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Enoshima

4.5

1094 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Enoshima

Enoshima is a tied island connected to the mainland via a sandbar. Known for its picturesque scenery since ancient times, the island is also home to Enoshima-jinja Shrine and numerous other historic Shinto shrines. Sightseeing spots have continued to accrue on the island over time, including the Samuel Cocking Garden as well as a stone monument dedicated to the 1964 Olympics. The Enoshima Sea Candle lighthouse, which is lit up beautifully at night, is a more recent addition. In times past and today, Enoshima remains a popular tourist destination visited by countless travelers.

Was looking for lunch on the way to Fujigawaguchiko and we hit this town. A seaside area with much to see and eat. A day trip for those from Tokyo seems viable but I was driving so can’t comment much...
Enoshima Aquarium

4.0

651 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Katasekaigan 2-19-1

Nicknamed the “Enosui” by locals, this aquarium is located inside Shonan Kaigan Park. The aquarium’s beautiful exhibits, designed to evoke a wondrous undersea world, are quite popular. The spherical “Jellyfish Planet” aquarium houses 14 varieties of jellyfish lit up with beautiful lighting. Once every hour, the world’s first 3D projection mapped jellyfish show is held throughout the entire floor. Enoshima Aquarium is filled with entertainment. A school of some 8,000 Japanese sardines can be seen swimming in a giant aquarium replicating the environment of Sagami Bay. An edutainment facility, another exhibit at the aquarium maps ocean currents and presents the various sea life which visits the area seasonally.

The ocean cafe by the dolphin stadium only take pasmo and cash so be ready. Popcorn, dippin dots, and chicken all for ¥1210. They suggest an hour here and that is definitely possible but it also...
Samukawa-jinja Shrine

4.0

267 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Kouzagunsamukawamachi Miyayama 3916

This shrine in Miyayama, Samukawa Town, Koza County, Kanagawa Prefecture has a roughly 1,600 history. Called Sagaminokuni Ichinomiya, its guardian deity is the only in the nation to protect from calamity whatever direction it comes from. As such, historical figures like Minamoto no Yoritomo, Takeda Shingen, and members of the Tokugawa clan worshiped there. Many visitors come for a variety of annual festivals, including the Musayumi Festival on the 8th of the New Year, the Kokufu Festival on May 5, and the Hamaorikoshiki Festival on July 15.

I didn’t find this shrine worth going out of your way to see. I was finished in 10 minutes. Try Mishima or Hakone for a less right-wing oriented experience. To see the garden at the back, it seems...
Enoshima Shrine

4.0

343 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Enoshima 2-3-8

Located on Enoshima Island, Enoshima Shrine actually comprises three individual shrines dedicated to different aspects of the goddess Benten: the Okutsuno-miya dedicated to Takiri-bime-no-mikoto, the Nakatsuno-miya dedicated to Ichikishima-hime-no-mikoto, and the Hetsuno-miya dedicated to Tagitsu-hime-no-mikoto. A statue of Benten with eight arms (which has been designated as an Important Cultural Property by Kanagawa Prefecture), and a statue of Benten with a Biwa lute, are on public display in the Hoan-den hall.

Be prepared for a trek - this series of three shrines are located progressively higher and higher on the Enoshima Island hill. The seemingly endless climbing of stairs is worth it though! The shrines...
Enoshima Cavern

4.0

220 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Enoshima 2

A natural cave carved out by the erosion of waves over countless years, Enoshima Cavern is actually comprised of Cavern One and Cavern Two. Decorated with tasteful lighting and filled with music, the cavern contains various displays relating to the Buddhist training the great priests Kukai and Nichiren conducted here. There is also a large, 128 meter long open area in the cavern which offers a sweeping of Sagami Bay and Izu. The cavern is a 30-minute walk from Enoshima Benten Bridge or a 10-minute ride on the Bentenmaru ferryboat.

Nice caves, they definitely did their best to make it attractive and entertaining. Worth to visit as part of the Enoshima day pass
Shonandaira (Komayama Park)

4.0

85 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Oiso Long Beach

4.0

88 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Nakagunoisomachi Kokufuhongou 546

An outdoor pool facility adjoining the Oiso Prince Hotel in Oiso Town, Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture. There are ten varieties of pools to be found here, including a wave pool. In addition to the pools, there's bowling, golf, futsal courts, and more, and this Oceanside pool resort sees many visitors in summer.

The storage area with lockers and shower were very clean and very spacious. But if you’ve been to waterpark in Spain or Disney world, it’s quite a different vibe. The design of the park is quite...
Shonan T-Site

4.0

64 Reviews

Shopping

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Tsujidoumotomachi 6-20-1

A shopping facility located a 15-minute walk from Hon-Kugenuma Station. The vast, bookstore and café-like interior is filled with bookstores and related, highly individual shops seamlessly joined together. With some 300 chairs and sofas scattered around the facility both indoors and out, visitors can come to relax and enjoy a book with a cup of coffee. A free community bus operates between Shonan T-Site and the north entrance of Fujisawa station, making access to the facility convenient as well.

3 full blocks of stationery, clothing, lifestyle and concept designs makes this a traveler’s nook/haven. The cafe and restaurant serve good food and yummy drinks. I had to peel myself away when it...
Terrace Mall Shonan

Shopping

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Tsujidoukandai 1-3-1

This is a large shopping mall at the north exit of JR Tsujido Station, via a direct pedestrian deck. The lot is 3.6 times the size of Tokyo Dome, making it the largest in the Shonan area. Focusing on fashion, the mall rich in Shonan atmosphere also offers foodstuffs including well-known Shonan gourmet options, general goods, books and electronics goods. Enjoy a pleasant breeze from the terrace, or even a movie at the 4th floor cinema.
Ryukoji Temple

4.0

57 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Fujisawa-shi Katase 3-13-37

The head temple of Nichiren Buddhism, located in the Katase neighborhood of Kamakura. The temple’s honorific mountain name is Jakkozan. According to legend, in 1271, the great priest Nichiren was wrongly sentenced to death by beheading by the Kamakura shogunate, but just before the sentence could be executed, the executioners were blinded by a brilliant flash of light, and Nichiren’s life was spared. Thereafter, in 1337, one of Nichiren’s disciples, Nippo, built a hall commemorating the event in which he placed a figure of Nichiren he carved himself as well as the hide which was placed on a rock for Nichiren to rest on before being beheaded. This hall then eventually became the Ryuko-ji Temple. In addition to the main temple building and bell tower, the temple grounds are also home to the dungeon where Nichiren is said to have been imprisoned. The temple’s wooden five tier pagoda is one of only a very few nationwide that was constructed in the Meiji period.

Set on a mountainside away from the hustle and bustle of nearby Katase / Enoshima this is a lovely complex of Buddhist worshipping places includes a 5 story pagoda and Thai like tower.
Prefectural Shonan Kaigan Park

4.0

58 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Fujisawa-shi Kugenuma-kaigan 1-17-3

Im not a very beach type of person, but I thought since Im in the vicinity ... I might as well swing by to see how the beach looks like. I have to say, Im impressed by the entire length of the...
Hetsumiya

4.0

75 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Enoshima 2-3-8

Located on the grounds of Enoshima-jinja Shrine on the island of Enoshima, this palatial shrine was founded in 1206 by Minamoto no Sanetomo. Dedicated to Tagitsuhime-no-mikoto, the current Shinto-style hall was rebuilt after repairs were conducted in 1675 and 1976. Because the shrine is located on the lowest area of Enoshima, which has many hills and valleys, it is also the Lower Shrine.

They way to the shrine, between the two archways, is a road flanked by tacky souvenir shops and food stalls. If you are more interested in the spiritual, then put your head down and press on.
Shirahata-jinja Shrine

3.5

46 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Fujisawa 2-4-7

A Shinto shrine located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa dedicated to Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Yoshitsune is said to have been of surpassing abilities, and accordingly this shrine is believed to answer prayers related to martial arts, the performing arts, and scholarship. The Ushiwaka Festival is held at the shrine on May 5. Carp streamers are hung up in prayer for the healthy growth of children, and the shrine grounds bustle with children on the day of the festival.

道路が交差している角に、鳥居が見えてきました。”白旗神社”の石碑が立っています。周りは交通渋滞が起こりそうなにぎやかなところにあります。この神社は”源義経”が祀られているそうです。境内にはその義経と弁慶の銅像が建てられていました。その横には、”伝源義経首洗井戸”がありました。奥州平泉で自害下義経の首が、この地に流れ着き、洗い清められ葬られたと伝えられたそうです。本当！本殿は石段...
Yasaka Shrine

3.5

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Enoshima 2-3-8

江の島には多くの神社があり口コミ書くのも調べないといけません。上手く書けないので資料抜粋します「江島神社の境内社。腰越の小動神社に祀られていた社が大波で壊され、御窟の前の海中に沈んでいた御神体を漁師が拾い、ここへ祀ったといわれています。」滞在時間10分くらい。
Kanagawa Prefectural Oiso Joyama Park Former Mitsui Villa Chiku

4.0

46 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Oisomachi Kokufuhongo 551-1

平日の昼過ぎに訪問。旧吉田邸のバラ園を見てからこちらへ。旧吉田邸から、車で1分ほど。平日は駐車場無料です。やや上り坂がありますが、運動不足の70代の母も歩けるほどです。展望台には屋根ありベンチもあり、海と山々を眺めながら休憩できます。風が気持ちいいです。意外と園内は広いですが、5000歩弱くらいでした。
Shonandai Onsen Raku

4.0

23 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Shounandai 2-7-5

This is a hot spring facility just a two-minute walk from the Shonandai Station on the Yokohama City Subway Line. The primary feature of this hot springs bath is that the waters are actually Kamiya spring waters, daily transported directly from the Okuyugawara spring source mentioned in the 8th century anthology, the Manyoshu. This clear colorless hard water, high in mineral content, is beneficial for cuts, bruises, external injuries, nerve pain, hip pain, and women's diseases. After bathing, one can relax in the lounge stocked with over 6000 manga or enjoy some ping-pong. The restaurant, Sakura, is another appealing feature with the specialty seafood rice bowl, and the high volume combination meals.

家族4人、宿泊で利用。半個室型のベットは予約制で週末は満室になる場合がほとんどの為、事前予約推奨。半個室がある２階フロアは、23時過ぎに消灯、朝6時半頃に照明が点灯。客層は恐らく地元の若い人が多い。スタッフ対応は◎。露天風呂・サウナが、27時以降使用できない(朝風呂の時間での使用不可)のが個人的なマイナス点。漫画の種類が豊富で、夜通し読んでいる人もチラホラ。将棋、オセロ、囲碁のセットもあり...
Isuzu Plaza

4.5

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Tsuchidana 8

This exhibit facility is located next to Isuzu Motors Fujisawa Factory in Tsuchidana, Fujisawa City. Starting with “Wolseley CP”, the first Isuzu truck, the exhibit features famous historical cars, and the latest trucks and buses. Additionally, you can learn about Isuzu automobiles from various perspectives through displays of the structure and manufacturing process of trucks, and displays on distribution and daily life using one of Japan’s largest dioramas. There is also a shop that sells original goods and a cafe.

クルマ好きの男友達と行きました。トラックの運転シミュレーターや、自衛隊のクルマの見学など、珍しい体験ができてよかったです。
Enoshima Daishi Temple

3.5

41 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Enoshima 2-4-10

A Shingon Buddhist temple located on the island of Enoshima. Enoshima Daishi Temple was founded in 1993 on the site of the previously demolished Enoshima-kan inn as the Kanto branch temple of the Saifuku-ji Temple in Kagoshima Prefecture. The temple’s principal object of worship is a figure of Acala. Located in the main temple building, the solemn red statue stands six meters tall, making it one of the largest indoor depictions of Acala in Japan. Goma ceremonies, in which cedar wood is burned before the figure of Acala, are held periodically, and visitors can come to consult with priests and receive Goma ashes and purifying salts.

Nosotros nos acercamos a ver que era, ya que la verdad a priori no vimos que fuera un templo budista. Nada mas entrar a mano izquierda encontramos un pequeño pero hermoso temizu. Seguidamente de las...
Southern Beach Chigasaki

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Chigasakishi Nakakaigan 4-chome

This swimming beach is located at the Chigasaki City Nakakaigan Beach. Looking directly out over the water one has a view of Eboshi-iwa and Izu Oshima Island, Enoshima to the east, and Mt. Fuji to the west. In the summer events such as the Southern Beach Festa and Southern Beach Chigasaki Fireworks Festival are held, and it is visited by many tourists. The Chigasaki Southern C monument, which also was featured on the cover of a popular band’s CD album cover, is popular as a spot to offer luck in matchmaking. Toilets and showers are available. During the summer, beach houses offer rentals of parasols and body boards and also sell original food items.
Kirin Beverage Shonan Plant

4.5

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Koza-gun Samukawamachi Kurami 1620

工場見学にて訪れました。午後の紅茶のできるまで、を学びました。オリジナルパッケージの午後の紅茶ストレートティーをいただきました。それ以外にも２種の午後ティーも試飲させていただきました。とても充実した工場見学でした。

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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.