The store is located just before the entrance to the grounds of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. The company was founded here, and the store is filled with affection for Kamakura Beniya. It has the widest selection of products out of all Kamakura Beniya stores, including both standard items and limited edition items unique to the Hachimangu-mae main store.

We currently offer a tour course for each of the "Ajinomoto", "Hondashi", "Cook Do" and Oyako (parent and child) "Knorr" soups. Visitors can see how each product is made, including arranging raw materials, manufacturing processeses, and quality control checks with consideration for safety and security. Board our "Aji Panda" bus to be taken to the factory.

"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.

It is a bridge over Sagami River which connects Ebina City and Atsugi City. Initially, it was designed to be underwater during a flood so that it could easily be rebuilt even when it was washed away. In 1996, however, it was constructed as a permanent bridge.

Extradosed bridge that was built to secure the shipping routes of the ships passing under the bridge.

This is a joint fireworks display held with the Setagaya Ward Tamagawa Fireworks Festival. You can see two fireworks displays over Tamagawa River at the same time depending on the viewing place. Enjoy one of the best fireworks displays in Kanagawa prefecture.

Herbivorous animals such as koalas, elephants, and giraffes are raised here, as well as rare animals such as rhinos and Arabian oryx. Our gray kangaroo walk-through exhibit allows visitors to walk through and observe them up close. At the "Familiar Life Museum," we preserve the natural environment in and around the lush garden, a place where children and adults alike can learn about animals, from insects to small mammals. The adjoining Kanazawa Nature Park has a 100m roller slide which is popular with children, and a BBQ area.The zoo will extend its opening hours on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in August, and will hold a special summer evening event where the zoo will open to the public at night, an experience otherwise unavailable to the public. The zoo will be decked out with projection mapping and bamboo lanterns, and visitors will be given a chance to experience a view of the animals at night, more active than in the daytime!

Yokohama Night Flowers is an event that transforms Yokohama’s night sky into an exciting celebration of color. This multi-month event features five-minute fireworks shows one to three times a month at Yokohama Port. The kaleidoscope of colors sparkle on the bay and shine above the cityscape, making for a mesmerizing night out—perfect for couples, friends, and families! As the name suggests, the fireworks bloom before you, like flowers in the sky.The time and launch point of the fireworks (Osanbashi or Shinko Pier) vary depending on the day. So be sure to check the official site for the most up-to-date information.Event dates as of February 25, 2026:

As well as cherishing the timbre of traditional Japanese wadaiko drums, Kosui performs original pieces created out of a desire to challenge new sounds. Performances can be arranged at the MICE venue.

The water here is from one of the Five Notable Springs in Kamakura. It is said that if you wash your money in this water, your finances will increase.An unusual fusion of religions, Zeniarai Benzaiten is a shinto shrine with numerous Buddhist statues. Rent a sieve to wash your money in the spring waters, then the traditional water spirit Ugafukujin will reward you by multiplying your money.

The Uiro family has been making medicine and sweets for over 650 years, so they are both named "uiro" after the family. Uiro is a steamed rice flour confectionery that was invented during the Muromachi period (1336-1573) for entertaining foreign envoys and is characterized by its springy texture and subtle sweetness. It is loved by people of all ages and was selected as one of Kanagawa's top 100 specialties. Due to its wide range of medicinal effects, many anecdotes have been spread about the medicinal uiro, including the "Kabuki Uirouri.” The traditional eight-building structure is worth seeing. The museum is in an old storehouse and exhibits different craft items (admission is free and includes a guide). You can also enjoy handmade seasonal Japanese sweets in the sweets shop.

The Crafts Studio Village is a facility in which you can experience the traditional crafts of garment weaving, indigo dyeing, paper making, pottery making, and wood bamboo crafting in Aikawa Town’s prefectural Aikawa Park. You can try out activities that you would usually not get the opportunity to try, such as garment weaving and using a potter's wheel in order to create your own original items. It is a fun way to learn about the history of traditional crafts.

This is a light-up illumination event held from the last weekend of November to the end of February of the new year at Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden and other locations on Enoshima Island. It is one of the three major illumination events in the Kanto region, and has been recognized as a heritage site of illuminated night scenery.All of Enoshima is the stage. The creative production places highly in many rankings of decorative lighting displays.

Featured in the Michelin Guide, Tokyo, Yokohama and Shonan 2012, it is the first restaurant awarded with three Michelin stars in the Kanagawa area. The owner previously worked in Shofukuro, a restaurant in Shiga Prefecture that produced a great number of chefs. He has worked diligently to create a space that goes beyond the framework of cooking to offer hospitality in every small detail.

This farm in Chigasaki City is home to 100 cross-bred and 40 pure-bred cattle. Reared on seaweed and minerals, their meat is delicious, lean and tender. One of the main draws here is that you can purchase the beef directly from the producers. Japanese-style "Chigasaki curry," prepared with Chigasaki beef, is also on sale.

Known as the Novelist Kaiko, Kaiko Takeshi moved from Suginami, Tokyo to this location just south of the eastern shores of Chigasaki in 1974, and was active at this location until he passed away in 1989. This Kaiko Takeshi Memorial House was built in memory of his accomplishments and character which many are moved by.

Thirty mins by car from the center of Kamakura City. Hojo Kanezawa’s family constructed in the Kamakura Period by Sanetoki Hojo. The Jodoshiki Teien Garden centred around the Ajiike Pond in front of the main building is a sight to behold. The garden, with its crimson arched and flat bridges, is beautiful.Visitors can enjoy seasonal scenery such as cherry blossom in spring, yellow irises at the beginning of summer and the changing colours of the leaves in autumn. In addition, there is the adjoining Kanagawa Prefectural Kanazawa-Bunko Museum which exhibits national treasures such as Shomyoji Temple sacred teachings and Kanazawa-Bunko documents.Noh theatre is performed at night by a fire each year at the beginning of May.

Araiya's signature dish "Gyu-nabe (beef pot)" has been loved by customers through years ever since we opened the restaurant 120 years ago. Our Gyu-nabe is a fruit of tradition and ingenious attempts. It is simmered with our secret stock made of sugar, soy sauce, mirin (sweet rice wine), sake and more.