Harajuku
in Yokohama Shi of Kanagawa, Japan
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Atsugi Naval Air Facility (6 mi) - Tokyo International Airport (19 mi)
- Oshima Airport (42 mi)
- Narita International Airport (56 mi)
- Hyakuri Airport (75 mi)
- Utsunomiya Airport (81 mi)
- Miyakejima Airport (90 mi)
- Matsumoto Airport (104 mi)
- Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Shrines and Temples of Nikko (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Zushi Marina (marina, (6 mi)
- Yumenoshima Marina (marina, (26 mi)
- Ueno Dōbutsuen (zoo, (28 mi)
- Yokohama Bayside Marina (marina, (8 mi)
- Nogeyama Dōbutsuen (zoo, (8 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.378 and 139.509 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 22' 39" and E 139° 30' 31"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:37 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:17 am and 4:35 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -28.605 and -48.819 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Farol de Santa Marta - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Harajuku
Harajuku in Yokohama Shi (Kanagawa) is located in Japan about 24 mi (or 38 km) south-west of Tokyo, the country's capital.
Local time in Harajuku is now 10:37 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Harajuku, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Atsugi Naval Air Facility in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration in a distance of 44 mi (or 71 km), West. We found 5 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Fujisawa, Kamakura, Ayase, Zushi and Yamato. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 12% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
20°C (67 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kamakura Park Hotel
Dai-Ichi Inn Shonan
Sotetsu Fresa Inn Yokohama Totsuka
Toyoko Inn Shonan Kamakura Fujisawa-eki Kita-guchi
(RYOKAN) Kaihinso Kamakura
Hotel Kamakura Mori
Hotel Mets Kamakura Ofuna
8 Hotel
Minshuku Yamakawa
Hotel Wing International Shonan Fujisawa
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ōfuna Station
Ōfuna Station is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shonan Monorail
The Shonan Monorail is a suspended SAFEGE monorail located in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Shonan Monorail Co. , Ltd. , the line opened March 7, 1970, and was the first monorail of its kind in Japan. Enoshima Line travels 6.6 km every seven to eight minutes between Ōfuna Station and Enoshima, making six stops. The average length of a single trip is 14 minutes.
Ōfuna Kannon
The Ōfuna Kannon, Ōfuna Kannonji (大船観音寺), or Muga sozan Ōfuna Kannonji is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. The outstanding feature of the temple is a 25 meter tall 1,900 ton reinforced concrete statue of Kan'non which is dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon or Kuan Yin. Construction of the Temple began in 1929 by the Sōtō Buddhist sect. The outline of the statue was complete by 1934 but work was suspended at the outbreak of the Pacific War.
Yokohama Dreamland
Yokohama Dreamland was an amusement park that operated in Totsuka, Yokohama, Japan from 1964 to 2002. When opened on August 1, 1964, it was Japan's first major amusement park, with a total area of 1,320,000 square metres . The management company, Japan Dream Tourism, was acquired by the supermarket chain Daiei in 1993, and the amusement park closed permanently on February 17, 2002, due to financial issues. At the time of its closing, the amusement park was downsized to 145,776 square metres .
Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden
The Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden (神奈川県立フラワーセンター 大船植物園, Kanagawa Kenritsu Furawāsentā Ōfuna Shokubutsuen) is a botanical garden located at 1018 Okamoto, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged. The garden was founded in 1961 as the Prefectural Flower Center Ofuna Botanical Garden on a former site of the Kanagawa National Agricultural Experiment Stations.
Yokohama College of Pharmacy
Yokohama College of Pharmacy is a private university in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 2006 on the site of the former Yokohama Dreamland amusement park, converting the existing hotel building into classrooms and a library. It was founded by Yasuhisa Tsuzuki and is operated by his company, the Tsuzuki Integrated Educational Institution. The college's president is Nobel-prize laureate Leo Esaki.
Nakada Station
Nakada Station is an underground metro station located in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan operated by the Yokohama Municipal Subway’s Blue Line (Line 1). It is 4.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai Station.
Odoriba Station
Odoriba Station is an underground metro station located in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan operated by the Yokohama Municipal Subway’s Blue Line (Line 1). It is 5.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai Station.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Harajuku.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Harajuku, 原宿, はらじゅく, ハラジュク
