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Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture has 33 municipalities (19 cities, 13 towns, 1 village). All of them have town stories to read.
All municipalities
Name, pronunciation and type. A readable town links to its page.
Yokohama and Kawasaki2
- Yokohama CityよこはましCityA Yayoi village and graves share a park.Otsuka-Saikachido SiteTokyo 23 min, Shinagawa 15 min, Shinjuku 29 min, Nagoya 76 min, Shin-Osaka 124 min
- Kawasaki CityかわさきしCityPeach, pear and grape motifs top a gate.Kawasaki Kako SuimonTokyo 15 min, Shinagawa 7 min, Shinjuku 18 min, Shibuya 13 min
Miura Peninsula5
- Yokosuka CityよこすかしCity100 wicks a night were lit, it is said.Tomyo-do, Uraga's capeShinagawa 46 min, Tokyo 74 min
- Kamakura CityかまくらしCityA pond about 200 m long faced the hall.Yofukuji ruins, Nikaido pondTokyo 54 min, Shinagawa 46 min, Shinjuku 57 min
- Zushi CityずししCityWall-like cliff, confirmed as a quarry.Okirigishi, a quarry cliffTokyo 61 min, Shinagawa 52 min, Shibuya 58 min, Shinjuku 63 min
- Miura CityみうらしCity“Overseas” reads Kaito: a seabed slide.Kaito-cho slump structureShinagawa 69 min
- Hayama Townはやままち ／ 三浦郡TownNo big tombs, it was said. Then haniwa.Nagae-Sakurayama Kofun Group
Central8
- Sagamihara CityさがみはらしCityA hexagonal hearth in a stone floor.Suarashi Stone Age SiteShinjuku 28 min
- Atsugi CityあつぎしCityTumulus spared, road half-underground.Jito-yama Tumulus, Route 246Shinjuku 42 min
- Yamato CityやまとしCityThe floorboard's back bore a black ship.Former Ogura House, ShimotsurumaShinjuku 37 min, Shibuya 37 min
- Ebina CityえびなしCitySaid to be brought home: Nanjamonja.Arima no Harunire elmShinjuku 37 min
- Zama CityざましCityThere is a “dam” under the ground.Suzuka no Izumi, underground damShinjuku 50 min
- Ayase CityあやせしCity95% of pots show Mikawa–Totomi traits.Kanzaki Site excavated pottery
- Aikawa Townあいかわまち ／ 愛甲郡TownFirst one steel span joined the timber.Hirayama Bridge
- Kiyokawa Villageきよかわむら ／ 愛甲郡VillageHemlock grows among the fir trees.Fudakake fir forest, Tanzawa
Shonan8
- Hiratsuka CityひらつかしCityA city name with a mound legend.Hiratsuka Mound, name legendTokyo 56 min, Shinagawa 48 min, Shinjuku 60 min, Shibuya 55 min
- Fujisawa CityふじさわしCityStone signposts point to Enoshima.Enoshima Benzaiten signpostsTokyo 43 min, Shinagawa 35 min, Shinjuku 49 min, Shibuya 44 min
- Chigasaki CityちがさきしCityPiles said to be of a Kamakura bridge.Former Sagami River Bridge PiersTokyo 54 min, Shinagawa 46 min, Shinjuku 55 min, Shibuya 50 min
- Hadano CityはだのしCityTaisho and Showa reservoirs overlap.Soya Waterworks, Soya ParkShinjuku 55 min
- Isehara CityいせはらしCityThe hole narrows; the core can't pierce.Oyama koma, craft techniqueShinjuku 47 min
- Samukawa Townさむかわまち ／ 高座郡TownSamukawa Shrine's hall, now another's.Kurami Shrine hall, built 1741
- Oiso Townおおいそまち ／ 中郡TownBirds come to rocks to drink seawater.Green pigeon, Terugasaki CoastTokyo 60 min, Shinagawa 52 min, Shinjuku 66 min, Shibuya 61 min
- Ninomiya Townにのみやまち ／ 中郡TownClimb the steps to a thatched-roof gate.Kawawa Shrine, Zuishin gateTokyo 65 min, Shinagawa 56 min, Shinjuku 71 min
West10
- Odawara CityおだわらしCityWarm-zone giant at its northeast limit.Hayakawa no Biranju treeTokyo 32 min, Shinagawa 25 min, Shinjuku 70 min, Nagoya 67 min, Shin-Osaka 128 min
- Minamiashigara CityみなみあしがらしCityThe falls line up with an active fault.Yuhi Falls, city scenic site
- Nakai Townなかいまち ／ 足柄上郡TownThe shrine's name has two explanations.Minogasa Shrine, Inokuchi
- Oi Townおおいまち ／ 足柄上郡TownEven the station grows the town symbol.Gourds, Kami-Oi Station
- Matsuda Townまつだまち ／ 足柄上郡TownCedar at a left bend, Yadoriki's symbol.Yadoriki Shrine cedarShinjuku 69 min
- Yamakita Townやまきたまち ／ 足柄上郡TownCedar named, they say, for banned woods.Hokisugi cedar
- Kaisei Townかいせいまち ／ 足柄上郡TownA tidied farm road, 5,000 town flowers.Ajisai Farm Road, Ajisai-no-SatoShinjuku 79 min
- Hakone Townはこねまち ／ 足柄下郡TownBy a pond, a 3.5 m Jizo sits in rock.Rokudo Jizo, Shojin PondShinjuku 85 min
- Manazuru Townまなづるまち ／ 足柄下郡Town150,000 pine seedlings, now town forest.Ohayashi, Manazuru town forestTokyo 88 min, Shinagawa 79 min
- Yugawara Townゆがわらまち ／ 足柄下郡TownAbout 620 m², a national monument.Yamagami no Juso groveTokyo 73 min, Shinagawa 66 min
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