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Yokohama Tourist Guide

The history of the city goes back to 1854 when American ships pulled in the Edo bay to a little fishing settlement which is now known as the city of Yokohama. Ever since then the city has been working its way to what it is considered to be now ? an important financial, transport and cultural hub of international value.

Being a sea port, Yokohama has acquired a fresh cosmopolitan area.... ... Read all ...

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Yokohama History

During the period of seclusion in Japan which coincided with the Edo period Yokohama was a humble fishing village. In the course of the centuries during which Japanese ruling authorities followed the policy of national seclusion.

The period of Japanese seclusion was terminated in the year 1854; when an American Commodore Matthew Perry landed in Edo Bay with his 9 ships to force the... ... Read all ...

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Yokohama Landmarks

Started from a humble fishing village, Yokohama prefecture started growing extensively, and at present it would be no exaggeration to say that it is an international port of great historical, financial and cultural importance.

Yokohama has a tangy and vibrant international flavor.

The places of cultural interest are grouped mainly in the historical area of Kannai. Kannai was... ... Read all ...

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Yokohama Museums

There is hardly another city in Japan (with the exception of the capital prefecture of Tokyo, of course) abundant in museums to such extension. The list of Yokohama museums features also a one of the kind food museum entirely devoted to ramen, a kind of Japanese noodles. This very peculiar museum houses several restaurants (Ide Shoten, Shinasobaya, Keyaki, Ryushanhai, Hachiya, Fukuchan, and... ... Read all ...

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Yokohama Nightclubs

Japan?s largest incorporated city, Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa prefecture, accommodates tens of thousands of tourists yearly. The city is a paradise for those seeking entertainment. You may have a good time in countless bars, cafés, restaurants and nightclubs of the city. As the night falls city comes alive then it was by daylight and you can see loads of young people dressed in... ... Read all ...

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Yokohama Shopping

It is but natural that, being one of the biggest international ports, Yokohama has become nigh the most appealing place of pilgrimage for shoppers form all over the world. It is a haven and the heart of cosmopolitanism and an important financial centre of Japan.

If you are looking for a place to buy up-to-date electronic devices, fashionable clothes, chic perfumes, exotic kinds of... ... Read all ...

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Yokohama Pubs and Bars

One of the country?s most prominent financial and cultural hubs, Yokohama sports a great variety of bars and pubs for tourists to spend their leisure at their best. The nightlife of the city is vibrant and vivacious, to say the least. There are not only liquor bars and pubs in Yokohama city, but coffee and tea bars, such as Nabanya, as well.

Multifaceted plethora of Yokohama bars and... ... Read all ...

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Yokohama Restaurants

Being a cosmopolitan port, Yokohama can offer to its visitors numerous restaurants of various national cuisines besides authentic Japanese cuisine, such as French, Italian, Chinese, Indian, Thai, British and American restaurants where they serve most of the known foreign delicacies and specialties. They are pork cutlets, bread, beer, ice cream, Japanese ramen noodles, sushi, sashimi, rolls,... ... Read all ...

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