cafe
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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Miura
Kanagawa, Japan · Asia
About Miura
Miura is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Kurihama, 48km from Yabitsu Pass.
Miura is in Kanagawa, Japan, with about 51,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kurihama, about 12 km away.
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What is there to see near Miura?
Within an hour or so of Miura: Pacific Drive-In Enoshima (21 km), Great Buddha of Kamakura (21 km), Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (22 km), Daikoku Parking Area (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Miura?
The nearest famous roads are Yabitsu Pass and Hakone Turnpike.
Where is Miura?
Miura is in Kanagawa, Japan, about 12 km from Kurihama.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 51,483
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kanagawa
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 35.1400, 139.6192
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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 Miura
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Great Buddha of Kamakura
A monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha standing over 13 meters tall, one of Japan's most iconic images.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
Coastal entertainment island near Tokyo combining a major aquarium with an amusement park and waterfront shopping.
22 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Nissan Heritage Collection
Nissan's vast factory archive of over 400 historic vehicles including the legendary Skyline GT-R lineage.
43 km · about 50 min drive
tunnel
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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Miura
- 43 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.
- 48 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.
- 52 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.
- 54 kmHakone TurnpikeA toll road climbing from Odawara to a Mount Fuji viewpoint, a Japanese car-culture institution.
- 55 kmHakone Mount Fuji ViewpointThe Hakone region offers some of the best vantage points for viewing Mount Fuji, especially from the Owakudani volcanic valley.
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