For example, Kamakura City is working to increase the number of tourists in response to the fact that the city is the setting for the 2022 NHK Taiga Drama (the annual year-long historical drama television series produced by NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation]) "Kamakura-dono no 13-nin (13 Samurais of the Kamakura Shogunate)."
In addition, Yokohama City is scheduled to host the World Horticultural Exhibition in 2027. These various efforts are expected to boost further development of the tourism industry. Kanagawa Prefecture has a long history of close ties with foreign countries. It opened its ports to the world about 160 years ago with the arrival of Commodore Perry.