By Air

To reach Kawasaki from Narita Airport, take the JR Narita Express to Tokyo or Shinagawa and transfer to the Tokaido Line.This takes about 90 minutes and the trip is covered by the Japan Rail Pass and JR East Rail Pass.Without a pass the one-way fare is ¥3280; for only ¥220 more you can travel to Kawasaki using the Suica & N'EX Combination Ticket.A cheaper way of traveling from Narita Airport is by using a combination of commuter trains on the Keisei Railway, Toei Asakusa Subway Line and Keikyu Line.This takes about 2 hours with at least one change of trains required en route, and the trains can get crowded, but the fare is only ¥1380.

By Train

Only one railway line links the east and western ends of Kawasaki city (JR Nambu Line), whereas a multitude of train lines traverse the city north to south, making access to central Tokyo much more convenient than travel within Kawasaki itself.A subway line is planned between Kawasaki station in the east and Shin-Yurigaoka in the west.Major transit points are Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station, Musashi-Kosugi Station, Kawasaki Station area, and Shin-Yurigaoka Station.The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, a bridge-tunnel across Tokyo Bay, connects Kawasaki and the city of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture.

By Car

Two major roads run through central Kawasaki Ward on either side of the Kawasaki train stations: To the east of the trains is Route 15, also called Dai-ichi Keihin while to the west of the trains is Route 1, also called Dai-ni Keihin.Both roads run between Tokyo and Yokohama.Route 409 runs across these roads north of Kawasaki station.The Metropolitan Expressway (toll road) provides two connections into Kawasaki Ward.The K1 Yokohane Line (a continuation of the Route 1 Haneda Line) connects to Route 409 at the Daishi exit.From the Bayshore Line (aka Wangan Line), a connection can be made at Kawasaki Ukishima Junction to the K6 Kawasaki Line, which runs into Route 409. The Tokyo Bay Aqua Line (toll road), which runs from Kisarazu across Tokyo Bay, also connects to the K6 Kawasaki Line. Route 15 in Kawasaki runs closest to the old Tokaido Road.

Kawasaki Daishi

Is the informal name of Heiken-ji in Kawasaki, Japan.Founded in 1128, it is the headquarters of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism. Kawasaki Daishi is a popular temple for hatsumōde (the first visit to a place of worship in the new year). In 2006, 2.72 million people engaged in hatsumōde here, the third largest figure in Japan and the largest in Kanagawa Prefecture. Keihin Electric Express Railway, the oldest railroad company in the Kantō region of Japan, commenced service in January 1899 to carry passengers to Kawasaki Daishi from Tokyo.

Nihon Minka-en

Is a park in the Ikuta Ryokuchi Park of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.On display in the park is a collection of 20 traditional minka (farm houses) from various parts of Japan, especially thatched-roofed houses from eastern Japan. Of these, nine have received the designation of Important Cultural Assets from the national government.The houses are varied, and include examples from regions of heavy snow, lodgings for travellers, and a theatrical stage.Visitors can see regional variety and differences in construction.The park is operated by the city of Kawasaki.Admission is free to visitors who are not older than junior-high-school age.The entrance is a fifteen-minute walk from Mukogaoka-Yuen Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line.

Todoroki Ryokuchi

Is a park located in Nakahara-ku ward, Kawasaki, in Kanagawa Prefecture.It is famous for its sport facilities including an athletics stadium, gym, a baseball field, a pool, a tennis court, and it contains a museum as well.The park is located approximately 20 minutes walk from Musashi-Nakahara Station on the Nambu Line.A bus from Musashi-Kosugi Station that stops at the park is available.

Summer Fireworks

Visit summer fireworks are ubiquitous across Japan, especially Tokyo, the one outside Futako-Tamagawa station between Tokyo and Kawasaki is perhaps the hidden gem of the calendar.It has a "boom-factor" rivalling some of the larger ones, but is instead split into two on the roster each with half the notoriety (thus bumping it to the end of the listings) as half the fireworks are launched in Tokyo Prefecture and half in Kanagawa Prefecture.On the one night.They take turns so it comes across as somewhat as a competition of one-upmanship.Happens near the end of summer, check local schedules.

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