2 recommended spots in Yokohama perfect for family vacations and dating

Yokohama, a port town with a sophisticated cityscape. There are many instagrammable landmarks such as Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Minato Mirai 21 and Yokohama Chinatown, so it’s popular as a holiday destination. Moreover, Yokohama also has various entertainment facilities such as Ramen Museum and YOKOHAMA HAKKEIJIMA SEA PARADISE. Why not visit Yokohama filled with spots perfect for family vacations, dating and girls trip?

This time, we’re going to introduce our recommended spots around Yokohama Sakuragicho Washington Hotel.

A spot with a superb view floating in the harbor, “Osanbashi”

“Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal (commonly known as Osanbashi)” plays an important role as a place where cruise ships from around the world call. Anyone including people using strollers and the elderly can enjoy here fully because slopes and elevators are placed instead of stairs. In addition, from the rooftop called ‘Kujira no Senaka (back of whale)’, you can see a panoramic view unique to Yokohama such as Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse and Minato Mirai 21. When it gets dark, a sparkling night view lays before your eyes. This rooftop was designed with wave undulations in mind, and it looks like the back of a whale floating in the sea when seen from the side. It opens 24 hours, so you can stop by here anytime while strolling around Yokohama.

One of Yokohama’s largest entertainment facilities, “Yokohama Daisekai”

Have you ever been to “Yokohama Daisekai”? It’s one of Yokohama’s largest entertainment facilities, where you can get souvenirs and have a massage, eat specialties of Yokohama China Town and so on. There are various shops and stores: ‘Yokohama Daisekai Market’ with over 3,000 souvenirs on the 1st floor, a chocolate specialty shop ‘Yokohama Chocolate Factory & Museum’ where you can make the only one chocolate in the world on the 2nd floor, and more. Visiting the 3rd floor, you can get a massage, have a fortune teller tell your fortune and rent your favorite costumes out of 200 ones. All 5 floors from the 4th floor up to the 8th are ‘Artric Museum.’ Let’s take lots of photos looking like you’re attacked by dinosaurs and sharks and surprise everyone!