Kanagawa Prefecture - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • Stephen Sondheim's stage musical Pacific Overtures, about the "opening" of Japan to Western influence by Commodore Perry, contains the song "Welcome to Kanagawa".
  • The main team in the Japanese manga and anime series Slam Dunk, Shohoku, is from Kanagawa.
  • The Hinata Inn and surrounding town from the manga and anime series Love Hina takes place in Kanagawa.
  • The Japanese manga series Elfen Lied takes place in Kanagawa, mainly in Kamakura and Enoshima (Fujisawa).
  • The Japanese anime series S-CRY-ED takes place in Kanagawa Prefecture, after a seismic event raises it from the ground.
  • The Japanese manga and anime series Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō takes place in the fictional Kanagawa city of Umineko.
  • The Japanese anime series Gundam Wing's early episodes feature Kanagawa prominently, mainly Yokohama and Yokosuka.

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