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Kiyoken was founded in Yokohama in 1908 and is known for bite-sized shumai that stay tasty even when eaten cold on a train. Its old-fashioned shumai is a long-time local souvenir, sold at the company's own stores and in major train stations. The soy-sauce container, nicknamed Hyou-chan, shows different faces. Buy it…
The Sea Bass water bus links Yokohama Station's East Exit terminal with the waterfront near the Red Brick Warehouse, a scenic alternative to the train. It runs in daytime only, with the last sailings in the early evening, and times can change without notice. Dock inspections and bad weather can cut sailings, and not…
From late November to Christmas Day, the Red Brick Warehouse plaza hosts a Christmas market around a live fir tree, with dozens of food and merchandise booths. It goes ahead in rain but can close in severe weather, and entry may be limited when it is crowded. Outside food and drink are not allowed. Cash works at the…
Hotel New Grand opened in 1927 as the successor to the Grand Hotel, which was lost in the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, and a newer tower was added in 1991. Room 315 faces the port and became General MacArthur's room after World War II. It is now called the MacArthur Suite and can be booked, so ask for it when you…
Yokohama Jazz Promenade turns the city into a jazz stage for one weekend each October, with hall concerts, street live sets and shows in jazz clubs. It began in 1993, draws more than 100,000 visitors a year and has recently used venues such as Kannai Hall and the Red Brick Warehouse. Street performances and local gigs…
Bar Bar Bar is a jazz restaurant in a Kannai basement, a couple of minutes on foot from Kannai Station, with a different artist playing each day. The mood is formal but relaxed, with piano trio sets, whiskey, cocktails and a full food menu. Doors open at six and the first set follows around seven. It is closed on…
The Yokohama Museum of Art reopened in February 2025 after a long renovation, and holds modern and contemporary works by artists such as Cezanne, Picasso and Nara. It is a short walk from Minatomirai Station. It is closed on Thursdays, and when a Thursday is a public holiday it closes the next weekday instead, so…
Yokohama Noh Theater, in the Momijigaoka hills of Nishi Ward, reopened in 2026 after about two and a half years of renovation, and its stage carries 140 years of history. The theater runs an English version of its website, and English guidance material is provided for foreign visitors at performances, which helps a…
Kishamichi is a boardwalk of about 500 meters built on a former railway line that opened in 1911, running toward the Red Brick Warehouse area from Sakuragicho. Old stone masonry and an American-made iron railway bridge give you foreground, with the Minato Mirai towers and Cosmo Clock 21 behind. Come at dusk when the…
Osanbashi is the oldest pier in the Port of Yokohama, rebuilt as a cruise terminal with a curved, wave-shaped roof that is a public square open around the clock. From the upper deck you can frame the sun path on the water, the Cosmo Clock 21 wheel and the skyline as the sky shifts color. Arrive before sunset and stay…
The DeNA BayStars play baseball at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama Park, and a night game is a fun way to join local fans. Game-day tickets are sold only at the ticket office in the park, credit cards are not accepted there, and nothing is sold on the day if the advance tickets have run out. Decide on the game early, buy…
Noge sits beside the Ooka River, behind Sakuragicho Station, with more than 600 small izakaya, standing bars and snack bars packed into a few blocks. Opening times vary a lot, from lunchtime places to bars that open after dark, but most get going from about five in the evening. Aim for early evening, when the lanterns…
Iekei is Yokohama's own ramen: pork-bone and soy-sauce soup, thick noodles, spinach, nori and char siu. Buy a ticket at the machine by the door, then tell the staff three things as you hand it over: noodle firmness, soup richness and oil. On a first visit say normal to all three, then adjust the next time you come…
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