July 3rd, 2018
Cheapo Weekend for July 7-8: Tanabata, Marine Mikoshi and Markets
Colorful summer festivals and other fun coming up!
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Hiratsuka is a city in the coastal Shonan region of Kanagawa Prefecture. Chigasaki lies to the east while the city of Oiso is to the west. Hiratsuka Station can be reached in slightly under an hour from Shinagawa on the Tokaido Line.
The largest Tanabata festival in the Kanto region is held in Hiratsuka on a few days around the 7th of July of each year.
Like all of the Shonan region, Hiratsuka is renowned for its wide sandy beaches.
Articles about Hiratsuka
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July 5th, 2017
Cheapo Weekend for July 8-9: Parades, Wishes and 80s Dance Parties
Make a wish at the colorful Tanabata festivals, or parade through the streets alongside portable shrines at the Enoshima […]
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July 1st, 2015
Cheapo Weekend for July 4-5: Bamboo Wishes
This weekend will see two tanabata festivals, where custom has you write down a wish on a strip of colourful paper […]
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Events in Hiratsuka
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Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival
Free
Festival
Eating & Drinking in Hiratsuka
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January 24th, 2014
Denny's for Basics and Brunch
It’s not that I don’t like breakfast, it’s brunch I’m after—that lazy Sunday morning into day feeling, when you […]
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November 19th, 2012
Sanuki Udon Hanamaru – A Sit-down Meal for 105yen
So you think McDonald’s is fast? Well, they’re not compared to Sanuki Udon Hanamaru. To watch the staff of […]
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May 4th, 2012
Saizeriya
I’d been living in Japan for a number of years before I paid my first visit to Saizeriya and how I wish I’d […]
Shopping in Hiratsuka
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Uniqlo: The Best Things in Life are Cheap
Uniqlo is my go-to store for affordable, chic clothes, mostly because it’s one of the only clothing stores in […]
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April 10th, 2013
Okashi no Machioka – Cheapo 'Dagashi' Sweet Shop
One of the surprises when I first arrived in Tokyo was discovering the alternative universe of snacks, chocolate and […]
Recommended hotels near Hiratsuka
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