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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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Zushi
Kanagawa, Japan · Asia
About Zushi
Zushi works well as a base: 15 minutes from Yokosuka, 36km from Yabitsu Pass.
Zushi is in Kanagawa, Japan, with about 60,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Yokosuka, about 8 km away.
Zushi-Hayama Station (逗子・葉山駅, Zushi-Hayama-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyu Zushi Line in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. This station comes last in an alphabetical list of Japanese railway stations (Abashiri Station in Hokkaido is first).
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What is there to see near Zushi?
Within an hour or so of Zushi: Great Buddha of Kamakura (5 km), Pacific Drive-In Enoshima (6 km), Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (8 km), Daikoku Parking Area (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Zushi?
The nearest famous roads are Yabitsu Pass, Hakone Turnpike and Usui Pass.
Where is Zushi?
Zushi is in Kanagawa, Japan, about 8 km from Yokosuka.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 60,055
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kanagawa
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 35.2948, 139.5781
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 Zushi
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
6 km · about 10 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.
8 km · about 15 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.
21 km · about 25 min 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Nissan Heritage Collection
Nissan's vast factory archive of over 400 historic vehicles including the legendary Skyline GT-R lineage.
26 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.
33 km · about 40 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Zushi
- 33 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.
- 36 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.
- 49 kmHakone TurnpikeA toll road climbing from Odawara to a Mount Fuji viewpoint, a Japanese car-culture institution.
- 50 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.
- 51 kmHakone Mount Fuji ViewpointThe Hakone region offers some of the best vantage points for viewing Mount Fuji, especially from the Owakudani volcanic valley.
- 75 kmChureito PagodaA five-story pagoda offering one of the most iconic and photographed views of Mount Fuji, especially during cherry blossom season.
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