Top Side Trips from Tokyo (Part 2) : Yokohama
10:30 AM
Location: Yokohama, Japan
Where can a 30-minute train ride take you?
On this second installment of "Top Side Trips from Tokyo", Passport Out takes you 30-minutes Southwest of the capital and into the second largest city at the land of the rising sun; Passport Out welcomes you to Yokohama!
Reaching Kanagawa Prefectures's capital is actually pretty easy. It can be accessed through the Tokyu Toyoko Line (¥270, one-way) and just like Kawagoe, which is just 45-minutes away, reaching Yokohama Station is just a quick 30-minute journey! How wonderful is that?!
But we all know that even if it's near, you won't be visiting this area if not for something. So, really, what makes this a top side trip from Tokyo?
1. Less crowded than Tokyo
2. Cue: Ship horns!
3. Chill Neighboorhoods
Far from the "themed" neighborhoods of Tokyo are the Yokohama neighborhoods. Walking at the riverbanks of Tsunashima and ending a day at their independent cafés and restaurants is a must when you feel like having a quiet afternoon by yourself.
4. Biggest Chinatown in Japan
If you feel like getting some Siu Mai (in Japan) or a piping hot Baozi, then head over to where the best ones are! Motomachi-Chukagai is the last station on the Minatomirai Line and is the location of the biggest Chinatown in Japan! Be sure to check out the station's very unique architecture with projections of the city's past on the walls. It is one of the most unique stations we've been to.
5. Peek into Colonial Japan
When the Port of Japan in Yokohama opened during the Edo Period, the city became the center of international trade. With foreigners coming in and out and eventually putting foreign posts in the vicinity of the port. Many of these colonial outposts can be found in the Nihonodori Station vicinity! Just a few minutes walk from the Yamashita Park. It's a definite must see.
Do you think you'll pay Yokohama a visit? Why or Why not?
Photos and Words by Passport Out
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