Kanagawa Hidden Gems
The seaside flank of Tokyo — a samurai capital at Kamakura, a port city built by foreign trade, and hot springs in the Hakone caldera.
5 spots
Climate & Best Season
Mild and maritime; warm summers, gentle winters, snow only in the Hakone highlands. Pleasant year-round.
Famous For (Food)
- Shirasu (whitebait)
- Ie-kei ramen
- Yokohama Chinatown fare
- Kamaboko
Signature Sights
- Kamakura's Great Buddha
- Hakone & Lake Ashi
- Enoshima
- Yokohama waterfront
Lake Ashi — Volcanic Caldera Lake with Mt. Fuji Views
Lake Ashi formed when Mt. Kamiyama erupted roughly 3,000 years back, collapsing part of the mountain and damming the Hay…
Owakudani Valley — Active Volcanic Fumes and Black Eggs
Owakudani (大涌谷, 'Great Boiling Valley') is an active volcanic valley where sulfurous fumes vent from fissures in the roc…
Hakone Shrine — Lake Torii Gate and Cedar Forest
The torii gate standing in Lake Ashi's shallows is what phone cameras were invented for, but the shrine complex itself c…
Old Tokaido Road — Edo-Period Cedar Avenue
The Old Tokaido Road (旧東海道, Kyu Tokaido) is a preserved section of the historic highway that connected Edo (Tokyo) and K…
Pola Museum of Art — Impressionist Collection in Forest
Pola Museum sits 700 meters into Hakone's beech forest, connected to the road by a narrow access drive that discourages…