Kawasaki Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
About Kawasaki
Kawasaki has been an important city of trade since the days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, as a stop on theTokaido roadbetweenTokyoandKyoto. With a population of over 1.5 million (2020), Kawasaki is the ninth most populated city in Japan, but it's sandwiched between Japan's two largest cities, Tokyo and Yokohama, and consequently ignored by the vast majority of tourists zooming between the two. There are attractions, though, that make Kawasaki a unique side trip, including a Buddhist temple that ranks as one of Japan's top three most visited temples during the New Year, a Shinto fertility shrine that hosts one of Japan's wackiest festivals, and an underrated open-air museum. Geographically, Kawasaki lies in the middle of the Keihin (Tokyo-Yokohama) region, separated from the Tokyo metropolis
Top Attractions in Kawasaki
Explore the best things to see and do in Kawasaki:
- ★Japan Open-air Folk House Museum
- ★Kawasaki Daishi
- ★Kawasaki Racecourse
- ★Wakamiya Hachiman-gū Shrine
Where to Stay in Kawasaki
- 🏨Hotel Mets Kawasaki
- 🏨JR Kawasaki Eki-mae
- 🏨Kawasaki Ekimae Isago
- 🏨Kawasaki Ekimae Shiyakusho-dori
- 🏨Kawasaki Nikko Hotel
- 🏨Toyoko Inn
Kawasaki Travel Guide Sections
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