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Kanagawa

Contrasting realities from Yokohama to Hakone

About Kanagawa
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Upcoming Kanagawa Events

Morito no Hama bon Dance Festival 2025

Morito no Hama bon Dance Festival 2025

Wednesday - Aug 13th

Morito no Hama's yearly summer beach festival and dance competition on the shores of Morito beach in Hayama, Kanagawa prefecture...

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Sunflower Festa at Soleil Hill 2025

Sunflower Festa at Soleil Hill 2025

Late Jul - Late Aug

From mid-July until late August, Yokosuka Soleil Hill is filled with the color of approximately 100,000 sunflowers in bloom. On..

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Where to eat in Kanagawa

Places to stay in Kanagawa

Hotel Hakone Tenseien

Hotel Hakone Tenseien

Sandra Isaka

Hakone’s Tenseien stands out as a hotel that has something for everyone. It offers amazing open-air rooftop hot springs, vario..

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A Special Trip in Odawara

A Special Trip in Odawara

Serena Kim

Odawara is a captivating coastal city nestled along Sagami Bay on the Tokaido Line, just a 30-minute Shinkansen bullet train ride..

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About Kanagawa

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Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kanto
Island Honshu
Capital Yokohama
Population 9,048,331
Area 2,415.81 km²

Perhaps the term “melting pot” is the best way to describe Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県, Kanagawa-ken). Being the second most populated prefecture, Kanagawa’s first impression is a modern, “concrete jungle” similar to its northern neighbour, Tokyo. And that’s true to a certain extent, as you can tell from the big city of Yokohama and the Minato Mirai 21 district. However, that urbanity is perfectly balanced with beautiful nature, such as Enoshima’s beaches, Sankei-en, Yamashita Park, and Hakone Onsen.

Being the site of Commodore Perry’s landing in 1853, Kanagawa is also a fusion of foreign and Japanese history and culture. Traditional Japanese structures such as Enkaku-ji and the Great Buddha of Kamakura co-exist with Yokohama Chinatown, the Red Brick Warehouse, and Western-style buildings in the Motomachi district.

Romantic nighttime views of the city and Tokyo Bay can be enjoyed from the Landmark Tower observatory and Osanbashi Pier.

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