Yokohama Chinatown
横浜中華街
Japan's largest Chinatown, with about 600 shops and 10 ornate gates, where you can eat as you walk: pan-fried buns, meat buns and Peking duck rolls.
Yokohama Chinatown took shape after the port opened in 1859. Within an area about 500 meters square, roughly 600 Chinese restaurants and shops are packed together, making it one of the largest Chinatowns in Japan and East Asia. Of its 10 gates, the Zenrin Gate (Gate of Good Neighbors) and the Chaoyang Gate are the most famous. The signature way to eat here is on the go: pan-fried buns (shengjian), large pork buns, Peking duck rolls and sesame balls. For a sit-down meal, Cantonese and Shanghainese dishes dominate, and most restaurants offer lunch set menus. During Spring Festival there is a lion dance parade. Getting there: take the Minatomirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai Station, or walk 5 minutes from JR Ishikawacho Station.
Opening hours
All day (most shops 11:00–21:00)
Nearby sights
- Yokohama Kanteibyo
- Motomachi Shopping Street
- Yamashita Park
- Yokohama Marine Tower
- Yokohama Stadium
- Yamate Catholic Church (Sacred Heart Cathedral)
- Hikawa Maru
- Yamate Bluff Western Houses