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Nissan Heritage Collection
Nissan's vast factory archive of over 400 historic vehicles including the legendary Skyline GT-R lineage.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Minawa
Kanagawa, Japan · Asia
About Minawa
Minawa works well as a base: 15 minutes from Kawara, 14km from Yabitsu Pass.
Minawa is in Kanagawa, Japan, with about 40,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kawara, about 7 km away.
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What is there to see near Minawa?
Within an hour or so of Minawa: Nissan Heritage Collection (10 km), Ebina Service Area (13 km), Yabitsu Pass (14 km), Pacific Drive-In Enoshima (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Minawa?
The nearest famous roads are Yabitsu Pass, Hakone Turnpike and Usui Pass.
Where is Minawa?
Minawa is in Kanagawa, Japan, about 7 km from Kawara.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 39,869
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kanagawa
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 35.5228, 139.3194
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 Minawa
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Ebina Service Area
One of Japan's busiest and most famous highway rest stops on the Tomei Expressway, known for its exceptional food offerings and shopping that rival a department store.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Yabitsu Pass
A 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Pacific Drive-In Enoshima
A beachfront cafe on the Shonan coast road near Enoshima popular with Japanese car and motorcycle enthusiasts cruising the Pacific Coast route from Tokyo.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Great Buddha of Kamakura
A monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha standing over 13 meters tall, one of Japan's most iconic images.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
Coastal entertainment island near Tokyo combining a major aquarium with an amusement park and waterfront shopping.
36 km · about 40 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Minawa
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- Right hereYabitsu 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.
- 41 kmHakone TurnpikeA toll road climbing from Odawara to a Mount Fuji viewpoint, a Japanese car-culture institution.
- 42 kmHakone Mount Fuji ViewpointThe Hakone region offers some of the best vantage points for viewing Mount Fuji, especially from the Owakudani volcanic valley.
- 45 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.
- 48 kmChureito PagodaA five-story pagoda offering one of the most iconic and photographed views of Mount Fuji, especially during cherry blossom season.
- 50 kmKachi Kachi Ropeway Viewpoint (Lake Kawaguchi)A mountain-top station reached by ropeway above Lake Kawaguchi, offering a bird's-eye view of the lake with Mt Fuji dominating the skyline.
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