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[Kanagawa ]Sightseeing spots recommended by Kanagawa residents

[Kanagawa ]Sightseeing spots recommended by Kanagawa residents

2024-07-16

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture full of diverse attractions, including mountains and oceans where you can enjoy rich nature, townscapes nurtured by fascinating history and culture, industrial heritage sites where you can feel and learn about Japan's modern industrial development, and areas where you can enjoy cutting-edge urban landscapes.
In this article, we will introduce eight recommended spots, ranging from popular classic spots to relaxing and enjoyable hole-in-the-wall tourist attractions that only the author, a resident of Kanagawa Prefecture, knows how to enjoy.
We hope you will find it useful in selecting a destination for your weekend excursions and dates, as well as for your trips to Kanagawa.

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Enoshima Shrine

Entrance to Enoshima Shrine

The Enoshima area is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Kanagawa Prefecture.
The area is full of fun spots for girls, couples, and families, and there are many photogenic places to visit.
The area has been selected as a scenic spot and one of the 100 scenic spots in Japan, and is rich in local gourmet foods such as "fresh shirasu (fresh young sardines) ""Enoshima donburi (rice bowl) ""takosenbei (octopus crackers) "

The approach road to Enoshima Shrine is lined with many stores where you can eat and buy souvenirs, making it a spot where you can enjoy yourself all day long.

Odakyu Katase Enoshima Station

The entrance to the Enoshima area is Odakyu "Katase Enoshima Station ".
The station is recognized as one of the 100 best stations in the Kanto region, and is characterized by its eccentric station building reminiscent of Ryugujo (Dragon's Palace).
It is a familiar symbol of Enoshima tourism.
With the Katase coast stretching out before your eyes, you can feel the pleasant scent of the sea breeze as soon as you get off the station, making you feel as if you are overseas.


"Facility Information "
Facility name: Odakyu Katase Enoshima Station
Address: 2-15, Katase Kaigan, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-0035
Access: Approximately 30 minutes from Yokohama Station via JR Tokaido Main Line and Odakyu Enoshima Line

Zushi/Hayama

▲Morido Coast

The Zushi Hayama area is a popular tourist destination with its beautiful ocean, mild climate, and relaxed atmosphere.
It is also famous as a resort area that can be easily reached from central Tokyo, and is attracting attention as an area where fashionable cafes gather.
Keikyu's "Hayama Girls Trip Ticket "has attracted even more attention, and is the cosmopolitan ticket that includes a train or bus ticket for transportation plus a meal, a choice of meal ticket, and a reward ticket.
The trip-specific "unlimited ride ticket "is sold to tourists, but this Hayama Girls Trip ticket is so famous that even residents of Kanagawa Prefecture use this system and highly recommend it.

Riviera Zushi Marina

This popular resort complex is attracting attention as a place where visitors can enjoy a Mediterranean resort-like atmosphere lined with palm trees.

The site is a place complete with restaurants, a wedding hall, condominiums, tennis courts, and various other facilities.

Because any place where you can take a picture looks good on SNS, this spot is crowded on holidays with tourists taking pictures with cameras in hand.

Hayama Shiosai Park

The park was opened in the Showa era on the site of part of the "Hayama Imperial Villa ", a villa of the Emperor and the Imperial Family.
There is a Japanese garden, a tea ceremony room, a walking path through a pine forest overlooking Sagami Bay, and a museum. A leisurely stroll around the park, which takes about 30 minutes, will give you a sense of Japan.

"Facility Information "
Facility name: Hayama Shiosai Park
Address: 2123-1 Isshiki, Hayama-cho, Miura-gun, Kanagawa, 240-0111
Access: 18 minutes by bus from Zushi Station
Phone number: 046-876-1140
Opening hours: 8:30-17:00 *Park entry is available until 16:30
Closed: Mondays, the day after national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (12/28 - 1/3)
Admission: Adults over high school students: 300 yen / Elementary and junior high school students: 150 yen / Preschool children: free
Parking: 20 cars in the park

flatland-mountain flatfish (Platycephalus sp.)

Goryeosan Park

"Shonan Taira is a place that has received many designations, including 50 of the best scenic spots in Kanagawa ""50 of the best parks in Kanagawa ""100 of the best places to see flowers in Kanagawa ""100 of the best night views ""Eight views of Hiratsuka "

Koraiyama Park is a scenic park straddling Hiratsuka City and Oiso Town, and is divided into two zones: "Shonandaira Zone "for spectacular views and "Sengenzan Zone "for authentic nature.

The night view is especially beautiful, and I highly recommend this place to be visited on a road trip.

Because it is a well-known spot, there are surprisingly few tourists.
You can enjoy your private time flowing slowly and quietly.

Enjoy the luxury of looking down on your everyday Kanagawa from above.

Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine at night "San-no-torii "

A very popular tourist destination in Kanagawa "is a classic spot in Kamakura "" Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine ".
It is said to have its roots in the Kamakura Shogunate, when it was created as the center for the creation of the capital of Kamakura as the head shrine of the Kamakura Shogunate.

▲Hongu (Jogu) during the time of Hatsumode (New Year's visit)

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is famous for always ranking high in the popularity rankings for Hatsumode visits on the third day of the New Year. When I visited the shrine around January 10, it was also very crowded with worshippers.

The grounds of the temple are sometimes restricted to visitors, so please be careful when going sightseeing.
Omikuji include "dove mikuji ", which symbolizes Kamakura.
Inside is a fortune and a dove talisman!
Please draw a fortune and take a picture of your strong luck.

▲Tea house near the entrance of the precinct "Kaze no Mori: Taiko-bashi bridge seen from "

"Facility Information "
Facility name: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
Address: 2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa 248-8588
Access: JR Yokosuka Line/JR Shonan Shinjuku Line "JR Kamakura Station "10 min. walk from East Exit
Phone number: 0467-22-0315
Opening hours: October - March: 6:00 - 21:00 ・ April - September: 5:00 - 21:00
URL: https://www.hachimangu.or.jp/

Tai Chung Valley (area in Hong Kong)

"Black Egg Monument in front of the main entrance of Owakudani Kuro-tamagokan "

Popular places in Hakone "Owakudani (大涌谷) ".
Visitors can take a walk while enjoying the unique scenery created by the volcano and taste local delicacies.

The area is filled with the unique smell of hot springs and sulfur.

From Sounzan Station, which also has a viewing terrace and footbath, visitors can take a ropeway to Owakudani.
From the ropeway you can see the mountainside, but it is smokier than you might imagine, and the whole area is covered in a bright yellow color.

Visitors can enjoy the breathtaking view of the rugged mountain surface, fumaroles filled with white smoke, hot spring equipment and pipes.

"Facility Information "
Facility name: Owakudani
Address: 1251 Sengokuhara, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture
Access: 41 minutes from Hakone-Yumoto Station by Hakone Tozan Bus (T line) "Momogendai "Transfer at the bus stop and take Hakone Ropeway (bound for Owakudani) for 16 minutes "Owakudani Station "Get off immediately
Phone number: 0460-84-5201

Soleil Hill

▲Soleil Hill "Sunflower Festa 2022 "

Experience the harvesting of seasonal vegetables and fruits at the farm, and an area where you can interact with animals such as capipalas and kangaroo rabbits. "Soleil Hill ".

It is famous for its limited-time sunflower fields during the summer months.
The hands-on activity that allows visitors to enter the sunflower field "and the sunflower maze "are also very popular.

The park, which boasts an area about five times the size of the Tokyo Dome, has a full range of playground equipment for children, allowing them to play all day long.
With a Ferris wheel, hot spring facilities, barbecue facilities, an auto-camping site, and some other paid facilities, you will never get bored even if you spend the whole day there.

Entrance to Soleil Hill

Admission to the park is free. You can of course enjoy using the paid facilities, but you can also enjoy the park for free.
The observation deck overlooking the vast park and the ocean is highly recommended.

"Facility Information "
Facility Name: Nagai Umine no Koen Soleil no Oka
Address: 4 Nagai, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Access: 15 minutes by direct bus from Keihin Kyuko Railway "Misakiguchi "station
Phone number: 046-857-2500
URL: https://www.seibu-la.co.jp/soleil/

Yomiuriland

Jewelmation 2021

Yomiuri Land is gaining popularity as a theme park that adults can also enjoy.
There are many unique rides, including attractions in collaboration with major Japanese manufacturers that everyone knows.

There are 40 attractions with a wide range of tastes.

Inside the park

Yomiuri Land ranks among the top 10 most popular illumination in the Kanto area. Known as "Jewel Illumination," this event illuminates the park with the world's first LED lights created in the image of jewel colors.
Held every year from around October to April, it is a place where you can spend a happy moment surrounded by many beautiful lights.

The gondola "Sky Shuttle ", available from the nearest station "Keio Yomiuri Land Station "on the Keio Line, is highly recommended as it allows you to pass right by the roller coaster and look down from above the park.

It is a rare experience to see the illumination, especially from above, so please enjoy the beautiful aerial view.

View from the ropeway


"Facility Information "
Facility name: Yomiuri Land
Address: 〒206-8566 4015-1 Yanoguchi, Inagi City, Tokyo, Japan
Access: 5-10 minutes by gondola from Keio Sagamihara Line "Keio Yomiuri Land Station "
Phone number: 044-966-1111
URL: https://www.yomiuriland.com//

Lake Sagami Resort Pleasure Forest

▲Illumination 2022

Lake Sagami Illumination is selected as one of the three major illumination in Kanto "Lake Sagami Illumination ".

While conveniently located approximately one hour from central Tokyo, this theme park takes advantage of the vast land and the difference in elevation of the slopes, using approximately 6 million LED bulbs, one of the largest in the Kanto area.

One of the most popular attractions is the 250-meter-long "Rainbow Lift ", which can only be experienced here. It is famous for traveling on a rainbow-colored carpet of light, and is sure to be a hit on social media.

Also, at the top of the 370-meter-high lift, visitors can ride the "Ferris Wheel of Light "and enjoy a panoramic view of the illumination spreading all around.

Lake Sagami Resort Pleasure Forest is popular not only for its illumination but also for its hands-on activities. In recent years, collaborations with "Bear Paddington "and "Sumiko Gurashi "have also attracted attention!
This is a facility where you can play around all day long with athletic activities, barbecues, and more.
"Facility Information "
Facility name: Lake Sagami Resort Pleasure Forest
Address: 1634 Wakayanagi, Midori-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa
Access: JR Chuo Main Line from "Sagamiko Station "to "Mikagi ", about 8 min. on line "in front of Pleasure Forest ", get off at
Phone number: 0570-0370353

summary

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Kanagawa Prefecture is home to many popular tourist destinations.
In this article, we have introduced a variety of spots, from the standard spots to the unique hole-in-the-wall spots that only the author of Kanagawa Prefecture can offer.
In addition to the sightseeing spots introduced here, there are many other places to visit, including the Minato Mirai area, Chinatown, Shonan Fujisawa, Yokosuka, and Hakkeijima. One of the attractions of this area is that there are many spots where you can feel exoticism depending on the location. Why not try a girls' trip or a day trip from the city center to visit various sightseeing spots in Kanagawa and feel like you are abroad?
Please refer to it when you visit Kanagawa Prefecture for sightseeing!

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