In Hiratsuka

The Seven scenic spots in Hiratsuka

• Hiratsuka Beach
• Kirifuri Waterfall
• Shonandaira Hilltop Park
• Fuji Viewing - Nanakuni pass, Beach, Shonandaira, Rose Hill
• Shrines / Temples - Hachimangu - Sakitori jinja -

Public / Government

• City Hall
• Hiratsuka Art Museum
• Public Library System
• Kominkans - Community Centers
• Hiratsuka Central Park (Sogo Koen)
• Sculpture in Hiratsuka Parks

Work

• Housebuilding, Japanese Style
• Downtown - Hiratsuka Station, JR Tokkaido line - Main shopping district
• Parking - the vertical solution
• Shindo Bridge

Play

• Hiking / Bicycling courses
• Sagami River watersports area
• Robo-Sushi - The Kaitenzushi shop.
• Bicycle Racing
• Fishing
• RC hobby spots
• Golfing
• Snippets and Oddities - club lunatic asylum

Seasonal

• Tanabata Festival - July 7th
• Festival Food
• Koinoburi - Boys Day, May 3, Carp Kites
• Girls Day - Doll displays
• Sakura Cherry Blossoms
• Coming of Age - Seijinshiki Jan. 15
• Marathon races - Ekiden - New Years Neighborhood relay race
• Agriculture - Rice - planting, harvesting.

Nearby

• East - Chigasaki - Tsujido - Fujisawa - Enoshima - Kamakura
• North - Atsugi - Isehara - Oyama
• West - Hadano - Nakai - Oiso - Ninomiya - Odawara - Hakone
• South - Beach, Sagami Bay, Fishing

Within a One hour drive

• Miura Peninsula (East - Kamakura / Yokosuka)
• Izu Peninsula (East side - Yugawara - Atami - Ito)

A bit further away, but still car

• Izu Peninsula (South and West side - Perry port/Black Ship - Dogoshima)
• Mishima ? (Mom's temple)
• Near Mt. Fuji - Gotemba - 7 springs - forest / lakes

By Train

• Tokyo
• Hiroshima - Miyajima Island
• Matsumoto

Kevin Sullivan, csr-kts@gol.com
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