What this area is like
Walk from Minato Mirai’s waterfront to the red-brick warehouses and Yamashita Park, then eat in Yokohama Chinatown, one of the largest in Japan. The Cup Noodles Museum is popular with families.
About 30 minutes from Tokyo or Shibuya by train; the Minatomirai Line links the main sights.
Choose your next step
Places to see in this area
Yokohama Chinatown
Japan’s largest Chinatown, with hundreds of restaurants and food stalls inside ten ornamental gates.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line), or about 5 minutes from JR Ishikawacho Station.
- Hours
- Shop hours vary.
- Fee
- Free to walk.
- Address
- Yamashita-cho, Naka Ward, Yokohama
Weekends and holidays are very crowded. Steamed buns and other street food make it easy to try several places.
Sankeien Garden
A large garden built by a silk merchant, with historic buildings brought from Kyoto and Kamakura, including a three-storied pagoda.
- Access
- From Yokohama, Sakuragicho or Motomachi-Chukagai, take city bus 8 or 148 to Sankeien-Iriguchi and walk about 5 minutes.
- Hours
- 9:00–17:00. Closed 26–31 December.
- Fee
- Adults ¥900; elementary and junior high ¥200.
- Address
- 58-1 Honmoku Sannotani, Naka Ward, Yokohama
Allow 90 minutes to two hours. Cherry blossoms in spring and maples in autumn are the busiest times.
How to plan your time here
- Lunch in Chinatown, then walk through Yamashita Park toward the Red Brick Warehouses and Minato Mirai for the evening view.
- Yokohama is about 30 minutes from Tokyo or Shinagawa, so it suits a half-day or day trip.
Information checked 26 October 2026. Plans are JapaLens editorial suggestions, not on-site reviews. Hours and fees can change; check the official page before you go.