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EXPERIENCE Central Honshu The modern skyline

of Yokohama’s Minato

focuses on Japanese artists
1 Mirai 21 district
with connections to the city,
YOKOHAMA including Imamura Shiko,
Kanzan Shimomura, and
Chizuko Yoshida.
横浜
! F5 ⌂ Kanagawa Prefecture k £ n In Yokohama Stn by 3 "
west exit; www.yokohamajapan.com NYK Maritime
Japan’s second-largest city, Yokohama has been a center Museum
for shipping, trade, foreign contact, and modern ideas ⌂ 3-9 Kaigandōri # 10am–
since the mid-19th century. Formerly a small fishing 5pm Tue–Sun ∑ nyk.com
village on the Tokaido road, it was made a treaty port
in 1859; there followed an influx of foreign traders, Founded in the 1880s, Nippon
Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is one of
making it the biggest port in Asia by the early 1900s. the world’s largest shipping
companies. The quirky NYK Yokohoma Station Pacifico Yokohama
Exhibition Hall
650 yd (600 m)
home to the Pokémon Center, Maritime Museum – with its KOKUSAI-ODORI 0 meters 600 N
1 =\ which stocks a huge array of exquisitely detailed model Yokohama MINATO 0 yards 600
Landmark Tower franchise­related merchandise. ships – celebrates the com­ Museum of Art MIRAI 21 Convention
Hall
pany’s history and Yokohama’s Landmark Minato Cosmo
Mirai
⌂ 2-2-1 Minato Mirai Plaza SAKURA-DORI Clock 21 Yokohama’s Cup
# 10am–9pm daily connection to the sea, showing Noodle Museum
how maritime commerce has
∑ yokohama-landmark.jp 2 " revolutionized marine technol­ Landmark Tower
Landmark Tower is the focal Yokohama Museum ogy, trade, and politics. Visitors METROPOLITAN EXPRESSWAY Nippon Maru SHINKO-CHO
NYK Maritime
point of the futuristic Minato of Art are also pro vided with a free Museum Osanbashi
Mirai 21 district, an area of ⌂ 3-4-1 Minato Mirai tea ceremony. Yokohama
International
redeveloped docks that is # 10am–6pm Fri–Wed Sakuragicho Passenger Terminal
particularly lively at the week­ ∑ yokohama.art.museum Kanagawa Bashamichi
end. Built in 1993, the tower is HIDDEN GEM Prefectural
Museum
Japan’s second­tallest building Yokohama’s role as a meeting Oodles of
at 971 ft (296 m). Reached by point between East and West Noodles NOGECHO BASHAMICHI H O N C H O - D O R I
the world’s fastest elevator, means that it has long been a True ramen obsessives KANNAI-ODORI Nippon Yamashita
traveling at 2,500 ft (750 m) hub for the exchange of ideas. should make a stop at Hinodecho KANNAI MINATO-ODORI Odori Park Hikawa Maru
per minute, the 69th­floor The Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama’s cup noodle
public lounge has a spectac­ designed by Kenzo Tange, museum (www.cup METROPOLITAN EXPRESSWAY Yokohama Marine
Kannai
Yokohama
ular 360­degree view. Within celebrates this legacy with noodles-museum.jp), CHOJAMACHI Park OSANBASHI-ODORI Tower
the tower is the enormous its impressive collection of where visitors can fry CHINATOWN Motomachi-
Chukagai
Landmark Plaza shopping modern art and photography. their own ramen and
mall, which houses a number The museum is highly engaged design their own cup. Stadium Kantei-byo Foreigners’
Temple
of luxury brands. It is also with Yokohama itself, and Isezaki- METROPOLITAN EXPRESSWAY Cemetery
chojamachi
MOTOMACHI
152 OKINACHO Ishikawacho YAMATE Sankei-en Garden
1.5 mile (2.5 km)
Motomachi Park
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