Must-see attractions · Yokohama
11 attractions with a verified description
Minato Mirai · Free
The modern harbor district: Landmark Tower, a Ferris wheel, brick warehouses and a pier. Free to walk around. In the evening the whole skyline lights up, and from Osanbashi Pier you see it reflected in the water.
Price checked September 2026
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Yokohama Bay · Free
Two brick customs warehouses from 1911 that became shops and restaurants, with a lawn facing the sea. Free. There is an event here almost always: Oktoberfest, a pancake festival, and ice skating in winter.
Price checked September 2026
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Minato Mirai · Museum
The museum of the inventor of instant noodles: entry ¥500, and in the workshop (¥500) you draw on a cup, choose a soup and four toppings and pack it in an inflated bag. The workshop fills up, so get a ticket online in advance. Kids go wild for it.
Price checked September 2026
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Honmoku · Garden
A garden of 175 dunams built by a silk merchant in 1906, with 17 historic buildings moved from Kyoto and Kamakura, including a 500-year-old pagoda. ¥900. Completely quiet, and far from the center and therefore empty.
Price checked September 2026
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Motomachi · Free
The largest Chinatown in Japan: 10 colorful gates, 600 shops and the gilded Kanteibyo temple (free). Baozi from the stalls are ¥300 to ¥500. Pleasant on a weekday morning, very crowded on weekends. Entry to the district is free, and ¥500 is an estimate of spending on a snack at the stalls.
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Yokohama Bay · Free
A promenade on the sea with roses that bloom in May and October, and the passenger ship Hikawa Maru from 1930 moored at the end (¥300 to go aboard). The park is free, and from here everything is on foot.
Price checked September 2026
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Minato Mirai · Ropeway
A 5-minute urban ropeway (2021) over the water, between Sakuragicho Station and the Unga Park pier. ¥1,000 one way. In the evening the cabins are lit, and from them you see the towers and the Ferris wheel.
Price checked September 2026
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Noge · Free
A small city zoo on a hill, with free entry: lions, giraffes, a petting corner and a picnic spot. Closed on Monday. The free solution with kids in Yokohama, a 10-minute walk from Sakuragicho.
Price checked September 2026
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Minato Mirai · Museum
An underground maritime museum next to the tower, with the history of the port of Yokohama and models of ships. ¥500 for the museum itself, and there is a combined ticket with the sailing ship Nippon Maru. Good with kids and in the rain.
Price checked September 2026
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Shin-Yokohama · Museum
A recreated Tokyo street of 1958 in the basement, with several ramen shops from different regions of Japan. ¥450 entry, and a small portion is ¥600 to ¥1,100 at each stall so that you can taste several. 20 minutes by train from the harbor.
Price checked September 2026
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Yokohama Bay · Free
An international pier whose roof is a wavy wooden plaza open to the public, free and open all night. From there the skyline of Minato Mirai is reflected in the water: the best photo of Yokohama.
Price checked September 2026
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