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Ofuna Destination Guide

Touring Ofuna in Japan

Ofuna in the region of Kanagawa is located in Japan - some 25 mi or ( 41 km ) South of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ofuna

Time in Ofuna is now 11:31 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zama, Yokosuka, Yokohama, Yamanouchi, and Utsunomiya. Being here already, consider visiting Zama . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ofuna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

建長寺~HDR Timelapse,shot with Canon S95

2:17 min by natsuani
Views: 7866 Rating: 5.00

Camera:Canon PowerShot S95, Software:Photomatix Pro 4.0.2,Premier Elements 7.0 Music:Original(using ACID Music Studio 7.0) @建長寺(Kencho-ji Temple,Kamakura City Kanagawa prefecture Japan) Blog denki-mom ..

Joma Shinji - Kyudo (Japanese Archery) Exorcism Ritual for New Years

4:08 min by RoninDave
Views: 5311 Rating: 4.92

therovingroninreport.blogspot.com Joma Shinji is a Japanese archery ritual performed on Jan 5th for the new year to drive away evil spirits. A large target is set up with the kanji character of "oni" ..


Piano & Viola: Le Cygne (The Swan) by Charles Camille Saint-Saëns

3:30 min by toshiajapan
Views: 4425 Rating: 4.88

Miwa Sakiyama (viola) & Shiho Sakiyama (piano) 14NOV2010@Kamakura City ..

Sakura in the style of Debussy

5:42 min by improvelectronic
Views: 3714 Rating: 5.00

Richard Grayson Improvises on Sakura (Japanese "Cherry Blossom song") in the style of Debussy in the Giglio Concert Hall at Showa University of Music, Kawasaki City, Japan, July 12, 2008. ("Richard Gr ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 35.35 139.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Concrete sculptures

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.

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Located at 35.35 139.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Railway lines opened in 1970, SAFEGE people movers, Shonan Monorail, Suspended monorails, Transport in Kanagawa Prefecture

Ōfuna Station

Ōfuna Station is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Located at 35.35 139.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Negishi Line, Shonan Monorail Enoshima Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Stations of Shonan Monorail, Tōkaidō Main Line, Yokosuka Line

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.

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Located at 35.35 139.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in Japan, Gardens in Kanagawa Prefecture

Kita-Kamakura Station

Kita-Kamakura Station is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Located at 35.34 139.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Shonan Shinjuku Line, Yokosuka Line