Yokohama
Yokohama (横 浜) is the second largest city in Japan, with a population of more than three million inhabitants. Yokohama is less than half an hour south of Tokyo by train and is the capital of Kanagawa prefecture.
At the end of the Edo Period (1603-1867), during which Japan maintained a policy of self-isolation, the port of Yokohama was one of the first to be opened to foreign trade in 1859. As a result, Yokohama grew rapidly from a small village of fishermen. in one of the main cities of Japan.
Landmark Tower
The Yokohama Landmark Tower is a great beast of a structure. What is lacking in the visual subtlety that pays off in an impressive statute - about 300 m high, is the second tallest building (skyscraper) in Japan.
The entrance to the shopping plaza and surrounds is completely free so the Landmark Tower Sky Garden is about 8 euros.
Chinatown de Yokohama
A Chinatown de Yokohama (横 浜 中華 街, Yokohama Chūkagai) is the largest Chinatown in Japan, located in the center of Yokohama. A large number of Chinese shops and restaurants can be found in the narrow, colorful streets of Chinatown. Various events and festivals such as Chinese New Year, around the beginning of February, are also held in Chinatown.
Minato Mirai
Minato Mirai 21 (み な と み ら い 21) is an urban coastal area in central Yokohama whose name means "port of the future". It has many large skyscrapers, including the Landmark Tower, which was Japan's tallest building between 1993 and 2014. The area was a large yard until the 1980s when development began to turn it into a new city center .
Chukagai Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
O Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (八景 島 シ ー パ ラ ダ イ ス ス)is an amusement park located on a small island near the coast, about 30 minutes by train south of downtown Yokohama. It is one of the most visited amusement parks in Japan and houses an impressive aquarium.
Cupnoodles Museum
The Yokohama tour that most pleases the children is the Cupnoodles Museum. There, you can create your own Cupnoodles to take home. It's kind of a Cupnoodles amusement park.
Sankeien Garden
And to finish nothing better than a walk in this wonderful garden.
Sankeien (三 溪 園) is a spacious Japanese-style garden in the south of Yokohama, which displays a number of historic buildings from all over Japan. There is a pond, small rivers, flowers and wonderful scrolling trails that make you think you are in Kyoto rather than Yokohama.