Things to see in Yokohama
Yokohama is a city in Japan, with an urban population of about 3.7 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 14 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Kōtoku-in Temple Place of worship
Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Daii-zan, and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji.
2Yokohama Marine Tower Viewpoint
Yokohama Marine Tower is a 106 metres (348 feet) high lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan.
3Yokohama Bay Bridge Landmark
The Yokohama Bay Bridge is an 860 metres (2,820 ft) cable stayed bridge in Yokohama, Japan. Opened September 27, 1989, it crosses Tokyo Bay with a span of 460 metres (1,510 feet).
4Sacred Heart Cathedral Place of worship
Sacred Heart Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama, Japan. The Yokohama diocese includes Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Nagano, and Yamanashi prefectures.
5Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Place of worship
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is a cultural center of the city of Kamakura and serves as the venue of many of its most important festivals with two museums.
6Sankei-en Park
Sankei-en is a traditional Japanese-style garden in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, which opened in 1906. Sankei-en was designed and built by Tomitaro Hara (1868–1939), known by the pseudonym Sankei Hara, who was a silk trader.
7Yokohama Curry Museum Museum
The Yokohama Curry Museum was a restaurant and historic museum of curry in the Isezakichō district of the port city of Yokohama, Japan, between 2001 and 2007.
8Cosmo Clock 21 Landmark
Cosmo Clock 21 is a 112.5-metre-tall (369 ft) Ferris wheel at the Cosmo World amusement park in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama, Japan.
9Sōji-ji Temple Place of worship
Sōji-ji is one of two daihonzan of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. The other is Eihei-ji temple in Fukui Prefecture.
10Nogeyama Zoo Park
Nogeyama Zoological Gardens is a free zoo opened in April 1951 and located in Nogeyama Park, in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It covers 9.6 hectares (24 acres) and houses about 1400 animals of 100 different species.
11Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum Museum
The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum contains ground-floor exhibits on the history of ramen, and a ramen-themed food court on its basement levels. The museum opened in 1994, and is located in the Shin-Yokohama district of Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
12Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History Museum
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History also known as the Yokohama Museum of Cultural History is a history museum in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
13Yokohama Museum of Art Art
Yokohama Museum of Art, founded in 1989, is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of the Japanese city Yokohama, next to the Yokohama Landmark Tower.
14Yokohama Archives of History Museum
The Yokohama Archives of History in Naka ward, central Yokohama, near Yamashita Park, is a repository for archive materials on Japan and its connection with foreign powers since the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853.
15Engaku-ji Temple Place of worship
Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji, is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains.
16Kenchō-ji Temple Place of worship
Kenchō-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples (the Kamakura Gozan) and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan.
17Yamashita Park Park
Yamashita Park is a public park in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, famous for its waterfront views of the Port of Yokohama.
18Yokohama Cosmo World Park
Yokohama Cosmo World is a theme park in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It contains the Cosmo Clock 21, formerly the tallest Ferris wheel in the world.
19CupNoodles Museum Yokohama Museum
CupNoodles Museum Yokohama is a museum dedicated to instant noodles and Cup Noodles, as well as its creator and founder, Momofuku Ando.
20Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Shopping
The Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is a historical building that is used as a complex that includes a shopping mall, banquet hall, and event venues.
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