Kanagawa Hidden Gems
28 spots
Yokohama Chinatown — Japan's Largest Chinese Quarter
Yokohama Chinatown (横浜中華街, Yokohama Chukagai) is Japan's largest Chinatown, home to over 600 shops and restaurants packe…
Minato Mirai 21 — Futuristic Waterfront Skyline
Minato Mirai 21 (みなとみらい21, 'Harbor of the Future') is Yokohama's iconic waterfront district featuring modern skyscrapers…
Cup Noodles Museum — Interactive Instant Ramen History
The Cup Noodles Museum (カップヌードルミュージアム) chronicles the invention of instant ramen by Nissin founder Momofuku Ando, who in…
Sankeien Garden — 175,000㎡ Traditional Japanese Garden
Sankeien Garden (三溪園) is a sprawling 175,000-square-meter traditional Japanese garden created by silk merchant Tomitaro…
Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum — Nine Regional Ramen Styles Under One Roof
The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum (新横浜ラーメン博物館) is part food court, part cultural museum — a basement complex recreating 195…
Great Buddha of Kamakura — 13.35m Bronze Colossus
The Great Buddha of Kamakura (鎌倉大仏, Kamakura Daibutsu) is a 13.35-meter-tall bronze statue of Amida Buddha weighing 121…
Hasedera Temple — Hillside Temple with Ocean Views
Hasedera Temple (長谷寺) is a hillside Buddhist temple famous for its 9.18-meter wooden statue of Kannon (11-faced Goddess…
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu — Kamakura's Grand Shinto Shrine
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu (鶴岡八幡宮) is Kamakura's most important Shinto shrine, dedicated to Hachiman (god of warriors and pat…
Enoshima Island — Sacred Island with Caves and Ocean Views
Enoshima (江の島) is a small island (0.4km²) connected to the Shonan coast by a 600-meter bridge, crowned with shrines, bot…
Yuigahama Beach — Kamakura's Historic Seaside
Yuigahama Beach (由比ヶ浜) is Kamakura's main swimming beach, a 900-meter crescent of sand facing Sagami Bay with views to E…
Lake Ashi — Volcanic Caldera Lake with Mt. Fuji Views
Lake Ashi formed when Mt. Kamiyama erupted roughly 3,000 years back, collapsing part of the mountain and damming the Hay…
Owakudani Valley — Active Volcanic Fumes and Black Eggs
Owakudani (大涌谷, 'Great Boiling Valley') is an active volcanic valley where sulfurous fumes vent from fissures in the roc…
Hakone Open-Air Museum — Outdoor Sculpture Garden
The Hakone Open-Air Museum (箱根彫刻の森美術館, Chokoku-no-Mori Bijutsukan) is Japan's first open-air museum, established in 1969…
Hakone Yumoto Onsen — Gateway Hot Spring Town
Hakone-Yumoto (箱根湯本) is Hakone's largest and most accessible onsen town, located at the base of the mountains where the…
Fujiko F Fujio Museum — Doraemon Creator's World
The Fujiko F Fujio Museum (藤子・F・不二雄ミュージアム) celebrates the work of manga artist Fujiko F Fujio, creator of Doraemon — Jap…
Shonan Beach — Southern California of Japan
The Shonan coast (湘南, Shonan) stretches 30km from Fujisawa to Oiso, encompassing multiple beach towns that embody Japane…
Yokohama Ramen — Iekei Thick Pork-Soy Broth
Yokohama is the birthplace of Iekei Ramen (家系ラーメン, 'family-style ramen'), a distinctive style featuring thick tonkotsu-s…
Kamakura Komachi-dori — Temple Town Shopping Street
Komachi-dori (小町通り, Komachi Street) is Kamakura's main pedestrian shopping street, a narrow 350-meter lane packed with 2…
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse — Historic Port Warehouses
The Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (横浜赤レンガ倉庫, Akarenga Soko) consists of two historic brick warehouses built in 1911 durin…
Odawara Castle — Reconstructed Feudal Fortress
Odawara Castle (小田原城, Odawara-jo) was the stronghold of the Hojo clan during the Sengoku Period (1467–1615), famous for…
Hakone Shrine — Lake Torii Gate and Cedar Forest
The torii gate standing in Lake Ashi's shallows is what phone cameras were invented for, but the shrine complex itself c…
Zeniarai Benten Shrine — Money-Washing Cave Shrine
Zeniarai Benten (銭洗弁財天, 'Money-Washing Benzaiten') is a shrine hidden in a cave where worshippers wash coins and bills i…
Yokohama Marine Tower — Harbor Lighthouse Observation Deck
Yokohama Marine Tower (横浜マリンタワー) is a 106-meter-tall lattice tower originally built as a lighthouse in 1961 to commemora…
Old Tokaido Road — Edo-Period Cedar Avenue
The Old Tokaido Road (旧東海道, Kyu Tokaido) is a preserved section of the historic highway that connected Edo (Tokyo) and K…
Pola Museum of Art — Impressionist Collection in Forest
Pola Museum sits 700 meters into Hakone's beech forest, connected to the road by a narrow access drive that discourages…
Hokokuji Temple — Bamboo Garden Meditation
Hokokuji Temple (報国寺, 'Temple of Nation Protection') is a small Zen temple famous for its bamboo grove — over 2,000 moso…
Kirin Brewery Yokohama — Beer Factory Tour with Tasting
The Kirin Brewery Yokohama Factory (キリンビール横浜工場) offers guided tours showcasing the beer brewing process from malt select…
Yokohama Cosmo World — Waterfront Amusement Park
Yokohama Cosmo World (よこはまコスモワールド) is a mid-sized amusement park in the heart of Minato Mirai, built on reclaimed harbor…