(Tour duration: 3 hours, Admission free)
Exploration of International Port City Yokohama for both Old and New by walking from the Minato-Mirai 21 area to Osanbashi Pier through various historic sites.
This tour starts from SAKURAGI-CHO Station.
1) The Landmark Tower
At 296 meters high, it provides one of the best lookouts to view Yokohama.
2) Dockyard Garden/Nippon Maru
Built in 1930, the sail training ship is kept in active condition and open to the public. (Nippon Maru: only a view from outside)
3) Kisha-Michi/Pacifico Yokohama
A view from “Kisha-Michi” or Railroad Promenade which is the reminder of the freight-traffic railway.
4) Red Brick Warehouse
Originally customs buildings constructed in 1911, it was refurbished in 2002 as a shopping mall complex.
5) Zou-no-Hana Park
The bow-shaped jetty, called Elephant Nose, is the original mold of Yokohama Port.
6) Osanbashi Pier
An International Passenger Terminal since 1894, it was reconstructed in 2002.
*Optional Visits*
1. Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum
The museum is divided into six zones: Aerospace, Ocean, Transportation, Daily Life Discovery, Environment / Energy, and Technology. (Admission fee: 500yen)
2.Japanese Overseas Migration Museum
Located inside the Yokohama International Center of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), the museum exhibits the history and achievements of Japanese overseas migration. (Admission free)
3. Nippon Maru & Yokohama Port Museum
(Admission fee: combo ticket 800yen)
4. The Landmark Tower, The Sky Garden
(Observatory on the 69th floor, Admission fee: 1000yen)