Kawasaki
babibubebo | 2 02 2009If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting and enjoy the photos from Japan!
Kawasaki is about a 20 minute train ride from Tokyo Station and is between Tokyo and Yokohama. I was only there for about half a day, but to be honest, I wasn’t too impressed. I guess to be fair though, half a day really isn’t enough for anything except for a first impression. Kawasaki has a population of over 1 million, but to me it feels like it is smaller. Kawasaki is not as trendy as some places in Tokyo, it still has its share of “Tokyoesque” architecture, shopping centers and so on.
If you are just visiting Japan for a limited amount of time, Kawasaki should probably not make your shortlist of places to see in Tokyo/Japan, but if you are living in Japan, there are two reasons why you might wanna check out Kawasaki: Kawasaki Daishi and something that is probably not safe for work, Kanamara Matsuri (The Steel Phallus Festival 金まら祭り).
If you make the trip to Kawasaki, Kawasaki Daishi is worth a visit. This temple, also referred to as Heigen-ji, has a nice park, pagoda, some interesting shops (and food stalls) and entrance is free. You won’t be blown away as if you were visiting Kyoto’s Nanzenji or anything like that, but you probably won’t be too disappointed either.
Occurring once a year in April, Kanamara Matsuri, commonly referred to by foreigners as “The Penis Festival,” is the other reason why you might be persuaded to head over to Kawasaki. Like I mentioned already and you can probably guess by the name, this isn’t exactly something you should be searching the internet for at work! In any case, I have a detailed report of Kanamara Matsuri if you are interested in it (not x-rated and no real nudity, just a lot of phallic stuff and some implied gestures).
For more information about Kawasaki, take a look at the Official Kawasaki City site for more information.
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Nice photos. I would love to do a guest
Tony | 2 02 2009Nice photos. I would love to do a guest blog on Kawasaki. I think there’s a wealth of information that can be offered.
Before when i heard the name Kawasaki, i could only
AbangSapar | 3 02 2009Before when i heard the name Kawasaki, i could only imagine a Kawasaki bike.
Now, I know that the name is also a place name in Nippon..Japan.
I’ve never gone to Japan but I would be lucky if i could do so once in my life.
I’m Malaysian and till now i never go out from this country. I’m not sure whether you’ve heard about my country or not.
Thanks for you article
Thanks for stopping by and yes I have heard of
babibubebo | 4 02 2009Thanks for stopping by and yes I have heard of your country. I would love to go there sometime. Glad you could learn a little from my site!
Nice pix i was there in Dec my gf live
Khai | 10 02 2009Nice pix i was there in Dec my gf live near motosumiyoshi station, and on my last day in japan she took me to kawasaki station to have lunch with our other friends. I don’t remember the name of the ton katsu place but it was good. But all and all it was another station with all the usual shops.
very good and interesting site which I will now visit
klaus | 11 03 2009very good and interesting site which I will now visit frequently. regards
Very beautiful snaps.
Rajesh | 6 05 2009Very beautiful snaps.
Beautiful photos! I especially like the maneki-neko collection pic.
Japanese Business Cards | 3 09 2009Beautiful photos! I especially like the maneki-neko collection pic.
Some nice shots you have here and good information on
Will | 8 09 2009Some nice shots you have here and good information on places to visit. I have only ever been to kawasaki for a festival, I think I will have to drop through again sometime and get some shots.
Cheers
Will