Kamakura Hiking & Backstreets: Escape Crowds
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Kamakura Hiking & Backstreets: Escape Crowds

Overview Kamakura has a crowd problem, and everyone knows it. On a Saturday afternoon in autumn, Komachi-dori is a river…

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Shonan SUP & Marine Guide: Paddle, Kayak, Sail
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Shonan SUP & Marine Guide: Paddle, Kayak, Sail

Overview Shonan’s coastline — the arc of bay from Kamakura through Enoshima to Chigasaki — is one of Japan’s great…

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Miyagase Lake & Kiyokawa: Mountain Playground
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Miyagase Lake & Kiyokawa: Mountain Playground

Overview When Tokyo residents talk about a “nature escape,” they usually mean Hakone or Kamakura. But there is a third…

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TARI TARI Pilgrimage — Shonan & Enoshima
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TARI TARI Pilgrimage — Shonan & Enoshima

Overview TARI TARI is a coming-of-age anime from studio P.A. Works that follows five high school students in Kamakura’s neighboring…

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Zushi & Hayama Marine Guide — SUP, Kayak, Sail
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Zushi & Hayama Marine Guide — SUP, Kayak, Sail

Overview Getting There The Zushi-Hayama coast is easily accessible by public transport: Route Duration Cost Notes Tokyo Station → JR…

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Sagamihara & Lake Sagami Guide — Nature Escape
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Sagamihara & Lake Sagami Guide — Nature Escape

Sagamihara & Lake Sagami Outdoor Guide 2026 — Nature Escape from Tokyo Overview Overview of Sagamihara & Lake Sagami Detail…

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