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Kawasaki
City in Kantō, Japan

Kawasaki

Kawasaki, officially Kawasaki City, is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area.

It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the eighth most populated city in Japan.

How locals move

Getting around Kawasaki the local way

  • Get aroundVelo taxis called "Cyclopolitain" (シクロポリタン, shikuroporitan) are widely available within the harbor area, while rickshaws make their rounds within Chinatown.

From Wikivoyage: Yokohama, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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