- Location: east of the city of Yokohama
- Official website: chinatown.or.jp
Chinatown in Yokagama is one of the largest Chinese quarters around the world. It is so developed that it has even a temple, which is the main spiritual and social place for the Chinese. Chinatown is a small China in Japan .
Description
Yokagama is located in the east of the country and has been considered the main Japanese trading city for more than 150 years. After Japan opened the borders, Chinese traders began to quickly develop the territory, and many of them stopped in this port city. Yokagama quickly developed, and with it, and Chinatown. Officially, the year of foundation of the quarter is 1859. To date, there are three chinatowns in the country, but in Yokagama it is the largest.
sights
The main attraction of the quarter is the Cantey-bô temple, built three years after the founding of Chinatown. It is dedicated to the deified Chinese General Guan Di. After the death of the military leader, they began to be revered as the god of war Guan Yuu. He became the embodiment of justice, courage and loyalty.
In addition to the main architectural and cultural attractions in Chinatown in Yokagama there are many other interesting places that can fully imagine the life of Chinese immigrants. Local people say that here it is no different from life at home. First of all, these are national restaurants, of which there are at least 500. They feature authentic Chinese traditional cuisine. But you can also find places where offer "japanized" dishes, for example, ramen noodles or sweet pies of manju.
Chinatown is made up of narrow streets that are simply crowded with shops with food, clothing, souvenirs and other goods. Most shops, shops, cafes and restaurants are painted in yellow and red colors, which does not allow you to forget for a second that you are in the Chinatown.
How to get there?
Find a large city in the Chinese Quarter is quite simple, because all the stations and major streets of the city are pointers leading to it.
Before Chinatown it is possible to reach by means of railway lines:
- Minatomirai Line, Motomachi-Chukagai Station and Nihon-Odori Station;
- JR Negishi Line, Ishikawacho Station and Kannai Station;
- Blue Line, station Kannai Station.