Kanagawa » Yokohama Motomachi, Yokohama Chinatown
Motomachi, where foreign goods have been brought in since the opening of Japan to the outside world, is still a fashionable spot with many boutiques. In Yokohama Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in Japan, you can enjoy authentic Chinese cuisine and eating out.
Here is some recommended sightseeing information on Motomachi and Chinatown. Motomachi and Chinatown are home to such tourist attractions as Yokohama Chinatown, Yamashita Park, Yokohama Daisekai, Harbor View Park, Yamanote no Yo-kan, NYK Hikawamaru, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Osanbashi Bridge, Yokohama Marine Tower, and Yokohama Dolls' House.
Also recommended are local delicacies such as Chinese food, steamed buns, Western food, Chinese tea, and Tianjin sweet chestnuts.
Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in Japan, with more than 200 Chinese restaurants in an area of 500 meters square. In addition to authentic Chinese cuisine, Chinese foodstuffs that are not sold in the supermarkets around you are also available in Chinatown, making the area crowded with tourists and Chinese people on weekdays and holidays alike.
The Osanbashi Bridge is a two-story international passenger terminal with one basement level located in the Port of Yokohama.The rooftop, which has the aptly named "Whale's Backyard," is a park-like spot with a wooden deck made of Brazilian ipe and a natural grass lawn, which can be freely accessed ...»
Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in East Asia, with more than 500 stores ranging from Chinese restaurants to cafes, bars, and Asian sundries all lined up in a mere 500 meter square block. There are both casual food stalls and long-established authentic Chinese restaurants, many famous an...»
Sankeien Garden is a vast 175,000-square-meter garden with 17 Japanese architectural structures. The garden is designated as a national place of scenic beauty, and 10 buildings, 12 of which were relocated, are designated as national important cultural properties.The original relocated buildings are...»
Adjacent to the Port of Yokohama, this park offers a romantic view of the Bay Bridge and ships passing through the harbor. The park was opened in 1930 on reclaimed sea land. In the park, there is the "Rose Garden of the Future," where 2,650 roses of about 190 varieties bloom every spring and fall, ...»
An exotic park with a panoramic view of the Bay Bridge and the Port of Yokohama.There is an English rose garden, "English Rose Garden," and a sunken bed garden, "Fragrance Garden." Visitors can enjoy the fragrance and color of roses, plants, flowers and trees throughout the four seasons against the ...»
Yokohama Marine Tower is a ten-square observation tower designed in the image of a lighthouse and is the symbol of the Port of Yokohama.Located adjacent to Yamashita Park, the observation floors on the 29th and 30th floors offer a panoramic view of Yokohama Port, the Bay Bridge, the city of Yokohama...»
The symbol of Yokohama Chinatown, this shrine is a Chinese shrine of business prosperity.The orange roof and gaudy decorations make the temple stand out even in Chinatown. Most of the building materials were imported from China, and carpenters from China constructed the building. The roofs, pillars...»
The Hotel New Grand, founded in 1927, is the only classic city hotel in existence, and is highly regarded as a building of great architectural value. There are two buildings: the main building and the tower building. The main building has a classical atmosphere that evokes a sense of history and an...»