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Motomachi
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A shopping
street opened at the opening of the port by purveyors to foreign residents
living in the foreign settlement. Still today, each shop's original
clothes, shoes, and general goods are very popular throughout Japan,
thus becoming a center of fashion. A large number of people flock
from all quarters to Charming Sale in February and September.
 0 min. walk
fromfrom the Motomachi exit of the Motomachi-Chukagai Sta.(Minatomirai
line) or Municipal Bus from Sakuragi-cho Sta.,A 2-minute walk from
the South Exit (Motomachi Exit) of the Ishikawa-cho Station (JR)
or get off at Motomachi Iriguchi bus stop on City Bus #11, departing
from the Sakuragi-cho Station (JR or Yokohama City Subway). |
Jiro Osaragi Memorial Museum
045-622-5002
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Memorial
museum of Jiro Osaragi, a novelist born in Yokohama, well known for
his masterpiece "Kurama Tengu". The museum houses his manuscripts
and other original works as well as a reproduction of a study he used
in his later years.
Adults 200 yen/Jr. High & Elementary school students 100 yen
10:00`17:30(Closes
at 17:00 from October through March)Closed: Fourth Monday (if holiday,
the next day) and facility inspection day
An 8-minute
walk from the Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line); a 3-minute
walk from the Minatonomieru oka kouen bus stop on City Bus #11, departing
from the Sakuragi-cho Station (JR or Yokohama City Subway) |
Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature
045-622-6666
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Manuscripts
and letters written by novelists and literary masters known for their
connection to Kanagawa are displayed here.
Adults 250
yen/Students over 18: 150 yen/Free for 65 or over and under 18 (charge
for the special exhibition)
9:30`17:00/Closed
on Mondays (The following day if a holiday)
An 8-minute
walk from the Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line);a 3-minute
walk from the Minatonomieru oka kouen bus stop on City Bus #11, departing
from the Sakuragi-cho Station (JR or Yokohama City Subway) |
IWASAKI MUSEUM
045-623-2111
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A museum
with a collection of materials related to fashion. The building still
retains some vestige of a Western-style theater called "Goethe-za"
where Hamlet was first performed in Japan.
Adults 300 yen/Children 100 yen
9:40`18:00/Closed on Mondays (The following day if it falls on a
national holiday)
An
7-minute walk from the Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line);a
1-minute walk from the Minatonomieru oka kouen bus stop on City Bus
#11, departing from the Sakuragi-cho Station (JR or Yokohama City
Subway) |
Yamate Italian Garden
Yamate 111 Ban-Kan
045-623-2957
British House Yokohama
045-623-7812
Ehrismann Residence
045-211-1101
Yamate 234 Ban-Kan
045-625-9393
Berrick Hall
045-663-5685
Diplomat's House
045-662-8819
Bluff 18 Bankan
045-662-6318
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The hills of Yamate, with the foreign
settlement, have seen the changes in Yokohama over time and were
strongly connected to historical events at the opening of the port.
Many beautiful western houses on the hillside disappeared in the
Great Kanto Earthquake (1923). Those existing were mostly built
after the earthquake. Seven of these western houses are preserved
by the city and open to the public to give people a taste of history.
In the Harbor View Park
Yamate 111 Ban-Kan
Closed on 2nd Wednesdays
British House Yokohama
Closed on 4th Wednesdays
7 min. walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Sta.(Minatomirai Line),20
min. walk from JR Ishikawa-cho Sta.,Getting off Minato-no-Mieru
Oka Koen bus stop on City Bus #11, departing from the
Sakuragi-cho
Station (JR or Yokohama City Subway) #11, 20 from Sakuragi-cho
Sta.
Around the Motomachi Park
Ehrismann Residence Closed on 2nd Wednesdays
Yamate 234 Ban-Kan Closed on 4th Wednesdays
Berrick Hall Closed on 2nd Wednesdays
7 min. walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Sta.(Minatomirai Line),20
min. walk from JR Ishikawa-cho Sta.,Getting off Minato-no-Mieru
Oka Koen bus stop on City Bus #11, departing from the
Sakuragi-cho
Station (JR or Yokohama City Subway) #11, 20 from Sakuragi-cho
Sta.
In the Yamate Italian Garden
Diplomat's House Closed on 4th Wednesdays
Bluff 18 Bankan Closed
on 2nd Wednesdays
Municipal Bus #11, 20 from Sakuragi-cho Sta. to Italian-Yama-Teien
or Ishikawa-cho Sta. on the JR Negishi Line and 3 min. walk
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Yamate Museum
045-622-1188
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Constructed
in 1909, this is the only Western-style wooden building still left
in the city.
Adults 200 yen/Students 150 yen
11:00`16:00 throughout the year
An 8-minute
walk from the Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line); a 17-minute
walk from the Ishikawa-cho Station (JR); a 2-minute walk from the
Minato-no Mieru Oka Koen bus stop on City Bus #11, departing from
the Sakuragi-cho Station (JR or Yokohama City Subway) |
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery
045-622-1311
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Approximately
4,500 people from more than 40 foreign countries are laid to rest
here. Their achievements are displayed in the exhibition hall. Open
from March to December on weekends and national holidays (except
bad weather) for donation activities for Foreign General Cemetery
Administration. iOpening on Friday to the public is abolished.
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Exhibition Hall: Admission Free
10:00`17:00/Closed on Mondays (The following day if it falls on a
national holiday)
An 8-minute
walk from the Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line); a 20-minute
walk from the Ishikawa-cho Station (JR); a 1-minute walk from the
Motomachi Koen-mae bus stop on City Bus #11, departing from the Sakuragi-cho
Station (JR or Yokohama City Subway) |
Harbor View Park (Minato-no-Mieru Oka Koen)
045-671-3648
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A hilltop
park overlooking Yokohama Port. The best view point for Yokohama Bay
Bridge. Rose blossoms in the garden are at their best in spring and
fall.
Admission: Free
An 8-minute
walk from the Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line); a 15-minute
walk from the Ishikawa-cho Station (JR); a 1-minute walk from the
Minato-no Mieru Oka Koen bus stop on City Bus #11, departing from
the Sakuragi-cho Station (JR or Yokohama City Subway) |
Tin Toy Museum in Yokohama
045-621-8710
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Teruhisa
Kitahara's collection of 3,000 tin toys produced from the 1890's to
the 1960's is displayed here. Christmas goods can be purchased at
any time of the year at 'Christmas Toys'.
Adults 200 yen/Jr. High & Elementary school students 100 yen
9:30`18:00
(Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays until 19:00)/Open year round
An 8-minute
walk from the Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line);A 2-minute
walk from the Motomachi Koen-mae bus stop on City Bus #11, departing
from the Sakuragi-cho Station (JR or Yokohama City Subway) |
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