The 10 Best Must-Buy Souvenirs in Kanagawa, Japan

Kanagawa is located nearby Tokyo, and it has many famous sightseeing spots such as the China Town, Minato Mirai, Enoshima, Kamakura, and of course Yokohama. The prefecture also has a lot of unique and delicious souvenirs for the tourists to buy. Today we have listed 10 different souvenirs that you definitely need to buy when visiting Kanagawa!

1． Yokohama Harbor

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Yokohama harbor is a boat shaped chestnut cake, and you can buy it at Café La Latona at Ariake Honkan. Yokohama Harbor has more than 60 years of history, and very famous among the locals and the tourists.

The cakes is wrapped in an original package designed by Ryohei Yanagihara, one of the most famous illustrators in Japan. This souvenir is a Castella cake filled with sweet chestnut paste marron, and the texture of the cake is very soft, but fluffy!

2． Hato Sable

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Kamakura is famous for its delicious pigeon sable, and somehow it became the trademark of Kamakura and Kanagawa as well.

The sable is in pigeon shaped with crispy texture, and the taste is not too sweet. You can get Hato Sable at Toshimaya Honten.

3． Kiyoken’s Shumai (Steamed meat dumpling)

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Yokohama’s Chinatown is famous for its great collection of delicious cuisines, and Kiyoken’s Shumai is included on the list. Kiyoken’s Shumai has its own stores in China Town, and many people stop by Kiyoken to purchase the shumai when visiting Kanagawa.

Kiyoken’s shumai is very delicious and it has soft textures. With very juicy flavor, people keep returning to Kiyoken to purchase not just the shumai, but also its famous shumai lunch box as well.

4． Chiyono’s original grilled shirokoro

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Chiyono is one of the most famous grilled hormone (cow or pork entrails) shop in Atsugi, Kanagawa, and it is famous for its delicious original grilled shirokoro (balls of stuffed intestine).

Well, this food may sounds disgusting to us; as we don’t really have the culture of eating cow or pork entrails. But hey, when the entrails are fresh, flavored with great seasoning and grilled perfectly, they taste very good.

Give Chiyono’s original grilled shirokoro a shot when you’re in Kanagawa, and don’t forget to order a glass of beer and a bowl of rice as well! Don’t forget to buy some as souvenirs before you leave the town!

5． Sumiyoshi’s Kuzumochi

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Kawasaki is famous for its delicious Kuzumochi, which is a type of mocha made from Kuzu flour. Kuzumochi is usually served cold, with Kinako powder and Kuromitsu. There are a lot of Kuzumochi shops in Kawasaki, but Sumiyoshi’s Kuzumochi is on another level!

Sumiyoshi’s kuzumochi has a very great texture, not too soft, but not too hard. The balance of kinako powder and kuromitsu is just perfect; not too sweet, but not too bland as well.

Sumiyoshi has a long history when it comes to Kuzumochi, and many people from all around Japan visit Kawasaki just to purchase Sumiyoshi’s Kuzumochi, so you should definitely visit the shop to try its amazing Kuzumochi!

 
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6． Chikaramochiya

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Chikaramochiya is a mochi shop in Kamakura, established since the Edo period. The shop sells Chikaramochi; a plain mochi wrapped in red bean (anko) paste, which tastes very sweet.

Chikaramochi is also very affordable, as it only costs JPY 90 per piece. Don’t forget to stop by Chikaramochiya when you’re visiting Kamakura!

7． Yokosuka Navy’s Curry

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Yokosuka is the home base of US Navy, and Yokosuka Navy’s Curry is one of the most famous souvenirs of Yokosuka! You can only try and purchase Yokosuka Navy’s Curry at its shop in Yokosuka, which is located nearby the Yokosuka Station.

The taste of the curry is very simple, but spicy at the same time. The price of this curry is JPY 854 / pack, not really cheap, but pretty reasonable compared to the taste it offers!

8． Tuna buns

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Yokohama Chinatown is famous for its delicious authentic Chinese food. The town is also famous for its delicious pork buns, but today we’ll introduce you Misaki city’s famous tuna buns; a steamed bun with tuna fillings.

The texture of the bun is very soft and fluffy, matches perfectly with the juicy tuna fillings. Stop by Misaki city for its delicious tuna buns!

9． Shonan Cheese Pie Ashi

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This cheese pie uses pastry dough, sable dough, and Edam cheese as its main ingredients. The texture of the pie is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. The taste of the cheese is very mild, and the fragrant of the butter is very strong.

Available in finger size, these cheese pies are perfect to buy as souvenirs!

10． Odawara Usagi

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Nanohana is a sweets shop in Odawara, and it is famous for its cute and delicious Odawara Usagi. Odawara Usagi is a dorayaki that has a rabbit illustration on top of it.

Odawara Usagi doesn’t only look cute, but also tastes very delicious. The dorayaki has a very soft and fluffy texture, and the red bean paste (anko) filling is not too sweet. Freshly baked everyday, Odawara Usagi is definitely worth to try!

Let’s buy great souvenirs in Kanagawa!

Kanagawa is famous for its various choices of souvenirs, where can be found mostly at, but not limited to: Yokohama, Yokosuka, Kamakura, Odawara, and Hakone. Affordable at very reasonable price, don’t forget to stop by at one of shops listed above to buy the souvenirs!