Editing Kanagawa Prefecture (section)

==In popular culture==
*[[Stephen Sondheim]]'s stage musical ''[[Pacific Overtures]]'', about the "opening" of Japan to Western influence by [[Matthew C. Perry|Commodore Perry]], contains the song "Welcome to Kanagawa".
*The main team in the Japanese [[manga]] and [[anime]] series ''[[Slam Dunk (manga)|Slam Dunk]]'', Shohoku, is from Kanagawa.
*The Hinata Inn and surrounding town from the [[manga]] and [[anime]] series ''[[Love Hina]]'' are located 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.
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[The Knight in the Area|Area no Kishi]]'' takes place in Kanagawa, mostly Kamakura.
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Anonymous Noise]]'' takes place in Kanagawa, mostly Kamakura (Kamakura Yuigahama Beach).
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Hamatora]]'' takes place in Kanagawa, mainly in Yokohama.
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[His and Her Circumstances]]'' takes place in Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly in [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]] city and [[Yokohama]].
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' takes place in Tokyo-3, which is located in the village of [[Hakone]], in the [[Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa|Ashigarashimo District]]
*A team from the Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Kuroko's Basketball]]'', Kaijo, is from Kanagawa.
*The manga [[Shonan Junai Gumi|''Shonan Junai Gum''i]], along with its prequel ''[[Bad Company (manga)|Bad Company]]'', and the sequel ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka]]'''s spin off ''[[GTO: 14 Days in Shonan]]'', are set in Shonan, in Kanagawa
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Yowamushi Pedal]]'', Hakone Academy is from Hakone, Kanagawa.
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Initial D]]'' Fifth Stage is set in Kanagawa, and Final Stage is set in [[Hakone]].
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Bungo Stray Dogs]]'' is set in Yokohama.
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Sweet Blue Flowers|Aoi Hana]]'' is set in Kamakura.
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai]]'' takes place in various places in Kanagawa Prefecture, such as [[Fujisawa, Kanagawa|Fujisawa]] and [[Yokohama]].
*The Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Astro Fighter Sunred]]'' is set in Kanagawa Prefecture, specifically [[Kawasaki City]] and the area around the [[Tama River]].
*It's never been said, but the Japanese manga series [[Komi Can't Communicate|Komi-San Wa Komyushou Desu]] is set in Kanagawa. One of the characters lives in a building complex in the city of [[Chigasaki, Kanagawa|Chigasaki]] that exists in real life.