Yokohama is a port city on the east side of Kanagawa. With connections to Machiya in Tokyo, it’s an easy to access place via trains. It has a high concentration of tourist attractions like Marine Tower, Bay Bridge, the Red Brick Warehouses, Yokohama Chinatown, and so on, making it an enjoyable city to walk through. Prepare for the weather and climate during the year and have fun thoroughly sightseeing around Yokohama!

Kanagawa prefecture locates in the southwestern part of Tokyo. Yokohama is one of the representative port towns in Japan. There are many sightseeing spots such as Chinatown and amusement parks. Its atmosphere is refined and since the access from Tokyo is easy, it is a popular spot for tourists. There are plenty of places in Yokohama you can enjoy viewing the cherry blossoms. Here we introduce 10 recommended places to enjoy cherry blossoms in Yokohama.

Hakone, with its rich spas, prospered as an important station right on Tokaido, the ancient road which connected Tokyo (then known as Edo) and the western region of Japan. It was also popular among celebrities from abroad during the Meiji period, and today still visited by many international holiday makers. Hakone is also close enough from Tokyo as a day-trip destination.