Suwazaka

Suwazaka is a neighborhood in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa. Suwazaka is situated nearby to the neighborhood Teraya 2-chome, as well as near Shimosueyoshi 1-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tsurumi Station and Sōji-ji.

Tsurumi Station

Railway station

Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC0.

Tsurumi Station is a railway station in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Sōji-ji

Buddhist temple

Photo: Pqks758, Public domain.

Sōji-ji is one of two daihonzan of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. The other is Eihei-ji temple in Fukui Prefecture. Fodor's calls it "one of the largest and busiest Buddhist institutions in Japan".

Saint Joseph Junior and Senior High School

School

Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nisshincho and Kōhoku-ku.

Nisshincho

Neighborhood

Photo: Chiether, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nisshincho is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Suwazaka.

Kōhoku-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 332,488, with 156,198 households and a population density of 10,588.79 persons per km2. Kōhoku-ku is situated 3½ km west of Suwazaka.