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Yokohama City Guide
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With a population of over three million people is Yokohama Japan's second largest city. Yokohama is located less than half an hour south of Tokyo by train, and is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture.

Towards the end of the Edo Period (1603-1867), during which Japan maintained a policy of self-isolation, Yokohama's port was one of the first to be opened to foreign trade in 1859. Consequently, Yokohama quickly grew from a small fishing village into one of Japan's major cities.

Until today, Yokohama remains popular among expats, has one of the world's largest chinatowns and preserves some former Western residences in the Yamate district.

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 1  Sankeien Garden
Traditional Japanese landscape garden.
User rating: 86/100 (69 votes)
Visited by: 134 users
 2  Minato Mirai
Yokohama's new city center.
User rating: 83/100 (243 votes)
Visited by: 443 users
 3  Chinatown
The largest of Japan's three chinatowns.
User rating: 80/100 (362 votes)
Visited by: 652 users
 4  Zoorasia
Large, well kept zoo in the city outskirts.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 5 users
 5  Osanbashi Pier
Spectacularly designed passenger ship terminal.
User rating: 65/100 (11 votes)
Visited by: 21 users
 6  Yamashita Park
Popular park along Yokohama's waterfront.
User rating: 81/100 (231 votes)
Visited by: 409 users
 7  Ramen Museum
Museum dedicated to the popular noodle dish.
User rating: 81/100 (80 votes)
Visited by: 159 users
 8  Yamate and Motomachi
Former residential area of foreign merchants.
User rating: 79/100 (116 votes)
Visited by: 234 users
 9  Kirin Beer Village
Free tours of Kirin's Yokohama beer brewery.
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Visited by: 6 users

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