Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Yokohama, Japan

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 8.2 km
Ascend 260 m
Descend 228 m

Explore Yokohama in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in YokohamaIndividual Sights in Yokohama

Sight 1: Yokohama Chinatown

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Yokohama Chinatown is located in Yokohama, Japan, which is located just south of Tokyo. It is about 160 years old, with a population of about 3,000 to 4,000. Today, only a few Chinese people still live there, most being from Guangzhou.

Wikipedia: Yokohama Chinatown (EN), Website

47 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Kantei-byo

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Kantei-byoJoi Ito from Inbamura, Japan / CC BY 2.0

Yokohama Kantei Temple is a temple located in Yokohama Chinatown in Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is dedicated to Emperor Guan (deified Guan Yu) and is revered mainly as the guardian god of merchants.

Wikipedia: 横浜関帝廟 (JA), Website

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: 山下町公園

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山下町公園

Yamashita Town Park is an urban park located in Yamashita Town, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a separate park from Yamashita Park, which faces the sea.

Wikipedia: 山下町公園 (JA)

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Ma Zhu Temple

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The Yokohama Ma Zu Miao is a temple of the Chinese Goddess Mazu located in Yokohama, Japan. It opened on 17 March 2006. It is located in Yokohama's Chinatown.

Wikipedia: Yokohama Ma Zu Miao (EN), Website

715 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Gundam Factory Yokohama

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Gundam Factory Yokohama Dick Thomas Johnson / CC BY 2.0

Gundam Factory Yokohama is an entertainment complex located at Yamashita Pier in Yokohama, Japan. Its main feature is a moving Gundam, an 18-metre tall pilot-operated "mech" from the Japanese animated franchise Gundam. It is the first moving mech of its type.

Wikipedia: Gundam Factory Yokohama (EN), Website

361 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Yamashita Park

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Yamashita Park is a public park in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, famous for its waterfront views of the Port of Yokohama.

Wikipedia: Yamashita Park (EN)

369 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Kanagawa Kenmin Hall

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Kanagawa Kenmin Hall

Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (神奈川県立県民ホール) is a 2,493-seat performing arts venue located in Yokohama, Japan. The complex opened in 1975. Many international artists have performed at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, including Linda Ronstadt, King Crimson, Chicago, Cheap Trick, Alanis Morissette, The Black Crowes, The Doobie Brothers, Diana Ross and Paul Rodgers.

Wikipedia: Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (EN)

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: 神奈川芸術劇場

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神奈川芸術劇場

Kanagawa Prefectural Hall is a general term for a prefectural cultural complex located in Yamashita Town, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a large-scale cultural complex consisting of two buildings, the Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Main Building and the KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theater, boasting a capacity of about 4,600 people in five large and small theaters. It is managed and operated by the Kanagawa Arts Foundation.

Wikipedia: 神奈川芸術劇場 (JA)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Museum of Yokohama Urban History

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Yokohama City Development Memorial Museum is a museum exhibiting the ayumi of development in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. March 2003: The building was opened. It is located in the same building as Yokohama Eurasia Cultural Museum (the fourth floor).

Wikipedia: 横浜都市発展記念館 (JA), Website

45 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures

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Yokohama Eurasian Culture Museum is a museum located in Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is located in the same building as the Yokohama Urban Development Memorial Hall (2nd floor).

Wikipedia: 横浜ユーラシア文化館 (JA), Website

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: 横浜海岸教会

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横浜海岸教会

Japan Christian Church is a Protestant church established on March 10, 1872 (February 2, Meiji 5) as Yokohama Public Association. Currently, it is a Japan Christian Church and Yokohama Kaigan Church.

Wikipedia: 横浜海岸教会 (JA)

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: 英一番館跡

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英一番館跡

Eiichibankan was a trading post built in Yokohama in the late Edo period, and was the first branch office of Jardine Matheson & Co. (Yiwa Yoko) to open in Japan. It was built in Yamashita-cho 1, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture (former Yamashita-cho Settlement No. 1).

Wikipedia: 英一番館 (JA)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Yokohama Archives of History

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The Yokohama Archives of History in Naka ward, central Yokohama, near Yamashita Park, is a repository for archive materials on Japan and its connection with foreign powers since the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853. The archives are next to Kaiko Hiroba where Commodore Perry landed to sign the Convention of Kanagawa.

Wikipedia: Yokohama Archives of History (EN), Website

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: THE BAYS

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THE BAYS

THE BAYS is a sports-centered complex operated by the Yokohama DeNA Baystars. It is located on an adjacent site one street away from Yokohama Stadium, the home of the BayStars.

Wikipedia: THE BAYS (JA)

700 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 15: Yokohama Park

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Yokohama Park is the name of a park and town in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 横浜公園 (JA)

975 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 16: 厳島神社

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厳島神社

Itsukushima Shrine is a shrine located in Hagoromo-cho 2-chome, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a shrine in Yokohama Village, Kuragi District, Musashi Province, and is currently dedicated to the three goddesses Munakata (Ichikishima Himeson, Takiri Himeson, and Takito Himeson).

Wikipedia: 厳島神社 (横浜市中区) (JA)

595 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 17: Yokohama Shiloh Church

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Yokohama Shimji Church (横浜指路Church, Yokohama Sashiji Church) is a church of the Japan Christian Church located at 6-85 Onoe-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. In 1988 (Showa 63), it was certified as a historic building certified by Yokohama City.

Wikipedia: 横浜指路教会 (JA), Heritage Website

1378 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 18: Nogeyama zoo

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Nogeyama Zoological Gardens is a free zoo opened in April 1951 and located in Nogeyama Park, in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It covers 9.6 hectares and houses about 1400 animals of 100 different species. It is open from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm and is closed on Mondays.

Wikipedia: Nogeyama Zoo (EN)

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Nogeyama Park

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Nogeyama Park is an urban park (comprehensive park) located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It covers an area of about 9.1 hectares and is home to the Nogeyama Zoo, which is famous for its 380 cherry blossom trees. From the park, you can also see the Minato Mirai area.

Wikipedia: 野毛山公園 (JA)

1157 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 20: 妙音寺

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妙音寺

Myōonji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Miharudai, Minami-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kyoriki.

Wikipedia: 妙音寺 (横浜市) (JA)

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