preparations are underway for an influx of visitors to beaches in this and other coastal municipalities of Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo. According to the Kanagawa Prefectural ...

Japan is filled with stunning destinations that won't break the bank. Kyoto and Osaka are popular alternatives, but one slightly smaller town in Kanagawa Prefecture just an hour south of Tokyo is ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa -- At around noon on Aug. 20, a beautiful blue sky spread over Yuigahama Beach in this east Japan city. As the sun shone down, people could be seen swimming and strolling along ...

They aren’t regular visitors to Kanagawa, but lastweek Twitter users found specimens washed up onshore in Shonan, the prefecture’s most popular string of beaches and recreational coastline. One was ...

Once packed with beachgoers in the summer, Miura Beach in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture ... one of the growing number of resort beaches in Japan being closed, highlighting challenges such as ...

Sunday starts early at Japan’s busiest beach, Katase Nishihama in Kanagawa Prefecture. By 5:30 a.m., when Ryo Ueno arrives there by motorcycle, surfers are already floating offshore, eager to ...

Tokyo may not have a good beach for a spot of suntanning or a cooling dip in the ocean, but you don’t have to travel far to enjoy some sun, sea and sand. Besides popular seaside retreats like Ka ...