BokenJapanSights in Zama, Kanagawa
Zama · Kanagawa · 12 places
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Nissan Heritage Collection
Houses about 400 commemorative Nissan vehicles from 1930s cars to race cars; about 300 always displayed.
Prefectural Zama Yatoyama Park
Satoyama inhabited since the Jomon period, with springs that feed ponds and rice fields.
Zama Sunflower Field
About 550,000 sunflowers in one of greater Tokyo's largest fields, a popular photo spot.
Suzuka Myojin Shrine
Said to date from Emperor Kinmei's reign (539-571), with Saito Shozo's haiku stone and a Zama-designated Jomon site.
Zama Shrine
Known as Sagami's Izuna-sama; head shrine was in Nagano. Cherry park views Oyama, Tanzawa, and Hakone; pet prayers offered.
Banjinsui Park
Spring said to gush where Nichiren struck the ground with his staff. Used as daily water until about 1956.
Ryugen-in Spring
Only water source for the Suzuka Jomon ruins. Later used as wasabi fields and to power water wheels.
Suzuka Izumi Spring
Spring supplied six households and fire water until 1956; wasabi reportedly grown on borrowed land for about 30 years.
Shingan-ji Spring
Said to have supplied local water since prehistoric times; now fills a pond and once irrigated paddies.
Kameido Spring
Long used as drinking water and still for washing vegetables; now about one-tenth its former area.
Zama City Hall Observation Corridor
One of Zama Eight Views; Yokohama Landmark Tower visible on clear days. Filming site of the drama Zeicho.
Sagamigaoka Nakayoshi Path
Walking path for commuting and strolls, lined with 65 cherry varieties in spring.