Destinations
Yugawara Onsen — Quiet Hot Spring Town on Sagami Bay
Yugawara is the hot spring town that most travelers to the Kanto region never quite reach. It sits on the…
Kanagawa
Travel guides for Kanagawa Prefecture: Yokohama, Kamakura, Hakone, Enoshima and the Miura Peninsula, with itineraries, transport tips and seasonal highlights.
Destinations
Chigasaki Beach Town — Surf Culture & Flavor
Chigasaki is the kind of Japanese beach town that refuses to be a tourist attraction. It has a world-class beach,…
Destinations
Tsujido & Kugenuma: Fujisawa Surf Coast
Ask most visitors about Fujisawa and they will describe Enoshima Island — the sea caves, the aquarium, the sunset deck.…
Destinations
Ashigara Area Guide: Kintaro Legends
Most visitors to Kanagawa head straight for Kamakura, Hakone, or Yokohama. I did the same on my first several trips…
Culture & History
Atsugi & Zama: Car Culture Heartland
Atsugi & Zama: Japan’s Car-Culture Heartland and the Nissan Heritage Collection Overview Ask a car enthusiast what they want to…
Destinations
Hadano & Mt. Oyama: Spring Water & Hiking
When most visitors to Kanagawa plan a day away from Tokyo, they head straight for Kamakura or Hakone. I did…
Destinations
Hiratsuka Beach Town Guide — Tanabata Festival
Ask most visitors to name a beach town in Kanagawa and they will say Kamakura or Enoshima. I did the…
Food & Drink
Kanagawa Sake Breweries — Spring-Water Tasting
When travelers think of Japanese sake, the names that come to mind are Niigata, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. Kanagawa rarely makes…
Activities
Miyagase Lake & Kiyokawa: Mountain Playground
When Tokyo residents talk about a “nature escape,” they usually mean Hakone or Kamakura. But there is a third option…
Destinations
Oiso & Ninomiya: Kanagawa’s Quiet Coast
An hour from Tokyo’s chaos sits a stretch of coastline that time forgot. Between Oiso and Ninomiya, the Tokaido Line…