Sightseeing Spot Spots in Odawara / Manazurumachi / Yugawara Area

  • Yugawara Plum Blossom Grove (Makuyama Park)
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    Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunyugawaramachi Kajiya 951-1
    This park is located in Yugawara Town, Ashigarashimo County. This park, noted for its beautiful plum blossoms, is famous for the Plum Banquets, held during the peak season every year around early February to mid-March. During the plum season, many events are planned including Nogaku plays and night lighting of the blossoms which draws many couples and viewers. One can also enjoy the plum flavor soft-serve ice cream, only available at the Yugawara Plum Grove.

    Yugawara is a quieter sister town to Atami, where the Tokaido Shinkansen stops. Makuyama Park, a famed spot for plum blossom in late February and early March, is located in one of the two valleys...

  • Soga Plum Grove
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    Kanagawa Pref. Odawarashi Sogabessho
    Soga Plum Grove is a collective name for the Bessho, Hara, and Nakagawara plum groves where visitors can take in various kinds of plum blossoms from about 35 thousand trees. It's crowded with tourists from February to early March for their annual Odawara Plum Festival. During that time, they hold events like horseback archery and performances of folk arts like Odawara lantern dancing.
  • Cape Manazuru
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    Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunmanadurumachi Manaduru 1175-1
    Cape Manazuru is a tourism facility located in the town of Manazuru in Ashigarashimo County, and it is a favorite drive-in spot for tourists visiting the Manazuru Peninsula. Its shop sells dried seafood, Manazuru's most famous product, and there is a cafe that serves curry rice and other light meals. The terrace on the second floor affords views of Sagami Bay, the island of Hatsushima, and the famous Mitsuishi Rocks. The facility also includes the Endo Shell Museum, which contains a collection of the shells of many of the marine animals native to the waters around Japan.
  • Odawara Tourist Community Center
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    Kanagawa Odawara-shi Honcho 1-chome 7-50
  • Tsujimura Botanical Garden no Umezono
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    Kanagawa Odawara-shi Ogikubo 1579-8
  • Yugawara Bairin
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    Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Yugawara Machi Kajiya 951-1
  • Soga no Sato
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    Kanagawa Odawara-shi Sogabessho 282

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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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