Sagamihara

Top Things to do

• Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest

  Kanagawa Pref. Sagamiharashi Midori-ku Wakayanagi 1634

  This leisure spot is adjacent to Lake Sagami. Visitors enjoy a variety of attractions here like the three-story athletic facility known as the Torihada Coliseum Muscle Monster on the park's mountain summit. There is a camping area, and visitors take part in outdoor activities and use the dog run with their pets. Many people visit for the winter light display.

• Lake Sagami

  Kanagawa Pref. Sagamiharashi Midori-ku Yose

  This lake in Midori Ward, Sagamihara City was the first artificial lake made in Japan after World War Two. In addition to a boat trip touring the lake's highlights, you can rent motor boats, row boats, and peddle boats. It's a hit with families and couples, and many people come in the summer for the annual Lake Sagami Fireworks Festival when they set off about 5,000 rockets.

• Lake Tsukui

  Kanagawa prefecture Sagamihara-shi green area

  This artificial lake is beneath the Shiroyama Dam and its Shiroyama Power Station. Lake Tsukui Shiroyama Park is on the lakeside and features the site of Tsukui Castle from the Warring States Period. It's a great place to see autumn leaves and cherry blossoms. Guests enjoy various leisure activities like barbecues and events that bring them close to nature.

• Kanuma Park

  4.0

  5 Reviews

  Kanagawa Pref. Sagamiharashi Chuou-ku Kanumadai 2-15

  Located in Kanumadai in Sagamihara City, this park is famous for its various vehicles of transportation. It offers go-cars, mini cars and bicycles for rent for free. Equipped with traffic light signals, and crosswalks, it is a good place for children to learn traffic safety. The pond in the middle of the park is a favorite resting spot for the local residents. There they can watch the white swans, turtles, and carp.

• Fujino Workshop for Art

  4.0

  2 Reviews

  Kanagawa Pref. Sagamiharashi Midori-ku Magino 4819

  This hands-on experience workshop surrounded in lush green is in Midori Ward, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa. Here, one can enjoy workshops for pottery, woodworking, or glass making, from specialists who are on-site at all times. It has a music studio and a recreation hall and four-person and eight-person rooms available for overnight stays. Many groups enjoy barbecue and grilling on day trips to the campsite, which is open from April through October.

• Fujino Yamanami Onsen

  3.5

  3 Reviews

  Kanagawa Pref. Sagamiharashi Midori-ku Magino 4225-1

  This is a facility in Sagamihara City drawing hot spring water from the source. Because only 100% source water is used, the waters have restorative effects due to the abundant minerals. The facility is largely divided into two areas, the green Mori no Yu and the Mizumi no Yu areas. Many enjoy the open-air bath for its beautiful view. The hot spring water is also available for sale to take home.

• Lake Sagami Park

  Kanagawa Pref. Sagamiharashi Midori-ku Yose 371-1 Sagamiko Lake Park Management Office

  This park is located in Midori Ward, Sagami City. Because the park is along the banks of Lake Sagami, one can enjoy the beauty of the lake as well as the changing scenery each season. Water activities such as canoeing, boating and fishing can be enjoyed here as well. Every year the lake is bustling with visitors in April for the Yamanami Festival, and in August for the Lake Sagami on the Lake Festival.

• Lake Shiroyama

  Kanagawa Pref. Sagamiharashi Midori-ku Kawashiri

  Lake Shiroyama is an artificial lake created by the Motosawa Dam, which was built in conjunction with the Shiroyama Power Station. Walking paths circle the entire lake. Thanks to the beauty of its scenery, Lake Shiroyama has been selected as one of the top 50 bird watching spots in Kanagawa Prefecture and one of the 50 best parks in Kanagawa Prefecture, so visitors can observe wild birds or enjoy the scenery to their heart's content. The rest area offers a panoramic view of the lake and the city of Sagamihara.

• Zebra Coffee & Croissant (Tsukui Main Shop)

  4.5

  7 Reviews

  Kanagawa Pref. Sagamiharashi Midori-ku Nakano 1890-1

  Renowned for their flavorful, fragrant croissants, Zebra Coffee fresh-bakes them each morning just in time for the café’s opening. The café’s natural Akita sugi Japanese cedar wood interior coupled with its steam engine-like bean roaster and giant espresso machine creates a curious, out-of-the-ordinary atmosphere.