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Culture in Kanagawa

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Nihon Minkaen

Nihon Minkaen

Nihon Minka-en (日本民家園, also 'The Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum') is part of the Ikuta Ryokuchi Park in Kawasaki, Kana...

Kanagawa
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is arguably the most important shrine in Kamakura and is located roughly in the center of the ci...

Kanagawa
Kamakura Daibutsu

Kamakura Daibutsu

Kamakura's Daibutsu is a beautiful bronze statue of Amitabha Buddha that was erected in the Kotoku-in Temple in the middle of...

Kanagawa
Zuisenji Temple

Zuisenji Temple

Kinbyōzan Zuisen-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect in Nikaidō's Momijigayatsu Valley in Kamakura, Japan. Wikipedia

Kanagawa
Tokeiji Temple

Tokeiji Temple

Tokeiji, a Rinzai-sect temple of Zen Buddhism, is a branch temple of nearby Engakuji, which is a short 5-minute walk away. Th...

Kanagawa
Kenchoji Temple

Kenchoji Temple

Kenchoji is Kamakura’s oldest Zen temple and is recognized as the top temple of the city’s Five Great Zen Temples. It was ori...

Kanagawa
Kawasaki Daishi

Kawasaki Daishi

Kawasaki Daishi is the popular name of Heiken-ji, a Buddhist temple in Kawasaki, Japan. Founded in 1128, it is the headquarte...

Kanagawa
Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama

Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama

The Interactive Instant Noodle Museum (Cup Noodles Museum) in Yokohama is dedicated to instant noodles and cup noodles. The m...

Kanagawa
Sankeien Garden

Sankeien Garden

In 1859, when the port of Yokohama opened to foreign trade, silk was the country's largest export. In 1909, Japan was the wor...

Kanagawa
Yokohama Chinatown

Yokohama Chinatown

Yokohama Chinatown, also known as Yokohama Chukagai, is Japan’s largest Chinatown. An enclave of Chinese shops and restaurant...

Kanagawa