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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 km 2 (932 sq mi) makes it ...
Apr 8, 2019 · Less than 30 minutes from Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture is a coastal region rich in nature, gastronomy and historical sites. By National Geographic Traveller (UK) Published 8 Apr 2019, 23:40 BST. Kotokuin Temple, famous for its gigantic Great Buddha statue. Kanagawa Prefecture offers visitors a little bit of everything from beaches to mountains ...
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Kanagawa, ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, located south of Tokyo and bordered by Tokyo Bay to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Yokohama, on the bay, is the prefectural capital. The eastern half of the prefecture constitutes the southwestern portion of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, and its eastern coast is an important part ...
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Prefectures of Japan. Japan is divided into 47 prefectures ( 都道府県, todōfuken, [todoːɸɯ̥ꜜkeɴ] ⓘ ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper ( 県, ken ), two urban prefectures ( 府, fu: Osaka and Kyoto ...
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790. Egara Tenjin Shrine Precinct. 荏柄天神社境内. Egara Tenjin-sha keidai. Kamakura. Shinto shrine submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura; [6] [7] the ICP honden dates to 1316 [8] Egara Tenjin Shrine Precinct. 35°19′33″N 139°33′52″E.
Geography. Kanagawa is in the southeastern corner of the Kantō Plain. The prefecture is between Tokyo on the north, the foothills of Mount Fuji on the northwest, and the Sagami Bay and Tokyo Bay on the south and east. The western border is shared with Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture .
Pages in category "History of Kanagawa Prefecture". The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
