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Delve into Yuigahama
Yuigahama in Kamakura Shi (Kanagawa) is a town located in Japan about 27 mi (or 44 km) south of Tokyo, the country's capital town.
Time in Yuigahama is now 05:37 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Yuigahama, 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 75 km), West. We saw 6 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kamakura, Zushi, Fujisawa, Yokosuka and Chigasaki. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 67% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
21°C (69 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kamakura Park Hotel
Toyoko Inn Shonan Kamakura Fujisawa-eki Kita-guchi
Hayamakan (Kanagawa)
(RYOKAN) Kaihinso Kamakura
(RYOKAN) Shonan Enoshima Ebisuya
(RYOKAN) Kotsubo Kaigan Rinka
(RYOKAN) Iwamotoro Honkan
Hotel Kamakura Mori
Hotel Mets Kamakura Ofuna
Guesthouse Iza Kamakura
Videos from this area
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Kamakura 鎌倉 (FoF45)
Day 267 in Japan: Seeing Zeniarai-benten, Hase-dera, the Kamakura Daibutsu and having sweet potato ice cream.
Springtime in Enoshima and Kamakura 江ノ島 鎌倉
Daytrip to Enoshima and Kamakura, March 28th 2015. From Shinjuku station in Tokyo we took the Odakyu Line as far as Fujisawa before hopping on the Enoden electric railway to Enoshima, Hase...
Hase-dera temple in Kamakura 1/4 鎌倉 長谷寺
About Kamakura-city:---------- Kamakura is located in Tokyo conurbation, Japan, and it will only several dozens of minutes from very centre of Tokyo by train. And this city was former political...
鎌倉の正月 その2 2013 江ノ電 本覚寺 大仏次郎邸 由比ガ浜 kamakura
鎌倉の正月 第2弾です。えびす様の本覚寺は駅のすぐそば、郵便局の裏手にあってひときは艶やか? 江ノ電に乗って小さなたびです。大佛次...
Kotokuin The Great Buddha of Kamakura
A great day for sightseeing around Kamakura today, 13 Oct. 2013.
鎌倉 江ノ電 (Enoden Line in Kamakura, Japan. since 1902)
鎌倉駅から江ノ電を利用して長谷駅まで向かいます。 (From Kamakura Station to Hase Station at Classic Enoden Line in Old city KAMAKURA, The train line measures 10 kilometers...
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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.
Kamakura shogunate
The Kamakura shogunate was a Japanese feudal military government. The heads of government were the shoguns. The first three were members of the Minamoto clan. The next two were members of the Fujiwara clan. The last six were minor Imperial princes. These years are known as the Kamakura period. The period takes its name from the city where the Minamoto shoguns lived. After 1203, the Hōjō clan held the office of Shikken. In effect, the shikken governed in the name of the shoguns.
Kamakura Station
Kamakura Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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 .
Zaimokuza
is an area within the Kamakura, Kanagawa Pref. , in Japan that runs along the sea from Cape Iijima near Kotsubo harbor to the estuary of the Namerigawa. The relation between the beach's name and that of its neighboring areas is complex. Although Yuigahama is in fact the entire 3.2 km beach that goes from Inamuragasaki to Zaimokuza's Iijima cape, the name is usually used to indicate just its half west of the Namerigawa river, while the eastern half is called Zaimokuza Beach .
Moto Hachiman
Moto Hachiman is a small but very old and historically important Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Pref. , Japan.
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 .
Hatakeyama Shigeyasu's grave
Hatakeyama Shigeyasu's grave was a Kamakura period warrior who fell victim of political intrigue in 1205. The grave under a tabu no ki tree near the Yuigahama end of Wakamiya Ōji Avenue in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and next to Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū's first torii is traditionally supposed to be his. It is an Important Cultural Property and a famous example of hōkyōintō (a type of pagoda).
Ōmachi (Kanagawa)
Ōmachi is a locality (a machi or chō) in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, defined as the part of town south of the Ebisubashi bridge on the Namerigawa. The part of town north of the same bridge is called Komachi .
Komachi Ōji
is a street in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, that begins at Sujikaebashi (locality named after a bridge which no longer exists) from the Kanazawa Kaidō, crosses Yoko Ōji, passes in front of Hōkai-ji and Honkaku-ji, crosses the Ebisudōbashi Bridge (see photo), Ōmachi Ōji and Kuruma Ōji, reaches Moto Hachiman and Kōmyō-ji, and finally ends in Zaimokuza near Wakaejima. It is believed this is what the Azuma Kagami calls "Komachi Ōji" and other texts "Komachi Kōji".
Ōmachi Ōji
is the name of a street in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, which begins at Geba Yotsukado and ends at the Nagoshi Pass. It takes its name from the district of Ōmachi, which it crosses. At the time of the shogunate it was the most important road that went from east to west. The entertainment and red-light district of the city used to be at the intersection between Komachi Ōji and Ōmachi Ōji.