Spots in Kanagawa

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By prefecture:

HokkaidoHokkaido (60)

TohokuAomori (30)Iwate (30)Miyagi (40)Akita (30)Yamagata (30)Fukushima (30)

KantoIbaraki (30)Tochigi (30)Gunma (30)Tokyo (30)Kanagawa (15)

ChubuNiigata (30)Ishikawa (15)Yamanashi (15)Gifu (15)Shizuoka (15)

KansaiKyoto (30)Osaka (30)Hyogo (15)Nara (30)

ChugokuHiroshima (15)

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No photo yetFujisawa, KanagawaEnoshima Iwaya CavesTwo sea caves on Enoshima carved by waves (152 m and 56 m deep), said to have been visited by Kukai and Minamoto no Yoritomo and regarded as the origin of Benzaiten worship; visitors explore by candlelight.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetHakone, KanagawaHakone Open-Air MuseumAn open-air museum set against the Hakone mountains, with about 120 works by leading modern and contemporary sculptors on permanent display.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetHakone, KanagawaHakone Shrine and Kuzuryu ShrineA shrine founded in 757 by the monk Mangan on Mt. Hakone and revered by Minamoto no Yoritomo and Tokugawa Ieyasu; its auxiliary Kuzuryu Shrine honours the nine-headed dragon guarding Lake Ashi.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetHakone, KanagawaHakone Sightseeing Cruise (Pirate Ships)Three pirate ships (Queen Ashinoko, Royal II and Victory) cruising Lake Ashi, with views of Mt. Fuji and Hakone Shrine's torii in the water; the lake is calm, so the ride rocks little.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetKamakura, KanagawaHase-dera Temple, KamakuraAn ancient Kamakura temple known as a temple of flowers, whose hydrangea path overlooks the sea and town; its eleven-headed Kannon, 9.18 m tall, is one of Japan's largest wooden Buddhist statues.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetKamakura, KanagawaInamuragasaki OnsenA day-use hot spring with rare "moor" water, looking over the Kamakura sea, Mt. Fuji and Enoshima; children under 13 are not admitted.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetKamakura, KanagawaKomachi-dori Street, KamakuraA shopping street of about 600 m in central Kamakura running from JR Kamakura Station toward Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, lined with long-established restaurants, new cafés and souvenir shops selling dango, matcha sweets, menchi-katsu and seafood.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetKamakura, KanagawaKotoku-in (Great Buddha of Kamakura)The temple of the Great Buddha of Kamakura in Hase, where visitors can also go inside the statue.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetOdawara, KanagawaOdawara CastleThe "impregnable" castle and symbol of Odawara, a National Historic Site; floors 1-5 of the keep tell the castle's history from the Edo period to today, and the top-floor deck at about 60 m looks over Sagami Bay.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
Photo: そらみみ / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)Hakone, KanagawaOwakudani Valley, HakoneA volcanic valley of steam vents and boiling mud, once called "Jigokudani" (hell valley), reached by the Hakone Ropeway with views of Mt. Fuji and Lake Ashi; a 700 m guided walk through the fumarole area reopened in 2022 by reservation.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
Photo: Suicasmo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Yokohama, KanagawaSankeien GardenA vast Japanese garden created by silk merchant Hara Sankei, with historic buildings moved from Kyoto and Kamakura (ten Important Cultural Properties) set among plum, cherry, wisteria, lotus and autumn leaves; a Place of Scenic Beauty.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
Photo: Jungle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0Hakone, KanagawaSengokuhara Pampas Grass FieldA vast field of pampas grass on the slopes of Mt. Daigatake, green in spring and golden in autumn, with a straight 700 m path through the grass; one of Kanagawa's 50 scenic spots.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetKamakura, KanagawaTsurugaoka Hachimangu ShrineThe guardian shrine of Kamakura and of the samurai in the Kamakura period, where the shogunate held its official ceremonies; its grand festival with horseback archery is held every September 14-16, and a peony garden blooms by the Genji Pond.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetYokohama, KanagawaYokohama ChinatownOne of the world's largest Chinatowns, with over 600 shops packed into lanes named after Chinese places, serving Cantonese, Beijing, Shanghai and Sichuan food, plus the Kuan Ti Miao and Ma Zhu Miao temples.Official check: 26 Sept 2026
No photo yetYokohama, KanagawaYokohama Red Brick WarehouseRed-brick warehouses built between the late Meiji and early Taisho periods by the harbour, now filled with cafés, restaurants and shops, with events such as the Oktoberfest and a Christmas market in the outdoor plaza; lit orange at night.Official check: 26 Sept 2026