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Discover Sakanoshita
Sakanoshita in Kamakura Shi (Kanagawa) is a city in Japan about 28 mi (or 44 km) south of Tokyo, the country's capital city.
Local time in Sakanoshita is now 07:15 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Sakanoshita, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Atsugi Naval Air Facility in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration in a distance of 46 mi (or 73 km), West. We discovered 5 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kamakura, Zushi, Fujisawa, Chigasaki and Yokosuka. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 75% |
Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 74% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
20°C (68 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
18°C (65 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kamakura Park Hotel
Hayamakan (Kanagawa)
(RYOKAN) Kaihinso Kamakura
Toyoko Inn Shonan Kamakura Fujisawa-eki Kita-guchi
Hotel Mets Kamakura Ofuna
Hotel Kamakura Mori
(RYOKAN) Shonan Enoshima Ebisuya
(RYOKAN) Kotsubo Kaigan Rinka
(RYOKAN) Iwamotoro Honkan
KKR Enoshima New Koyo
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kōtoku-in
Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple is renowned for its "Great Buddha", a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha which is one of the most famous icons of Japan.
Hase-dera (Kamakura)
(known more formally as Kaikōzan Jishōin Hase-dera) is one of the great Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Kannon. The temple is the fourth of the 33 stations of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage circuit dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten. The temple originally belonged to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, but eventually became an independent temple of the Jōdo shū sect.
Gokuraku-ji (Kamakura)
Gokuraku-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1259 by Ninshō (1217-1303) and has been restored and rebuilt many times since then.
Gokurakuji Station
Gokurakuji Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 7.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Hase Station (Kanagawa)
Hase Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Yuigahama Station
Yuigahama Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Wadazuka Station
Wadazuka Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 9.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Yuigahama
is a beach near Kamakura, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The relation between the beach and its neighboring areas is complex. Although Yuigahama is legally the entire 3.2 km beach that goes from Inamuragasaki, which separates it from Shichirigahama, to Zaimokuza's Iijima cape, which separates it from Kotsubo and the Miura Peninsula, the name is customarily used to indicate the portion west of the Namerigawa river, while the eastern half is called Zaimokuza Beach .
Kamakura Museum of Literature
The Kamakura Museum of Literature is a small museum in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, that contains material about writers who have lived, died, or were active in the city of Kamakura itself. The museum displays personal effects, manuscripts, first editions, and documents owned by well over a hundred writers of Japanese literature, including Soseki Natsume and Kawabata Yasunari, as well as film director Yasujiro Ozu.
Inamuragasaki
is a cape at the western end of Yuigahama (Beach) in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The cape divides Yuigahama from Shichirigahama (Beach) and Enoshima. Its name seems to stem from its shape, similar to a stack of rice at harvest time (an inamura). At its foot on the Shichirigahama side there is a park, the Inamuragasaki Park .
Nameri River (Kanagawa)
The Nameri River is a river that goes from the Asaina Pass in northern Kamakura, Kanagawa to the beach in Yuigahama, for a total length of about 8 km. Although Yuigahama is in fact the name of the entire 3.2 km beach that goes from Inamuragasaki to Zaimokuza's Iijima cape, the name is usually used just for its half west of the Namerigawa river's estuary, while the eastern half is called Zaimokuza Beach .
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine was founded in 710 and is the oldest Shinto shrine in Kamakura. It is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. According to the ancient document History of Amanawa-ji Shinmei-gū kept by the shrine, the founder of the shrine is famous priest Gyōki; a powerful and rich man named Tokitada Someya supported the construction. The shrine consists of two structures: the haiden or oratory in the front and the honden or sanctum at the back.