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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
Memorial Ship Mikasa

Memorial Ship Mikasa

Located at Mikasa Park, the Memorial Ship Mikasa is a warship that holds a significant place in Japan’s maritime history. Bui...

Kanagawa
Masobyo

Masobyo

Masobyo Temple (媽祖廟), also called Ma Zhu Miao, is located in Yokohama’s Chinatown. The young Taoist temple, which opened r...

Kanagawa
NYK Maritime Museum

NYK Maritime Museum

The NYK Maritime Museum is a museum in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to the maritime history of Ja...

Kanagawa
Yokohama Museum of Art

Yokohama Museum of Art

The Yokohama Museum of Art was founded in 1989 and is one of the largest museums in Japan. The facility contains a total of s...

Kanagawa
Shomyoji Temple

Shomyoji Temple

Shomyoji Temple (称名寺), was founded by Hojo Sanetoki in 1258 and has been declared a National Treasure in 1922.

Kanagawa
Hongakuji Temple

Hongakuji Temple

Hongakuji Temple (本覚寺) is dedicated to Ebisu, part of the Kamakura seven deities of good luck. The temple was founded by A...

Kanagawa
Yakumo Shrine

Yakumo Shrine

Yakumo Shrine, also called Yakumo Jinja, was established around 1082 by Yoshimitsu Minamoto—a Minamoto clan samurai during th...

Kanagawa