Sakae-ku, Yokohama

Worth seeing in and around Sakae-ku, Yokohama

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Kenchō-ji Temple

   Kenchō-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan. These temples were at the top of the Five Mountain System, a network of Zen temples started by the Hōjō Regents.

   3.6 km · temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Engaku-ji Temple

   Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji, is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa Prefecture to the south of Tokyo.

   3 km · Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Tōkei-ji Temple

   Matsugaoka Tōkei-ji, also known as Kakekomi-dera or Enkiri-dera, is a Buddhist temple and a former vihāra, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan, in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Rinzai school of Zen's Engaku-ji branch, and was opened by Hōjō Sadatoki and founding abbess Kakusan-ni in 1285.

   3.3 km · building in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ōfuna Kannon Temple

   Ōfuna Kannon Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The statue stands at 25 meters/82 feet tall and weighs nearly 2,000 tons.

   2.7 km · Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Jōchi-ji Temple

   Kinpōzan Jōchi-ji is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Engaku-ji school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains.

   3.5 km · Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Meigetsu-in

   Fugenzan Meigetsu-in is a Rinzai Zen temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It is also known as The Temple of Hydrangeas.

   3.3 km · Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Chōju-ji Temple

   Hōkizan Chōju Zenji is a Rinzai Buddhist temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Yamanouchi, near Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

   3.7 km · Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Yokohama Science Center

   Yokohama Science Center is a science museum in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The museum is called Hamagin Space Science Center under the sponsorship of the Bank of Yokohama.

   4 km · Science museum in Yokohama, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden

   The Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 1018 Okamoto, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.

   3.5 km · botanical garden in Kanagawa, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kamakura Women's University

    Kamakura Women's University is a private women's college in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The school specializes in home economics and child care.

    1.8 km · private college in Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Sakae-ku, Yokohama

Airports

Tokyo Haneda (HND), 29 km · Narita (NRT), 88 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 119 km

Stations

Ōfuna Station, 2.4 km · Kita-Kamakura Station, 3.1 km · Hongōdai Station, 500 m · Kōnandai Station, 2.4 km · Fujimichō Station, 3.1 km

• Narita → Sakae-ku, Yokohama

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · ¥740–1,010
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• Omitama → Sakae-ku, Yokohama

  83 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · ¥1,010–1,380
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• Makinohara / Shimada → Sakae-ku, Yokohama

  171 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · ¥2,260–3,080
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