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Kanagawa Roadside Stations — Michi-no-Eki Food
Overview Japan’s michi-no-eki — literally “roadside stations” — are one of the country’s great unsung pleasures: rest stops that have…
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Kanagawa Fruit Picking — Grapes, Pears & Oranges
Overview One of the most charming things to do in Japan is visit a farm and pick your own fruit.…
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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…
Destinations
Tsujido & Kugenuma: Fujisawa Surf Coast
Overview Ask most visitors about Fujisawa and they will describe Enoshima Island — the sea caves, the aquarium, the sunset…
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Chigasaki Beach Town — Surf Culture & Flavor
Overview Chigasaki is the kind of Japanese beach town that refuses to be a tourist attraction. It has a world-class…
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Oiso & Ninomiya: Kanagawa’s Quiet Coast
Overview An hour from Tokyo’s chaos sits a stretch of coastline that time forgot. Between Oiso and Ninomiya, the Tokaido…
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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…
Food & Drink
Kanagawa Sake Breweries — Spring-Water Tasting
Overview When travelers think of Japanese sake, the names that come to mind are Niigata, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. Kanagawa rarely…
Destinations
Hiratsuka Beach Town Guide — Tanabata Festival
Overview Ask most visitors to name a beach town in Kanagawa and they will say Kamakura or Enoshima. I did…
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Hadano & Mt. Oyama: Spring Water & Hiking
Overview When most visitors to Kanagawa plan a day away from Tokyo, they head straight for Kamakura or Hakone. I…