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Culture in Kanagawa

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Yokosuka Museum of Art

Yokosuka Museum of Art

Nestled within the serene embrace of Kannonzaki Park, overlooking the vast expanse of Tokyo Bay, lies the Yokosuka Museum of ...

Kanagawa
Kanteibyo

Kanteibyo

Kanteibyo Temple (関帝廟) is a spiritual landmark in Yokohama’s Chinatown. It shines like a beacon of faith with its vibrant ...

Kanagawa
Verny Park

Verny Park

Originally opened in 1946 and revamped in 2001, Verny Park (ヴェルニー公園) is a French styled garden overlooking Kanagawa’s ...

Kanagawa
Meigetsuin Temple

Meigetsuin Temple

Fugenzan Meigetsu-in is a Rinzai Zen temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Famous for its hydrang...

Kanagawa
Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine

Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine

Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine, popularly known simply as Zeniarai Benten, is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanag...

Kanagawa
Engakuji Temple

Engakuji Temple

Engakuji is the second most important temple out of Kamakura’s Five Great Zen Temples and was founded by regent Hojo Tokimune...

Kanagawa
Hasedera Temple

Hasedera Temple

Kamakura’s Hasedera Temple, a sister temple to Nara’s temple of the same name, is renowned for its 11-headed statue of Kannon...

Kanagawa
Hokokuji Temple

Hokokuji Temple

Hōkoku-ji is an old temple in the Kenchō-ji school of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism located in Kamakura, Japan. Famous for ...

Kanagawa
Daiyuzan Saijoji Temple

Daiyuzan Saijoji Temple

Daiyuzan Saijoji is a temple with a deep connection to the tengu, those creatures who occupy a special place in Japanese folk...

Kanagawa
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

When Japan opened its market to the rest of the world in the late 19th century, Yokohama was the main port through which trad...

Kanagawa