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Yokohama Minatomirai Manyo Club

Yokohama Minatomirai Manyo Club

A hot spring facility with hot spring baths, relaxation areas, and overnight accommodations. The water is carried from hot springs in Atami and Yugawara six times a day on a 20,000 liter tank lorry. There are a variety of baths such as the Observation Foot Bath overlooking the Minatomirai area and the Yokohama Bay Bridge, outdoor baths, and cypress bathtubs. Also includes traditional Thai massage and British style reflexology services, restaurants providing Japanese course meals, and many other facilities.Cosmo World is a theme park located along the Yokohama Bay area. It is home to the Cosmo Clock 21, one of the tallest Ferris wheels in the world.Queen's Square is an enormous shopping complex that houses over 200 stores and restaurants. It is easily identified by its three towers of descending heights.Purposefully shaped like a sleek, sailing yacht, the InterContinental Yokohama Grand Hotel is an iconic structure in Yokohama's Bay Area.

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Ashio Copper Mine

Ashio Copper Mine

With a 400-year history, Ashio Copper Mine is a tourist attraction built out of the industrial remains of what used to be the largest copper mine in Japan. A trolley train transports visitors 700 metres underground to displays of the mine’s chronology and history and demonstrations of the harsh working conditions through life-like wax figures. You can learn more about this industrial property at the three on-site museums including the copper museum with displays of traditional copper processing methods. Then relax at the traditional cafe or enjoy a leisurely walk along the nearby Watarase River. Between 1610 and 1868, the copper mined here was an important resource for the prosperity of the nation. It was used to produce tiles for castles and shrines and was exported to China and the Netherlands. Among the coins of the years 1600 to 1867, coins produced in Ashio were known as “Ashiji-sen” with the Chinese character of “Ashi (foot)” on the back. Today the coin-shaped local Japanese sweet “Ashiji-sen Monaka” is a popular souvenir.

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Enoura Observatory

Enoura Observatory

The Enoura site, situated on a hilly citrus grove in the Kataura district of Odawara, offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Bay of Sagami. The facility was envisioned by contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto as a forum for disseminating art and culture both within Japan and to the world and comprises a gallery space, two stages, a tea house, and other features that make the entire premise into a truly magnificent landscape.A guide familiar with the Enoura Weather Station will give you a special tour of each building and explain the various garden themes to you.Luxury in KanagawaIn August, enjoy the evening view of Enoura on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays. During the “Full Moon Party,” which the observatory holds several times a year, you can admire the moon on the horizon as it casts a silvery glow on the tide. During the event, knowledgeable guides will give special tours of the Enoura Weather Station, including each building, garden theme, etc.

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Fishermen’s dish (Minshuku Hara (inn))

Fishermen’s dish (Minshuku Hara (inn))

"Minshuku Hara (inn)" is a Japanese style inn that evokes an old-style Japanese house and is located in a quiet fishing village. They provide fresh and seasonal seafood, such as a striped beak-perch, in a style of ikezukuri (seafood are arranged on a platter that look lifelike). This is the service unique to fishermen's house. Guests can experience making fishermen-style pot meal, tokoroten (jellied agar), and dried seafood. Okami (the proprietress of the inn) was selected as one of the "100 Best Mothers of Farmers, Fisheries, and Inns". It is a one minute walk to get to Mitohama coast.About 1 minute from Mitohama Beach, this is an inn where you can enjoy home-cooked meals made with homegrown vegetables and fresh seafood caught that day by the owner-fisherman. The inn is run by a well-known Okami (landlady) who was the only one in Kanagawa Prefecture to be ranked as one of the Best 100 Okami. Stay at an inn with a homey atmosphere and dine on delicious Japanese home cooking.

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