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Things to Do in Kanagawa

Hand-picked sights and experiences across Kanagawa, with day trips from Tokyo.

Snow-capped Mount Fuji at dusk beyond the forested shore of Lake Ashi, with the vermilion Hakone Shrine torii standing in the waterFull-day tour from Tokyo: Mount Fuji & HakoneThe bronze Great Buddha of Kamakura seated in meditation at Kotoku-in, weathered green against a clear blue skyFull-day tour from Tokyo: Kamakura Great Buddha & Enoshima & Tsurugaoka Hachimangu ShrineAn ornate orange and black pirate ship crossing Lake Ashi with passengers on deck, the red Hakone Shrine torii on the wooded shore and Mount Fuji beyondHakone Sightseeing Cruise on Lake AshiA walk-through maze of grass-topped concrete walls at the Hakone Open-Air Museum, with a tall mosaic-tiled figure and a timber sculpture on the slope behindHakone Open-Air MuseumA dense shoal of silver sardines wheeling through a deep blue tank at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, larger fish cruising below themYokohama Hakkeijima Sea ParadiseYokohama F. Marinos supporters waving large red, white and blue club flags in the stand, the floodlit pitch of Nissan Stadium belowYokohama F. Marinos Football Match at Nissan StadiumA giant red ramen bowl sculpture with noodles lifted on oversized chopsticks standing outside the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum, its name in gold on the wallShin-Yokohama Ramen MuseumTwo visitors silhouetted against the huge Sagami Bay tank at Enoshima Aquarium, a dense silver shoal wheeling above the reefEnoshima Aquarium in FujisawaAn orange and black Pennzoil-liveried Nissan Skyline with its headlights and underglow lit at a night car meet, elevated expressways crossing the dusk sky behindTour destination: TokyoFast & Furious Tokyo Drift: GaijinTuned Tokyo Car Meet Experience

When to catch the colours in Kanagawa?

Average cherry blossom and autumn foliage dates for Kanagawa, from the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals — the fortnight to aim for, not a promise for any particular year.

Where to look next?

The prefectures we've mapped so far, nearest to Kanagawa first.

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