YokohamaWhile visiting Japan's largest city, Tokyo, it is quick and easy
to pay a visit to the country's second largest metropolis as well:
Yokohama can be reached in less than 30 minutes by train from
Tokyo, lying south of the capital. The main reason for visiting
Yokohama is to marvel at its futuristic new city centre, and
perhaps take a stroll through Japan's largest Chinatown. Yokohama's
Chinatown, entered through four colourful gates and teeming with
restaurants and shops, was developed after the city became one of
the first Japanese ports to be opened to foreign trade after
generations of isolation ended in 1859. Chinese traders flocked to
the city, establishing a cultural neighbourhood. Minato Mirai is
the new central city area around the harbour, characterised by the
Landmark Tower, rising to 971ft (296m). Visitors can ride to the
tower's observation deck in the world's second fastest elevator,
travelling at 41ft (13m) a second, for a view that on a clear day
stretches as far as Mo
Website: www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/en/
Telephone: (0)45 441 7300
Transportation: Toyoko Line from Shibuya, JR Tokaido Line or JR Yokosuka
Line from Tokyo or Shinagawa Station |
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