Kanagawa Hidden Gems
28 spots
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…