oshima Island, and the Boso Peninsula. A nearby shop sells snacks and beverages. Fields of rapeseed flowers in spring and cosmos in fall sprawl on the Ogusudaira plain directly below.
  • Cross Gate Rooftop Garden
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    Kanagawa Yokohama-shi Naka-ku Sakuragicho 1-101-1 Cross Gate
    This garden is located on the roof of the Cross Gate shopping mall connected directly to Sakuragicho Station and a one-minute walk from the station. The garden is positioned directly under the square gate that is the facility's namesake. Located at the entrance to Minato Mirai 21, visitors can get a sweeping view of the surrounding scenery, including the Bay Bridge and Cosmo Clock. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that the park is a little-known night view spot, and evening visitors can take their time and take in the sparkling lights of the city in peace and quiet. In addition to a wood terrace which visitors can use to relax, a fun beer garden opens up here from June to around September.
  • Kewaizaka Kiridoshi Pass
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    Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Ogigayatsu 4
    This was the site of a fierce battle on May 18, 1333 during Nitta Yoshisada's attack on Kamakura. One of the seven entry points to Kamakura through the mountains, it provided access from Musashi through Kuzuhara-gaoka. As the main gateway to the Musashi area, the Keiwaizaka Pass was important for the defense of Kamakura.
  • Hayama Lighthouse (Yujiro Lighthouse)
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    Kanagawa Miura-gun Hayamamachi Isshiki 2511
    The boatman Ishihara Yujiro's older brother Shintaro commemorated the third anniversary of his passing by raising funds to have this light house built. It's also known as Yujiro Lighthouse. It stands on a reef off the Morito Coast, which has the widest sandy beach in Hayama. It flashes every three seconds at night to keep the sea safe. It can be seen from Morito-jinja Shrine near the coast.
  • Umiu Observation Deck
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    Kanagawa Miura-shi Misakimachijogashima
    An observation deck in Jogashima Park, located on the far western edge of Jogashima at the southernmost tip of the Miura Peninsula. It is home to Baird's cormorants, eastern reef herons, and Japanese cormorants, which have been designated a prefectural natural monument. You can watch them in the distance from the observatory between November and April.
  • Hakone Kyukaido
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    Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Hakonemachi
    "A road through Hakone that during the Edo period was extremely difficult to pass. It was commonly called ""Hakone Hachiri."" With its many steep slopes, it was developed as an official road through the mountains by the shogunate in the early Edo period. Travelers often had to walk through mud up to the shins, so more current stone paving was installed. The stone paving that remains today has been designated a national Historic Site."
  • Hakone Hachiri
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    Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Hakonemachi
    At the Hakone Pass it splits into Odawara on the border, Higashizaka on the Hakone side, and Nishizaka on the Mishima side. This part of the old Tokaido Highway has been preserved with its unique natural scenery, rows of cedar trees, stone paving, and other historical features. Come by train, bus, car, or even bicycle, and get around comfortably either walking or riding.
  • Hakone Kowaki-en Horai-en Garden
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    Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Hakonemachi Kowakudani
    This park is located nearby the Horai-en Bus Stop, just a 19-minute ride on the Hakone Tozan Bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station. The garden, 20,000 tsubo in size (nearly 66,000 square meters), was opened at the beginning of the Taisho period by Enomoto Kyozo, founder of the Kowakudani Onsen Bath House. It started with the transplanting of azaleas from Tokyo's Okubo district and now from late April to mid-May nearly 30,000 flowers covering 40 varieties comes into bloom. The flowers including satsuki azaleas, rhododendron kiusianum, rhododendron kaempferi, and more and in the fall season you can enjoy the sight of the beautiful changing autumn colors.
  • Nanamagari
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    Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Hakonemachi Hatajuku
    A spot along the Kanagawa Prefectural Route 732 Yumoto-Motohakone Line, one of the standard prefectural routes in Kanagawa and commonly called the Old Tokaido Highway. It was once the main highway connecting Odawara and Mishima. It now runs parallel to the Hakone-Shindo Highway. The Nanamagari section is famous as one of the difficult hurdles of the annual Hakone-Ekiden long distance relay race. As you head from the Miharashi-Chaya Tea-house, which is located close to Kowakidani Station, towards Hatajuku you'll pass along a steep sloping road full of zig-zagging switchbacks with an approximate 10% grade. Every spring sakura cherry trees bloom on either side of the road and racing through the verdant green scenery makes for a popular hill-climb course.
  • Railway Crossing by Kamakura-Koko-Mae Station
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    Kanagawa Kamakura-shi Koshigoe 1

Kanagawa Areas

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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.

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