Activities
If you want to enjoy something exciting, such as bicycle racing where bicycles race at a furious speed in front of you, and a car racing experience in which you feel like you are driving at 100 km/h, Hiratsuka is the place to go!
Velodrome
Bicycle races where track cyclists sprint at over 70 km/h are breathtaking! Their strategies and furious speeds make you fully immersed. At the night racing events that are held from April until November, the lanes are lit up, and you can enjoy night races differently from the day races. You can also enjoy many cheap and tasty foods.
5-1 Kuryozutsumi, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa, JAPAN
F. Dream Hiratsuka
You can enjoy driving a go-kart and experience fast driving that makes you feel you are driving at 100 km/h on a full-fledged circuit. Their karts are like small F1 cars, and you can enjoy driving them even if you don’t have a driver’s license or competition license. It is open until 10 p.m. so you can visit empty-handed and enjoy driving when you have spare time.
1-13 Nagatoro, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa, JAPAN
Getting Here
A tourist destination, just one hour from Tokyo
Hiratsuka City is conveniently located because it is approx. 60 km southwest of Tokyo and roughly a one-hour train ride or drive from there! As it is also roughly a 30-minute train ride or drive to the neighboring tourist destinations of Kamakura and Hakone, you can casually visit Kamakura and Hakone when you have time during your stay in Hiratsuka.