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Daikoku Parking Area
Legendary Yokohama expressway rest stop beneath the Bayshore Route ramps, the world's most famous JDM car-meet spot. On weekend nights it fills with supercars, drift builds and kaido racers.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Kawasaki
Kanagawa, Japan · Asia
About Kawasaki
Kawasaki works well as a base: 10 minutes from Haneda, 16km from teamLab Borderless Tokyo.
Kawasaki is in Kanagawa, Japan, with about 1.5 million people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Haneda, about 4 km away.
Kawasaki Stadium (川崎球場, Kawasaki Kyūjō) is a stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The stadium was opened in 1952 and had a capacity of 30,000 people, but was demolished and rebuilt in 2003 as an American football venue and is now the home of the Fujitsu Frontiers of the X-League.
In its first incarnation, it wasRead more
primarily used for baseball and was home of the Taiyo Whales until they moved to Yokohama in 1977 and became the Yokohama Taiyo Whales. It was also home to the Takahashi Unions from 1954 to 1956, before they became the Daiei Unions, and the Lotte Orions before they moved to Chiba in 1992 and became the Chiba Lotte Marines. The venue was used by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling for its annual Anniversary Show from 1991 to 1997 until it was demolished in 1998. FMW returned for one more show in 2001.
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What is there to see near Kawasaki?
Within an hour or so of Kawasaki: Daikoku Parking Area (7 km), teamLab Borderless Tokyo (16 km), Tatsumi Parking Area (16 km), Tokyo Tower (16 km).
Are there any good drives near Kawasaki?
The nearest famous roads are Yabitsu Pass, Hakone Turnpike and Mount Haruna Touge.
Where is Kawasaki?
Kawasaki is in Kanagawa, Japan, about 4 km from Haneda.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,538,262
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kanagawa
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 35.5206, 139.7172
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Kawasaki
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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teamLab Borderless Tokyo
An immersive digital art museum where interactive, boundary-less artworks flow from room to room in a mesmerizing sensory experience.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Tatsumi Parking Area
A legendary late-night gathering spot for Tokyo's car culture scene on the Bayshore Route, immortalized in street racing culture and the Wangan Midnight series.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Tokyo Tower
Red-and-white communications tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower, an enduring symbol of post-war Japan.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Shibuya Crossing
The world's busiest pedestrian crossing, where thousands of people cross simultaneously from all directions at this iconic Tokyo intersection.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line
A 14 km highway crossing Tokyo Bay via the world's fourth-longest undersea road tunnel, surfacing at the Umihotaru rest-island. Drive under the bay, then sip coffee mid-ocean with skyline views.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Deus Ex Machina Tokyo
Deus's Harajuku outpost in Tokyo bringing Australian motorcycle and surf culture to the heart of Japanese street fashion.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Meiji Shrine
A serene Shinto shrine surrounded by a lush forested park, dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken in the heart of Tokyo.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Kawasaki
- 16 kmTokyo Bay Aqua-LineA 14 km highway crossing Tokyo Bay via the world's fourth-longest undersea road tunnel, surfacing at the Umihotaru rest-island. Drive under the bay, then sip coffee mid-ocean with skyline views.
- 46 kmYabitsu PassA tight, tree-walled climb over the Tanzawa mountains west of Tokyo, long a favourite of motorcyclists and cyclists for its relentless switchbacks. The narrow western descent to Lake Miyagase is single-track in places.
- 69 kmHakone TurnpikeA toll road climbing from Odawara to a Mount Fuji viewpoint, a Japanese car-culture institution.
- 71 kmHakone Mount Fuji ViewpointThe Hakone region offers some of the best vantage points for viewing Mount Fuji, especially from the Owakudani volcanic valley.
- 72 kmMount Taikan ViewpointThe summit lay-by on the Hakone Turnpike, looking across Lake Ashi to Mount Fuji from 1,011 m. A long-standing gathering point for drivers on one of Japan's best-known toll driving roads.
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