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The Minato Mirai wander

Museums, malls and noodle history in one arc. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~4.5h door to door5 stops4–6 hours ashore
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Photo: Kakidai / CC BY-SA
Door to door
~4.5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
4–6 hours
Museums, malls and noodle history in one arc
What it costs
~¥300 of rail; Cup Noodles Museum ¥500 (make-your-own extra)
Transport spend: ~¥300 of rail; Cup Noodles Museum ¥500 (make-your-own extra).
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Red Brick Warehouse square browse

    1911 customs sheds, now markets

    Full guide: Osanbashi →
  2. +1:00
    Cup Noodles Museum — design your own cup

    Timed sessions; grab tickets on arrival

  3. +2:30
    Landmark Tower Sky Garden (69F)

    Fuji appears on clear winter days

    What you will see here →
    Photo: Arisdp / CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. +3:30
    Sanma-men at Gyokusentei or Kiyoken main store

    The local noodle vs the shumai cathedral

    What you will see here →
    Photo: 経済特区 / CC0
  5. +4:15
    Walk/taxi back to OsanbashiWhat you will see here →Full guide: Osanbashi →
    Photo: Ymblanter / CC BY-SA 4.0
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Yokohama, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

A woodblock print of foreign merchants in Yokohama, 1861
A woodblock print of foreign merchants in Yokohama, 1861Photo: Utagawa Sadahide / Public domain
The wooden rooftop deck of Osanbashi Pier, Yokohama
The wooden rooftop deck of Osanbashi Pier, YokohamaPhoto: Uploader; Vantey / Public domain
Silk-reeling machinery at the Tomioka Silk Mill
Silk-reeling machinery at the Tomioka Silk MillPhoto: C1815 / CC0
A decorated gate in Yokohama Chinatown
A decorated gate in Yokohama ChinatownPhoto: Jorge Láscar from Australia / CC BY
A bowl of ie-kei ramen with spinach, nori and chashu
A bowl of ie-kei ramen with spinach, nori and chashuPhoto: avlxyz / CC BY-SA
Yamashita Park & Hikawa Maru
Yamashita Park & Hikawa MaruPhoto: Wikimedia contributor / CC BY-SA 4.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Yokohama

The rainy-day YokohamaA wet day · ~4hWet weather — this port is unusually good in rainThe pier promenade2–3 hours · ~2.5hOsanbashi calls — the city arranged around your walkThe Kamakura return8 hours or more · ~7hLong calls, confident train users — the great Buddha south
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