Kawasaki, Japan
川崎市
Kawasaki is a town of 1,538,262 people in Kanagawa, Japan, founded in July 1, 1924.
Why visit Kawasaki
Townapedia lists 91 museums and landmarks, 44 parks and trails, 250 places to eat, 21 places to stay and 29 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cinecittà, Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology, Tokaido Kawasaki Shuku Koryukan and Ebara Hatakeyama Museum of Art.
Weather in Kawasaki
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About Kawasaki
Kawasaki, officially Kawasaki City, is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the eighth most populated city in Japan (including the Tokyo Metropolitan Area).
From the Wikipedia article Kawasaki, Kanagawa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Kawasaki on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do29
Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology
School · 10.0 km
Japanese technology research institute
Aqua Park Shinagawa
Zoo and aquarium · 12.1 km
Japanese public aquariums
Gaiety Theatre, Yokohama
Cinema and theater · 10.8 km
Former theater in Yokohama, Japan (1870-1923)
Institute of Science Tokyo
School · 10.0 km
Public research university in Tokyo, Japan
Kawasaki City College of Nursing
School · 4.6 km
Higher education institution in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music
School · 12.3 km
Higher education institution in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum
Monument and historic site · 9.4 km
Amusement park
17 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks91
Ebara Hatakeyama Museum of Art
Museum · 12.5 km
Art museum in Shirokanedai Minato-ku Tokyo Japan
Gotoh Museum
Museum · 12.6 km
Art museum in Kaminoge Setagaya Tokyo Japan
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum · 11.3 km
Former art museum in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan (1979–2021)
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
Museum · 10.8 km
A museum in Yokohama City, Japan for anthropology and history
Kawasaki Peace Museum
Museum · 7.5 km
Museum in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Ōmori Shell Mound
Monument and historic site · 7.9 km
Shell midden, settlement in Saitama, Japan
Omori Shell Mounds
Monument and historic site · 7.9 km
Midden in tokyo
Shibokuchi Shell Mound
Monument and historic site · 9.9 km
Archaeological site in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Toshiba Science Museum
Museum · 2.5 km
Former museum in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan (2014–2024)
79 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds44
Komazawa Olympic Park
Park · 12.7 km
Park located in Setagaya-ku and Meguro-ku, Tokyo
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32 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes250
Akazonae
Restaurant · Noodle · 1.9 km
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Mo-Th 11:00-01:00; Fr 11:00-02:00; Sa 10:00-02:00; Su 10:00-01:00
Tsukemen Gyoku SanSanNana
Restaurant · Ramen · 2.0 km
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Sa-Su 11:00-23:00; Mo-Fr 11:00-15:00, 17:00-23:00
Hyakumangoku
Restaurant · Friture, Japanese · 2.0 km
19-10 市電通り
Tu-Su 10:30-21:00
味のデパート コシバ
Restaurant · Friture, Japanese · 1.6 km
川崎区東田町6-1
Su-Fr 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00
白熊堂
Cafe · Shaved Ice · 1.9 km
1, 川崎市
Mo-Su 11:00-21:00; Mo[1] off
238 more on the map.
Where to stay21
Churches and places of worship34
Shopping65
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries31
Healthcare38
Map of Kawasaki
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Tokyo International Airport (HND) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
- Ōta 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Shinkoyasu 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Kikuna 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- Higashikanagawa 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Den’enchōfu 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Ebara 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Minatomirai 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Yokohama 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Minato City 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Tokyo 19 km north, about 19 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kawasaki montage, ペン太 Aimaimyi Tama 上野彦馬 Waka77 m-louis (flickr) Composition by Kyoww, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Building of Karunaza Kawasaki, Kkairri, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kawasaki Oshima Post office, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Nitta Jinja (Kawasaki), Abasaa, Public domain
- Ikegamicho, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture 210-0864, Japan - panoramio, Hiroyuki Sato, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thechno Hub INnovation Kawasaki 02, 妖精書士, CC0
- Thechno Hub INnovation Kawasaki 01, 妖精書士, CC0
- Hamakawasaki station kounai no1, toshinori baba, CC0
- JR East E127 Kuha E126-12 at Hama-Kawasaki Station 20240406 02, Suikotei This photo was taken with Google Pixel 7a, CC BY 4.0
- JREast-Nambu-line-JN54-Hama-kawasaki-station-platform-20220730-145103, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sunrise in Kawasaki (52510180013), Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0
- Sunrise in Kawasaki (52509906984), Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0
- JRE-hamakawasaki-platform-nambu-line, LERK, CC BY 2.5
- JRE-Hama-Kawasaki-STA platform 2 20210619 160809, MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumoha 205-1001 at Hama-Kawasaki Station, Suikotei This photo was taken with Canon PowerShot A2200, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hama-Kawasaki Station (Nambu Line) Ticket Gate 20240406 02, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Hama-Kawasaki Station (Nambu Line) Ticket Gate 20240406 01, Suikotei This photo was taken with Google Pixel 7a, CC BY 4.0
- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology Shinagawa-Campus, User:Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Avatar The Way of Water Tokyo Press Conference (52562513647), Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0
- Hoshi̠univ, Keramahani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Main Building - Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ku-yokohama-campus, Matsuri shonan at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kawasaki-City-College-of-Nursing-2013092901, Hasec, CC0
- Seisen University, Original uploader was Hykw-a4 at ja.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum DSCN3985, Brakeet, CC0
- Hatakeyama Memorial Museum, Elmo rainy day, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gotoh Museum, Bamse, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hara Museum of Contemporary Art 2010, Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History 2009, Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japanese Kawasaki Peace Museum, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo, Abasaa, Public domain
- Miraikan, Jason Ruck, Public domain
- Omori Shell Mounds Garden - Omori, Tokyo, Japan - DSC05698, Daderot, CC0
- 子母口貝塚, Tsuyoshi chiba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lazona Kawasaki Toshiba Building, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Samsung Galaxy J (NTT docomo SC-02F), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Himonya park meguro tokyo 2009, User:Kentin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kamon-yama Park, user:Hiroyuki0904, Public domain
- Komazawa olympic park, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Marinos Town 002, clubhouse, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yokohama Nipponmaru 3, Volfgang, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nogeyama Zoo, Dddeco, CC BY 2.5
- Oi futo chuo kaihin park entrance, Kamemaru2000, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rinshi no mori park meguro shinagawa, Kamemaru2000, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISY01, Pqks758, Public domain
- Shiokaze Park, Ryoma35988 ( ja:利用者:Ryoma35988 ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tokyo Symbol Prom Park 6, Ryoma35988, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tamagawadai park plaza 0075, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2024 Yokohama Catholic Cathedral (1), Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Christ Church, Yokohama, Aw1805, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kawasaki Daishi Main Hall, ペン太, CC BY 2.5
- CINECITTA, Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kawasaki-DICE, 妖精書士, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 川崎市立富士見中学校, Gameshopaki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kawasaki Inage-jinja Torii, 妖精書士, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wakamiya Hachimangu 01, Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tokaido Kawasaki Shuku Koryukan Building, Kkairri, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Myoon-ji (Kawasaki), Abasaa, Public domain
- Sosan-ji 2, Beryllium Transistor, CC0
- Kyoan-ji (Kawasaki), Abasaa, Public domain
- 20200214 Kanayama shrine at Kawasaki, Goshuinnist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ichigyo-ji (Kawasaki), Abasaa, Public domain
- 日枝神社（小田２丁目） - panoramio, インターネット川崎ガイド, CC BY 3.0
- Kwskhosp, tamikiku, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Showauniv, The original uploader was Hykw-a4 at Japanese Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gaiety Theatre Yokohama - 1898, Unknown, Public domain
- Senzokugakuen, Original uploader was Hykw-a4 at ja.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monument of Shell mounds of Omori, DoWhile, Public domain
- KawanakajimaJuniorHighSchool, JungleCrow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nippon Koukan Hospital, 妖精書士, CC0
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