Yokohama Chinatown
Yokohama Chinatown
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  • Trip K
    New York3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The largest Chinatown
    Yokohama's Chinatown is the largest Chinatown I have visited. There are many restaurants featuring dishes from various regions of China and Taiwanese cuisine, making it hard to decide which one to enter. Buying fried chicken and desserts and walking around while eating is also a very enjoyable experience.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 6 December 2023
  • pandora m
    Singapore, Singapore242 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nice food and great vibe
    This place had a good vibe and it was very clean. There are many opportunities for good pictures. Food was really yummy too! Do not jump and buy food in the first stall you see, many stalls actually sell the same food and some stalls in the smaller streets actually sell the same food at a cheaper rate.
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 9 December 2023
  • BengJYT
    Surabaya, Indonesia682 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    True to be the biggest Chinatown in Japan
    The bustling Chinatown in Yokohama is really very big. Full of all kind chinese shops and restaurants of all kind of chinese food. We tried the dumplings and tasted quite good. The good food stalls are crowded with long queue. The new year lanterns and new year decosrations are very chinese.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 22 December 2023
  • Wood77
    Los Angeles, California3,285 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Energetic Chinatown
    Yokohama, Japan, Chinatown is vibrant and wonderful for foodies. Many sellers of street food. The panda baos are delicious when they just come out. Dough are soft and pillowy. Different fillings in them: shark fin, braised pork, spicy meat, minced pork, vegetable, bean paste, cranberry custard, and chocolate custard. Don’t miss the Peking sliders too. Set menu lunches in restaurants were quite reasonably price if you want a sit down experience. Lots of palm readers there too. IMO, one of the cleaner Chinatown in the world.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 18 February 2024
  • James M
    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom244 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Go Visit Yokohama
    One day in Yokohama whilst on a cruise. Yokohama was an impressive city with fine parks, interesting museums and lovely walks. China Town was tight with many interesting restaurants and shops. Our lunch was freshly prepared, simple and tasty. Everyone seemed to value our business and communication was easy as English was understood if not always perfectly. It made for a fun few hours.
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 9 August 2024
  • Deanosaur89
    Edmonton, Canada8,617 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Delicious Street Eats
    We went hear after our visit to the nearby Cup Noodle Museum and decided to try a few food items from the stalls. We tried some very good Chinese food but the items that stood out include xiaolongbao, tanghulu, custard buns and fried chicken. My suggestion would be to walk up and down the street to decide what you want or look for the popular stalls that have lines. You can even have Chinese beer like Tsingtao on the street here and the prices are moderate. This is Japan's largest Chinatown and it is full of gates, temples, shops and restaurants as well. Motomachi-Chūkagai Station and Ishikawachō Station are the closest for metro and the Ishikawachō Station goes directly back to central Tokyo. We made a day trip out here that included the Cup Noodle Museum and a few other sites in the area. We would recommend planning to be in this area for at least an hour.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 31 August 2024
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Jen
Sydney, Australia13 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023 • Family
Not worth the commute from Tokyo. If you’ve been to China Town in other countries I recommend you skip this one. The same food stalls selling dumplings, candied strawberries, buns, fried squid etc.. barely any variety. Some of the restaurant workers also had attitude problems and treat customers poorly. Not very accomodating for foreigners who don’t speak Japanese. You basically stand on the side of the road to eat and carry your rubbish with you. Also very expensive for what you get!
Written 12 February 2023
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Leonhkny
Hong Kong, China21,286 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023
The largest Chinatown in Japan is at the port city of Yokohama. The bustling neighborhood is full of Chinese eateries and boutiques. In contrary to popular conceptions (or misconceptions), it is neat and clean. Do come during weekends to experience its vibe to its fullest!
Written 12 March 2023
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CanuckJames
Nishinomiya, Japan1,754 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
Live fairly close to Kobe's Chinatown but that place is nothing compared to this Yokohama Chinatown. It is much, much bigger.

However, like everything in Japan, it is quite clean and sanitized. Street food is tasty - expensive for what you get but that is standard in any Chinatown.

Streets were crammed. Whatever happened to social distancing?!!!!

Lots of restaurants, souvenirs, Chinese tea, and medicine stores. The atmosphere is unique only to Chinatown.

A must-see if you have never seen a Chinatown. If you have been to Chinatown in another country, this one would seem boring.
Written 18 July 2022
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Freedom56793738092
Meilen, Switzerland13 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023 • Couples
Indeed this China town is the cleanest Chinatown in the world. But everything is very expensive and you need to be careful not to spend too much money. Historically interesting and it is surly worth visiting but I would not have lunch here. In Yokohama you will not have difficulty in finding good and authentic Chinese restaurants outside the China town.
Written 30 April 2023
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Wood77
Los Angeles, CA3,285 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Couples
Yokohama, Japan, Chinatown is vibrant and wonderful for foodies. Many sellers of street food. The panda baos are delicious when they just come out. Dough are soft and pillowy. Different fillings in them: shark fin, braised pork, spicy meat, minced pork, vegetable, bean paste, cranberry custard, and chocolate custard. Don’t miss the Peking sliders too. Set menu lunches in restaurants were quite reasonably price if you want a sit down experience. Lots of palm readers there too. IMO, one of the cleaner Chinatown in the world.
Written 19 February 2024
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Neo Ninja
9 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022
This is the number of visitors on weekdays from noon to night.
Even on weekdays, the number of people is growing there.
There are many tourist stores, and you can spend a whole day here.
The restaurants, especially the specialty ones, are not crowded and there is plenty of room to spare.
It would be nice if there was more space for resting.
I visited the Yokohama Masobyo Temple.
It was very solemn and I felt refreshed.
The atmosphere at night is exotic and different from the daytime.
I would recommend it at night as well.

平日の昼から夜にかけての、訪問者です。
平日でも、人数はそこそこ増えています。
観光客向けのお店も多くあり、1日をここで過ごせます。
特に名物料理のお店も、混み合ってなく、余裕をもって過ごせます。
休憩できるスペースがもう少しあると、良いかも。
その他には横濱媽祖廟に、参拝して参りました。
とても厳かな場所で、気持ちがスッキリした感じです。
夜はエキゾチックで、昼とは違う雰囲気になり、
夜もおススメです。
Written 27 November 2022
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Trip K
New York3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Solo
Yokohama's Chinatown is the largest Chinatown I have visited. There are many restaurants featuring dishes from various regions of China and Taiwanese cuisine, making it hard to decide which one to enter. Buying fried chicken and desserts and walking around while eating is also a very enjoyable experience.
Written 6 December 2023
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Jani V
Pirkkala, Finland20 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023
Visit to Yokohama Chinatown was good one day trip from Hashimoto where I was staying. Of course, it was still Chinese New Year week ongoing and also Sunday which means that there is lot of people. However, you fit right in without any problems. Guidance from Ishikawacho station was very good to Chinatown. Just follow the Chinese style lamppost to nice Chinese style gate to Chinatown. There is two main street and streets which are combining these two main streets together. Lot of to see. Food offer is amazing, the smell of the streets reminds me my China trips, miss them.
Written 29 January 2023
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synergy
Pensacola, FL487 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
I've been to China Town in San Fran, New York, LA, and a number of other cities. So, when my wife and I decided to visit Japan's China Town, in Yokohama, we just knew we were in for a real treat. Ha.

The hardest thing for us, was trying to find a good (Chinese) place to eat. Expecting to eat really good authentic Chinese food? Well, make sure you check everything out thoroughly, don't just jump in one of those eatery's because the plastic food looks so appealing. And remember this, just because it's priced higher doesn't mean it will tatse better. Just saying.

Needless to say, we were a bit let down at this Chinatown, and especially the food. Good luck!
Written 5 March 2020
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Itravel0ne
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia2,389 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Friends
Many shops here and well organised to walk around. Shops selling Chinese products and a lot of eateries serving Chinese and Japanese food. You can try the dumplings, buns and tea or coffee. Definitely crowded but many places to take a rest. There are at least two temples if you are interested to visit.
Written 15 February 2020
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