ust under an hour on the subway from central Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama is a welcome break from the busy streets of the capital with its relaxed environment, wide open spaces, and a harbor side where it’s almost too easy to lose your worries and stresses as you stroll or cycle along. Whatever your purpose of the visit is — from sightseeing to shopping to fancy eating or street food and chatting along the ocean — Yokohama has more than enough to keep you busy. With the biggest and most celebrated Chinatown in East Asia (aside from China itself, of course), there is also a surprising amount of varied and inviting culture, food and history here to explore.
As a quiet sister city to Tokyo, Yokohama is a fantastic place to visit and get to know. Yokohama’s History and Background Neighboring Kamakura (another excellent day trip from Tokyo), Kawasaki and Tokyo, Yokohama is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture. With a population of 3.
8 million (the second largest in Japan after Tokyo), it has one of the most culturally varied and exciting histories of any city in Japan. Once a small fishing village, Yokohama’s roots in trade, fishing and naval practices have made it one of Japan’s major commercial hubs. The city has been used for trade for centuries—with silk being one of the major traded goods.
It was established as the city of Yokohama in 1889 through the amalgamation of Kanagawa and Yokohama. Although many people imagine Osaka as the second largest city in Japan,.
