Kanagawa Hidden Gems
15 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
The Pola Museum of Art (ポーラ美術館) houses one of Japan's finest Western art collections in a striking modernist building se…