Travel / Tourism Spots in Kanagawa Area

Area

Kanagawa
- Japan
- Hokkaido / Tohoku
  
  Hokkaido
  
  Aomori
  
  Iwate
  
  Miyagi
  
  Akita
  
  Yamagata
  
  Fukushima
- Kanto
  
  Ibaraki
  
  Tochigi
  
  Gunma
  
  Saitama
  
  Chiba
  
  Tokyo
  
  Kanagawa
- Koshinetsu / Hokuriku
  
  Niigata
  
  Toyama
  
  Ishikawa
  
  Fukui
  
  Yamanashi
  
  Nagano
- Tokai
  
  Gifu
  
  Shizuoka
  
  Aichi
  
  Mie
- Kinki
  
  Shiga
  
  Kyoto
  
  Osaka
  
  Hyogo
  
  Nara
  
  Wakayama
- Chugoku
  
  Tottori
  
  Shimane
  
  Okayama
  
  Hiroshima
  
  Yamaguchi
- Shikoku
  
  Tokushima
  
  Kagawa
  
  Ehime
  
  Kochi
- Kyushu / Okinawa
  
  Fukuoka
  
  Saga
  
  Nagasaki
  
  Kumamoto
  
  Oita
  
  Miyazaki
  
  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Travel / Tourism

Egara Tenjin Shrine

4.0

94 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Nikaidou 74

Located in Nikaido, Kamakura City, Egara Tenjin Shrine enshrines the deity of learning Sugawara-no-Michizane, and along with Dazaifu-tenmangu Shrine and Kitano-tenmangu Shrine, it is counted as one of Japan’s three largest Tenjin shrines. The plum tree in front of the main building is known to be the earliest blooming plum tree in Kamakura, and one can see its red flowers in January when it is the season for Japanese students to take entrance exams. There is also the Kappa Fudezuka (Kappa brush monument) built as a memorial to the favorite paintbrush of manga artist Kon Shimizu, and behind that is the Efudezuka monument upon which 154 cartoonists including Ryuichi Yokoyama have added different pictures of kappa created in homage of Shimizu.

日本国内のあちこちの神社で《筆塚》を見たことありましたがこちらの《絵筆塚》は 154枚の漫画キャラクターが描かれチョットヒックリするような大きさです。一方《かっぱ筆塚》は一般的な《筆塚》のイメーシなので逆に見落とすかも知れません。機会あれば一度 10月に開催される《絵筆塚祭》を再訪したいものです。
Sogo Museum of Art

4.0

68 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Nishi-ku Takashima 2-18-1 Sogo Yokohama Store 6F

The Sogo Museum of Art is located on the sixth floor of the Sogo Yokohama Department Store in Yokohama's Nishi Ward. It was the first department store based museum in Japan to be based on the Museum Law. Its holdings include about 200 oils and watercolors by the Western-style painter Shintaro Suzuki, and it exhibits art in a wide variety of genres, including Western-style art, traditional Japanese-style art, folk crafts, sculpture, prints, books, and photos from Japan and overseas.

I had a nice time checking out all the artwork on display. It was not all that big and ran through it pretty quick. Probably a bit expensive for the relatively small exhibit. I picked up a couple...
Hakone Lake Ashi pleasure cruises

4.0

35 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Motohakone 45-3

Board a pleasure cruise traveling Lake Ashi in Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo County, Kanagawa Prefecture. There’s a scheduled route which connects the four harbors of Hakone Sekisho-ato Port, Motohakone Port, Hakone-en Port, and Kojiri Port, as well as a round trip routes which leave from and return to each of the four. The round trip routes take anywhere from 30 to 70 minutes depending on the harbor. A 70 minute tour route circling Lake Ashi departs only from Kojiri Port. Cruise-goers can enjoy traveling across the lake’s waters while gazing at the mountains of Hakone and Mt. Fuji. Together with a trip on the Hakone Pirate Ship, which also sets sail on Lake Ashi, taking one of these pleasure cruises is a staple of any visit to Hakone.

If you ever go on a tour and there is a boat option. take it! It gives you another perspective of the area you are seeing, a different place to sit, and an opportunity to stretch your legs. We...
Jomyo-ji Temple

4.0

81 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Joumyouji 3-8-31

Situated along the Kanazawa Kaido Road, this Rinzai Kenchoji Buddhist temple is the fifth of the “Kamakura Gozan” (Five Mountain Temples of Kamakura). The temple was founded by the samurai Ashikaga Yoshikane in 1188. The temple’s principal object of worship, a figure of Gautama Buddha, is enshrined in the main temple. A tea room called the Kisenan also stands on the temple’s quiet grounds, and here you can enjoy a cup of matcha powdered green tea while gazing at a lovely rock garden. Or you can climb the small hill beyond that and enjoy a meal at Ishigama Garden Terrace, a café with a fantastic view.

This Temple dates back to the 12th century. A short bus ride from the JR line this area is literally a thousand years away. Off the tourist path to say the least. A block from the bus stop and up a...
Ministry of the Environment, Hakone Visitor Center

4.0

63 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Motohakone 164

At this center, information of Hakone's environs are exhibited through small geological models and high definition videos. Various events are held regularly where one can learn about the flora and fauna. Mini observation sessions, and four-seasons observation workshops where one can experience the season with all five senses, are some that are offered. The whole facility is barrier-free and disabled person friendly.

The Staff is friendly and knows about the whole area and very helpful. He could answer all of our questions and more.
Hattori Bokujo

4.0

47 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Aiko-gun Aikawamachi Hanbara 6087

神奈川県最大の観光牧場で都心からアクセスしやすいです。ポニー、ヤギ、ヒツジ、牛といった動物と距離が近く触れ合えます。牛の乳しぼりも体験できるのでファミリー向けな牧場かとも思います。ここのイチオシはソフトクリームとジェラートで休日は長蛇の列です。特にジェラートは種類が多くて選ぶのに迷います。入場料と駐車料金は無料ですが休日は駐車場が５００円と有料になります。お土産のソーセージも美味しいけど牧場にあり...
Yokohama Doll Museum

3.5

61 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamashitachou 18

A museum dedicated to dolls located a five minute walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line. The only doll museum in the nation, the museum’s collection includes over 10,000 dolls gathered from over 100 countries around the world. Some 3,500 dolls are displayed as part of the museum’s standing exhibition, including folk dolls from around the globe such as friendship dolls, antique dolls, and native Japanese dolls. In addition to puppet shows, the museum also holds piano concerts for adults to enjoy, workshops, and special exhibitions of cartoon and videogame-related character dolls, which has earned the museum many fans.

Really enjoyed seeing so many different dolls from around the world and the history of friendship dolls. Lovely staff member served me today.
Yokohama Archives of History

4.0

91 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Nihonodori 3

Yokohama Archives of History is a museum located close to Yamashita Park in Yokohama which is open to the general public and collects materials relating to the history of Yokohama. It holds in excess of about 250,000 documents related to such topics as Yokohama’s history and culture, the harbor and the port and the economy from the end of the Edo period to the early Showa period. It plays a role to communicate the history of modern Yokohama to future generations. The “Tamakusu tree” in the courtyard, managed to survive even though it was damaged by fire and an earthquake, is also a highlight which is a symbol of Yokohama open port.

A small museum with a number of documents and pieces of art, that help to explain Yokohama’s role as Japan’s first international port town (in a modern sense, 1859). However this exquisite little...
Zuisenji Temple

4.0

81 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Nikaidou 710

The Zuisenji Temple was founded in 1327 by Muso Kokuji (Muso Soseki), a monk famous as a garden designer who created the gardens at the Tenryu-ji Temple and Saiho-ji Temple in Kyoto. From the Tennyo-do cave (a large cave cut out of the side of the hill), with the Nikaido Momijiga-yatsu (Valley of the Maple Trees) providing a magnificent backdrop, visitors can view the peaceful Iwaba garden, one of the earliest examples of the Sho-in style of garden (a type of garden intended to be viewed from a particular spot adjacent to the garden). The Zuisenji Temple Garden has been designated as a National Special Place of Scenic Beauty and Place of Scenic Beauty; the garden is especially beautiful in the autumn when the leaves are changing color.

There are many beautiful temples in Kamakura, but this one is slightly off the beaten track accessible via an uphill walk on the outskirts of town. It is worth the walk. The temple is surrounded by...
Yamato Yutorinomori

4.5

33 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Yamato-shi Fukuda 4112

遊具も多く子供はたくさん遊べるが、平日もかなり賑わっております。近隣の市からも集まります。また米軍基地も多いので国際色豊かな遊び場です。
Kawasaki Municipal Science Museum

4.0

69 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Kawasaki-shi Tama-ku Masugata 7-1-2

小学生の子供とプラネタリウム目的で訪問。プラネタリウムは説明をしてくれて今時のヒーリング目的のところとは違い勉強になる。ちょうど火星が近づく頃で火星の説明もあり。ネットの事前予約ができず科学館に直接並んでチケット購入するのが時代に反している。ただ、他の展示のみどころが少なすぎてまったく時間を潰せない。手に触る展示は中止されています。
Yokohama Port Symbol Tower

4.0

49 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Honmoku wharf, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa ken 1-16

A tower located in Yokohama City's Naka Ward used to send signals and information to ships entering and leaving Yokohama Port. The tower's observation lounge offers a sweeping view of the port, and the deck bustles with people come to watch the passenger vessels plying the port. There's also a park built around the tower, and a variety of events are held here, such as the Yokohama Symbol Tower Festival, conducted once every three years.

本牧埠頭にある、展望施設を兼ねた船舶通航信号所です。横浜市街地や中華街から離れている上、鉄道は通っておらずバスも1時間に2本程度であるため、休日でも観光客はあまり訪れません。喧騒を避け、東京湾の海風を感じながら伸び伸びと過ごすのにちょうどいいスポットと言えます。有料なのは駐車場のみで、展望施設を含む全ての施設が無料で利用できますが、駐車場は朝9:30から利用可能です（季節によって終了時刻が異なり...
Enoura Observatory

4.5

38 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Odawara-shi Enoura 362-1

This is a singularly unique experience, and, perhaps more importantly, a singularly unique Japanese experience. Stunning architecture at the precise location where all of natures splendor can be...
Myohon-ji Temple

4.0

63 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Omachi 1-15-1

This Buddhist temple, one of the oldest Nichiren temples in Japan, is located an eight-minute walk from Kamakura Station. The temple is located on the site of the family residence of the warrior Hiki Yoshikazu. This residence was destroyed by Hojo Tokimasa after he assassinated Yoshikazu in a bid to retain his power. In order to console the souls of his family line, Yoshikazu’s youngest child later gave the site to the great priest Nichiren, who then opened the Myohon-ji Temple on the land. After climbing a flight of stone steps, visitors are created by a vividly colored vermillion lacquered gate. Sutra copying may be conducted in the temple’s writing hall at any time, and even beginners can easily take on the challenge of copying the Lotus Sutra. The temple also offers natural beauty to enjoy year round, such as the cherry blossoms and fresh verdure in the spring and the fall colors of the temple’s maples and gingkos in late autumn.

This is one of the best places I have visited in Japan and I have been to a variety of different temples/shrines in Japan. You have to go and see it for yourself it is quite amazing. It looks like it...
Aburisan Oyamadera Temple

4.0

65 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Iseharashi Oyama 724

"This temple is located in Oyama, Isehara City. Founded in the year 755 by the Buddhist monk Roben, founder of Todaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture. Its primary object of worship is the Oyamafudozo statue cast by the Buddhiest priest Gangyo Shonin in 1264. A number of sacred places were established around the temple when the Buddhiest monk Kukai served as its chief priest. These sacred grounds are worshiped even today as part of a creed known as Oyama Nanafushigi (the Seven Wonders of Oyama). Visitors to the temple can perform a ritual called ""kawara nage"" in which sundried earthenware are thrown off a cliff to ward off evil and misfortune."

Amazing red leaves around Oyama temple. Luckily I could see Kokuhou (national treasure) which was limited time available to visitors! Fudomyouou statue was great!
Miyagase Dam

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Aiko-gun Kiyokawamura Miyagase etc.
Kanayama Shrine

4.0

45 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Kawasakishi Kawasaki-ku Daishiekimae 2-13-16

This Shinto shrine is about a one-minute walk from Kawasaki-Daishi Station. One of the sanctuaries on the grounds of Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine, it's known locally as Kanamara-sama. It honors the deities Kanayama-hiko and Kanayama-bime, who legend says cared for the goddess Izanami-no-Mikoto whose lower body was badly burned when she gave birth to a fire deity. As such, worshiping here is believed to ease childbirth and help heal afflictions of the lower body. Shrine festivals include the Suicho-no-Matsuri which recreates a historic drinking contest, the Fuigo Festival to pray for prosperity among blacksmiths and hardware merchants, and the annual Kanamara Festival, where patrons carry portable shrines in the shape of giant phalluses.

This is not the first fertility shrine Ive visited in Japan. I like to seek out odd attractions and this one came up. I visited it while on my way to another temple. Its worth a quick 5 minutes...
Kuzuryu-jinja Hongu Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Motohakone In the forest of Hakone Kurotaku dragon

A Shinto shrine located on the east bank of Lake Ashi in Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo County, Kanagawa Prefecture dedicated to a dragon god believed to provide luck with money, business prosperity, and aid in love and marriage. The crimson lacquered inner sanctuary, surrounded by greenery near the lakeshore, exudes a solemn air, and in recent years it has become a popular destination as a mystical “power spot.” A small red torii gate stands in the lake nearby, and during the shrine festival held each month on the 13th, visitors can pay a small fee to ride a motorboat out and back to an adjoining jetty from Motohakone Port. There is also a walking trail which can be used to reach the jetty from Hakone-en in around 30 minutes.
Jufuku-ji Temple

3.5

90 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Ogigayatsu 1-17-7

A Rinzai Kencho-ji Temple Buddhist temple located in the Ogigayatsu neighborhood of Kamakura City. The temple’s honorific mountain name is Kikokusan, while its official temple title is Jufuku Kongo Zen. It is also the third of the “Kamakura Gozan” (Five Mountain Temples of Kamakura). The temple was founded in 1200 by the priest Myoan Eisai after being invited by Hojo Masako, the wife of the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo. There are gorinto (five ring towers) on the grounds said to be the graves of Hojo Masako and her son Minamoto no Sanetomo.

Compared to the main temples in Kamakura, this one is hidden in a small alley which is not easy to find. The temple os not big or something that may impress visitors and there are no statues around...
Enno-ji Temple

4.0

52 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Yamanouchi 1543

Rinzai Kencho-ji Temple Buddhist temple located in Yamanouchi, Kamakura City. The temple enshrines figures of Enma, judge of the dead, and the ten rulers of the afterlife. Also known as the “Shinkyo Enma-do” and the “Juo-do” in reference to these statues, the temple’s principal object of worship, a wooden seated figure of Enma, is believed to have been created in the Kamakura period by the renowned Buddhist sculptor Unkei. This figure, sometimes called the “Laughing Enma” due to its facial expression, is also called the “Man-Eating Enma” because, according to legend, it once mistakenly ate a child. Two fragrant olive trees grow in front of the main temple, and in October they come into beautiful bloom.

Small temple set in the mountainside on the main road from Kamakura in Kita-Kamakura. Houses a selection of wooden carved statues depicting the ten judges for the underworld. The central figure is...

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

Travel / Tourism

History / Culture / Tour Factory / Workshop Sightseeing Spot Experience / Training / Vehicle Nature Travel / Tourism Information Rental Car / Bicycle / Motorcycle Souvenirs Rest Spot Other Sightseeing

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.