Yokohama
Day trip from Tokyo
Bay city nights — Chinatown, the waterfront and easy escapes.
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Just 30 minutes from Tokyo, Yokohama is the easiest big-city change of scene: Japan's largest Chinatown, a redeveloped waterfront, and a relaxed pace after dark. Great for a half-day add-on or a full evening out.
- Door to door
- ~25 min
- Cost
- ~¥300–500
- Route
- Tokyu Toyoko
Everything we have written about this place
Is Yokohama Worth Visiting? Reading a City Big Enough to Hide Its Best Parts
Yokohama with Kids: Read the Map Before You Pack the Stroller
Yokohama Food: How Japan's Biggest Chinatown and Iekei Ramen Set the Day
Things to Do in Yokohama: A Local Read on Chinatown, the Bay and the Quiet Edges
Yokohama in the Rain: The Port City Built to Shrug Off Weather
A Yokohama Itinerary Built Around the Crowds, Not Just the Bay
Getting to Yokohama from Tokyo: The Route That Saves You the 15-Minute Walk (2026)
Yokohama Day Trip from Tokyo: A City Big Enough to Absorb the Crowd
