main tourist spots in yokohama
Yamashita Park/Port Areas | |
The view of ships sailing in and out of the harbor and seagulls flying overhead make you enjoy the taste of Yokohama as a port city. |
Motomachi/Yamate Areas | |
The Style and Fashion Street, Motomachi and Yamate, which used to be foreigners residential area. This is the area that is full of Yokohama's unique exotic charms. |
Chinatown Area | |
One of the biggest Chinatowns in the world. Step in through one of the elaborately designed gates in the east, west, south or north, and enjoy a totally different world. Experience Chinese culture in the wonderfully exotic atmosphere. |
Kannai/Isezaki-cho Areas | |
Area of the first gas lamp in Japan and where Japanese got their first taste of ice-cream. This is an area where old and new cultures come together to give a cheerful and energetic feeling. |
Sakuragi-cho/Noge Areas | |
An open hearted, friendly area full of old town feel. Enjoy history, and literature here and have fun at facilities like the Nogeyama Zoo. |
Minato Mirai 21 Areas | |
An area constantly progressing toward the future. A shopping and leisure area where you can enjoy dining. An area catering for people of all ages. |
Yokohama Station Area | |
With its wide variety of department stores, hotels, and movie theaters and commercial facilities, this area forms the largest scale shopping zone in the city. |
Shin-Yokohama Area | |
The gate to Yokohama when you come here by Shinkansen train (bullet train). City hotels and facilities for entertainment and shopping are centered here, making it Yokohama's second city. |
Honmoku/Negishi/Isogo Areas | |
This area has an American feel to it. There is a lot of greenery which you can enjoy if you take a stroll in the hill side. You can also enjoy fishing on the shorefront. This area shows us yet another aspect of Yokohama. |
Tsurumi/Northern Yokohama | |
An area with a wide range of attractions, where historical cultural facilities, nature and the most up-to-date institutions co-exist. |
Kanazawa/Southern Yokohama | |
You can get a very good feel of Yokohama's history and culture not only through the "Opening of Civilization" or "Harbor Town" but through many attractive aspects of this area. |