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Yokohama Destination Guide

Delve into Yokohama in Japan

Yokohama in the region of Kanagawa with its 3,574,443 residents is a city in Japan - some 17 mi or ( 27 km ) South of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Yokohama

Current time in Yokohama is now 06:02 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zushi, Yokohama, Utsunomiya, Totsukacho, and Edo. While being here, make sure to check out Zushi . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Yokohama ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Earthquake clouds? (Japan)~地震雲<横浜から長野方面2011年3月12日>

1:37 min by kota2chan
Views: 47698 Rating: 4.00

Saturday, March 12, 2011, 17:15 Tokyo. Yokohama City to Nagano City. Google maps: (35.442239924723204, 139.64067488908768) 2011年3月12日(土)17時頃に"横浜スタジアム前"交差点から長野市方面を撮影しました。おそらく地震雲と思われますが、位置は3/12早朝に起きた地震の ..

Perry's Groove - Shuffle Demons - Yokohama Jazz Promenade 2011

6:43 min by ShuffleDemons1
Views: 30552 Rating: 4.53

In 2011, the Shuffle Demons made their first trip to Japan and played a packed concert at the 'Yokohama Jazz Promenade' (the biggest and best jazz festival in Japan). This is the opening tune from the ..


La Machine -Giant Spiders- in Yokohama / Apr.19,2009

9:56 min by cab2000
Views: 18758 Rating: 4.87

The technical performance group "La Machine" establishes in Nantes in France held the performance using the giant machine spider in Yokohama Japan. "La Machine" is the technical section of the theatri ..

Digital Art Cool Summer 2007 Yokohama (English)

8:08 min by Tomohiro OKADA
Views: 8539 Rating: 5.00

The exhinibition showing art brings future style fun communication by digital camera, ubiquitous & virtual petting light, and sound environment, so those are high-tech Japanese style cool summer envir ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nihon-ōdōri Station

, is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan operated by the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway’s Minatomirai Line. It is 3.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Minatomirai Line at Yokohama Station. Its official name is Nihon-ōdōri (Kenchō-Ōsanbashi) Station, including the sub-name in parentheses. Trains inter-run with the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line from Shibuya Station.

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Located at 35.45 139.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 2004 establishments in Japan

Yokohama Archives of History

The Yokohama Archives of History in Naka ward, central Yokohama near Yamashita Park is a repository for many precious archive materials on Japan and the foreign connection with Japan since the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853. The archives are next to Kaiko Hiroba (Port Opening Square) where Commodore Perry landed to sign the Convention of Kanagawa. The archives are housed in a newly built annex to the former British Consulate building.

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Located at 35.45 139.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Archives in Japan, Buildings and structures in Yokohama, Government buildings completed in 1931, History museums in Japan, Japan–United Kingdom relations, Museums in Yokohama

Yokohama Stadium

For the football (soccer) stadium, see International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama Stadium Yokohama StadiumLocation Yokohama, JapanOpened April 4, 1978Owner Yokohama CityOperator Yokohama Stadium, Ltd.

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Located at 35.44 139.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: American football venues in Japan, Baseball venues in Japan, Buildings and structures in Yokohama, Event venues established in 1978, Sports venues in Kanagawa Prefecture, Visitor attractions in Yokohama

Yokohama Chinatown

Yokohama Chinatown is located in Yokohama, Japan, which is located just south of Tokyo. Its history is about 150 years long. Today only a few Chinese people still live in Chinatown, but it has a population of about 3,000 to 4,000. Most of the residents are from Guangzhou (Canton) but many come from other regions. Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown not only in Japan but also in Asia (larger than Chinatowns in both Kobe and Nagasaki) and it is one of the largest in the world.

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Located at 35.44 139.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Chinatowns in Asia, Neighborhoods of Yokohama, Restaurant districts and streets, Visitor attractions in Yokohama

Bashamichi Station

Bashamichi Station is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan operated by the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway’s Minatomirai Line. It is 2.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Minatomirai Line at Yokohama Station. Trains inter-run with the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line from Shibuya Station.

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Located at 35.45 139.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 2004 establishments in Japan

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