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Kanagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県, Kanagawa-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.[2] Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at 3,800 inhabitants per square kilometre (9,800/sq mi). Its geographic area of 2,415 km2 (932 sq mi) makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to the west.

"Kanagawa" redirects here. For other uses, see Kanagawa (disambiguation).

Kanagawa Prefecture
神奈川県

神奈川県

Kanagawa-ken

 Japan

Yūji Kuroiwa (since April 2011)

2,415.83 km2 (932.76 sq mi)

1,675 m (5,495 ft)

9,058,094

2nd

3,770/km2 (9,800/sq mi)

JP¥ 35,205 billion
US$ 323.0 billion (2019)

Common gull (Larus canus)

Golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

Yokohama is the capital and largest city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Kawasaki, Sagamihara, and Fujisawa.[3] Kanagawa Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast on Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay, separated by the Miura Peninsula, across from Chiba Prefecture on the Bōsō Peninsula. Kanagawa Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with Yokohama and many of its cities being major commercial hubs and southern suburbs of Tokyo. Kanagawa Prefecture was the political and economic center of Japan during the Kamakura period when Kamakura was the de facto capital and largest city of Japan as the seat of the Kamakura shogunate from 1185 to 1333. Kanagawa Prefecture is a popular tourist area in the Tokyo region, with Kamakura and Hakone being two popular side trip destinations.

Tama River Firework event

Yokohama Port Anniversary Festival (June)

Kamakura Festival (April)

Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival (July)

Odawara Hōjō Godai Festival (May)[16]

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Yugawara Kifune Festival (July)

Chigasaki Hamaori Festival (July)

East Japan Railway Company

Tōkaidō Main Line

Central Japan Railway Company

Tokaido Shinkansen

Keikyu

Main Line

Odakyu

Odawara Line

Sagami Railway

Main Line

Tokyu

Tōyoko Line

Minatomirai Line

Keio

Sagamihara Line

Izuhakone Railway

Daiyūzan Line

Enoshima Electric Railway

Keio University

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Aoyama Gakuin University

Kanagawa Dental College

Tokai University

Sanno University

International University of Health and Welfare

Bunkyo University

Shoin University

Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Nissan Stadium ()—in Yokohama, the final venue of 2002 FIFA World Cup, FIFA Club World Cup in 2005–2007 and 2019 Rugby World Cup

International Stadium Yokohama

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium ()—in Yokohama, only for football

Mitsuzawa Stadium

—in Kawasaki, the final venue of 2007 IFAF World Cup (American football).

Todoroki Athletics Stadium

Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium

Yokohama Municipal Children's Botanical Garden

Yokohama War Cemetery

Yokohama Chinatown

Maryland, United States (1981)

United States

Liaoning Province, China (1983)

China

Odesa Oblast, Ukraine (1986)

Ukraine

Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1989)

Germany

Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea (1990)

South Korea

City of Gold Coast, Australia (1990)

Australia

Penang, Malaysia (1991)

Malaysia

Västra Götaland County, Sweden (1998)

Sweden

Aguascalientes, México (2013)[18]

Mexico

Kanagawa Prefecture has sister relationships with these places: [17]

's stage musical Pacific Overtures, about the "opening" of Japan to Western influence by Commodore Perry, contains the song "Welcome to Kanagawa".

Stephen Sondheim

The main team in the Japanese and anime series Slam Dunk, Shohoku, is from Kanagawa.

manga

The Hinata Inn and surrounding town from the and anime series Love Hina are located in Kanagawa.

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The Japanese series Elfen Lied takes place in Kanagawa, mainly in Kamakura and Enoshima (Fujisawa).

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The Japanese series S-CRY-ED takes place in Kanagawa Prefecture, after a seismic event raises it from the ground.

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The Japanese and anime series Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō takes place in the fictional Kanagawa city of Umineko.

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The Japanese series Gundam Wing's early episodes feature Kanagawa prominently, mainly Yokohama and Yokosuka.

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The Japanese and manga series Area no Kishi takes place in Kanagawa, mostly Kamakura.

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The Japanese and manga series Anonymous Noise takes place in Kanagawa, mostly Kamakura (Kamakura Yuigahama Beach).

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The Japanese and manga series Hamatora takes place in Kanagawa, mainly in Yokohama.

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The Japanese and manga series His and Her Circumstances takes place in Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly in Kawasaki city and Yokohama.

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The Japanese and manga series Neon Genesis Evangelion takes place in Tokyo-3, which is located in the village of Hakone, in the Ashigarashimo District

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A team from the Japanese and manga series Kuroko's Basketball, Kaijo, is from Kanagawa.

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The manga , along with its prequel Bad Company, and the sequel Great Teacher Onizuka's spin off GTO: 14 Days in Shonan, are set in Shonan, in Kanagawa

Shonan Junai Gumi

The Japanese and manga series Yowamushi Pedal, Hakone Academy is from Hakone, Kanagawa.

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The Japanese and manga series Initial D Fifth Stage is set in Kanagawa, and Final Stage is set in Hakone.

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The Japanese and manga series Bungo Stray Dogs is set in Yokohama.

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The Japanese and manga series Aoi Hana is set in Kamakura.

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The Japanese and manga series Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai takes place in various places in Kanagawa Prefecture, such as Fujisawa and Yokohama.

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The Japanese and manga series Astro Fighter Sunred is set in Kanagawa Prefecture, specifically Kawasaki City and the area around the Tama River.

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Politics of Kanagawa

Hammer, Joshua (2006). Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II. New York: Simon & Schuster.  9780743264655; OCLC 67774380.

ISBN

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth (2005). . Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128.

Japan Encyclopedia

(in Japanese)

Kanagawa Prefecture Official Website

(in English)

Kanagawa Prefecture Tourism Website

Geographic data related to at OpenStreetMap

Kanagawa Prefecture