Best around Kanagawa Spot List

Embraced by nature, this studio has produced numerous public art works.

A festival popular with foreign visitors to Japan, where the mikoshi, having the motif of the male genitalia, which is considered to be sacred, is very lively jostled about.

An inn located in an area away from the hustle and bustle of Gora Station. It has nine guestrooms designed with the combination of Japanese and Western styles, each of which has an open-air bath. There are also indoor baths for each gender. It is an ideal hidden inn for adults.

Featuring 2-star accommodation, Funayado Akitaya is located in Kamakura, 300 metres from Koshigoe Beach and 7.4 km from Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. Featuring a lift, this property also provides guests with a restaurant. Free WiFi is available and private parking can be arranged at an extra charge. Sankeien is 24 km from the ryokan, while Yokohama Marine Tower is 24 km away. Tokyo Haneda Airport is 43 km from the property.

A traditional Japanese ryokan in the area where a famous historical figure, Hideyoshi Toyotomi visited. Even the elevator is decorated in Japanese style with tatami mat on floor. About 10 different unique baths including a large bath, an open-air bath, a pot bathtub and a cave bath are available.

The open-air ”flying stone bath” is made from a large stone that has been hollowed out and has a great location with a panoramic view of Mount Kintokiyama and Mount Sounzan. The ”rolling stone bath” in the annex surrounded by trees is also popular. Western style home cooking can be enjoyed at dinner.

Boasting a range of hot-spring baths with mountain views, in-room Japanese meals and massages, Yaeikan is 650 metres from Hakone-Yumoto Train Station. The softly lit rooms have a traditional decor and an LCD TV. Each room at Yaeikan Ryokan includes air conditioning, a fridge and an electric kettle with green tea. Guests sleep in futon beds on a tatami (woven-straw) floor. Rooms have an en suite toilet, and bathrooms are shared. Hakone Open-Air Museum is about 9 km from the hotel. Lake Ashino, Hakone Shrine and Onshi Hakone Park are all a 30-minute drive. The hotel has free on-site parking. You can relax in an open-air or indoor hot-spring bath, unwind in the garden or check out the hotel’s shop. Two hot-spring baths can be reserved for private use, free of charge. Breakfast and dinner are served.

A secluded ryokan for grownups located near a beautiful river. Its hot spring water supplied directly from a source is smooth like face lotion and soft on your skin. Its specialty, Yui Original Sea & Mountain Cuisine cooked mainly with seasonal ingredients is served for meal.

A Shinto shrine known for Zeniarai Spring, one of five ”remarkable waters” in Kamakura, where it is said that visitors can multiply their money by simply washing it.

This is a park overlooking Yokosuka Ironworks, to whose construction French engineer Léonce Verny contributed. The park is characterized by a French geometric garden.

The Sogo Museum of Art is located inside a department store that is directly connected with Yokohama Station. You can enjoy both shopping and art at the same time.

This is a large garden full of tropical atmosphere on Enoshima Island. It was loved by the British import-export merchant Samuel Cocking.

This is an interactive museum where you can enjoy the world of Anpanman. It is very popular among both children and adults.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

It is a museum where the Japanese maritime history can be learned from videos and valuable displays. The NYK Maritime Museum widely introduces the history of marine vessels along with the history of Nippon Yusen as a company. (NYK stands for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, a shipping company.)

Harbor View Park, or Minato-no-mieru-oka Koen is located on the hillside of the city, overlooking Yokohama Harbor and the Bay Bridge. It is a popular sightseeing course in Yokohama.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

Hikawa Maru, an ocean liner of Nippon Yusen (NYK Line or Japan Mail Shipping Line), is one of the historical cargo-passenger ships and was built in 1930 for the purpose of running a regular route to Seattle. Today, the liner is open to the public and the visitors can enter the guestroom, the dining room, wheelhouse, the engine room, and other areas.