Port of Yokohama

Sightseeing spot

• Minato Mirai Area

  

  This commercial district in the heart of Yokohama City blends historical buildings such as the red brick warehouses with shopping, dining and entertainment facilities.

   

• Yamate Historical Foreign Residence

  

  Stroll along the stone paved roads on the hills to feel the vestiges of the Western culture that entered this area 150 years ago.

   

• Yokohama Chinatown

  

  Over 500 stores offering goods and cuisine crowd the streets of one of the world's largest Chinatowns, born together with the opening of the port.

   

• Sankei-en Garden

  

  A space where you can enjoy the Japanese aesthetic that contrasts with the advancement of Western culture. Enjoy the beauty of nature in the seasonal flowers and budding trees, and the uninterrupted tranquility of the grounds.

   

Culture

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  Foods >

  Chinese cuisine

  The Chinatown in Yokohama is Japan’s largest Chinese community and there are more than 500 Chinese restaurants where you can enjoy authentic Chinese food.

   

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  Local specialties >

  Shumai (Chinese dumpling)

  Shumai are a dim sum item that originated in China. Yokohama Chinatown serves a broad variety of Chinese foods including shumai. Shumai are a well-known Yokohama specialty.

   

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  Event >

  Yokohama Kaiko Sai (opening of the port festival) (early June)

  This event in commemoration of the opening of the Yokohama Port on the 2nd of June, 1859 on the old calendar attracts large crowds every year.

   

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  The Yokohama Parade (international fancy-dress parade) (early May)

  Enjoy various shows and events that are unique to Yokohama, including Yokohama marching bands, Shishimai (lion dances) and Ryumai (dragon dances).

   

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  Heritage >

  The Shrines and Temples of Nikko

  The Toshogu Shrine at Nikko was constructed in the first half of 17th Century to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Shogun (military general) of the Edo Shogunate (1603 ? 1867). Since then, Nikko has become a busy shrine town with many worshippers.
  A total of 103 buildings (called Nikko Sannai or Ni-sha-Ichi-ji), including the Toshogu Shrine, Futarasan-jinja (Futarasan Shinto Shrine), 9 buildings of Rinno-ji (Rinno Buddhist Temple), and 94 other associated buildings, were designated as Japan’s “Important Cultural Properties”, and the surrounding cultural landscape was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The entire area covers 50.8 hectares.

   

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  Heritage >

  The Ogasawara Islands

  The World Heritage Committee has named Ogasawara Islands, located about 1,000 kilometers to the south away from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office, as an UNESCO's World Natural Heritage site. The islands have never been connected by land with any continent since their birth, living things that managed to arrive by chance at and take root in the islands have made unique evolution on the islands. For this reason, many indigenous forms of life live on the islands, and unique ecosystems indigenous to the islands are maintained. Ogasawara islands are administratively part of Tokyo, despite being geographically separated from the metropolis.