lies south of
Kanagawa Prefecture in
Honshu, central
Japan, contained within the scope of the
Miura Peninsula, in Kanagawa, to the east, the
Izu Peninsula, in
Shizuoka Prefecture, to the west, and the
Shonan coastline to the north, while the island of
Izu Oshima marks the southern extent of the bay. It lies approximately southwest of the capital,
Tokyo. Cities on the bay include
Odawara,
Chigasaki,
Fujisawa,
Hiratsuka,
Ito, and
Kamakura.