Yokohama, Japan

Beautiful Scenery

A large Japanese garden holding seventeen relocated historic buildings — among them the former Tomyoji three-storey pagoda, the Rinshunkaku and the Choshukaku — and the sight the city's own visitors guide puts at the top of its list. Open 9:00 to 17:00 with last entry at 16:30, closed 26 to 31 December. Admission is ¥900 for adults and ¥200 for school-age children. It is away from the waterfront, so it is the trip you make instead of a second harbour stop, not as well as.

Beautiful Scenery

The harbourfront district the city treats as its principal tourism area, and the easy half of a Yokohama day: from the Osanbashi or Shinko berths it is a flat walk, taking in the Red Brick Warehouse, Yamashita Park and the waterfront between them with no transport at all. Check your berth first — from Daikoku Pier, which takes the largest ships, this is a shuttle ride rather than a walk.

Recommended visit duration

Four to six hours covers the waterfront properly on foot from Osanbashi or Shinko, and nothing in it needs booking. Adding Sankeien makes it a two-part day with a transfer in the middle — worth it on a long call, a squeeze on a short one. Central Tokyo is a different plan again, not an extension of this one.

Accessibility

The waterfront half of this call is flat and step-free from the Osanbashi and Shinko berths, which is what makes Yokohama one of the easier Japanese ports to do independently. Sankeien is a garden of paths and slopes rather than level ground; it admits holders of a disability certificate, and one accompanying person, free of charge.

Worth booking ahead?

No