Yokohama Hostel Village
Can't find any cheap places to stay in Yokohama? This has been a problem for many travelers. As the second largest city in Japan, the exotic port metropolis of Yokohama has much to offer and should not be missed on any visit to Japan. High-class expensive hotels were the only option for a tourist staying in Yokohama, until
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Hostel A Silk Tree Yokohama
We are located in the city-center of Yokohama, only 3 minutes walking from JR Ishikawacho station. Very closer to China Town and Motomachi shopping street, also another famous sight seeing spots in this city, We offer comfortable, cozy and clean accommodation at affordable rates in the newly constructed 9-story building. Our English speaking staff would assist your stay or travel with plentiful information about Yokohama and Japan
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Yokohama (横浜市, Yokohama-shi) is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and Japan's largest incorporated city, with a population of 3.6 million, located in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshū. Yokohama is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area. It developed rapidly as Japan's prominent port city following the end of Japan's isolation in the late 19th Century, and is today one of its major port along with those of Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, Tokyo and Chiba.
The places of interest are mainly around the historic port area of Kannai. Next to the waterfront Yamashita Park is Yokohama Marine Tower, the tallest lighthouse in the world. Further inland lies Yokohama Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in Japan and one of the largest in the world. Also in the vicinity is the Yokohama Stadium, the Silk Center, the Yokohama Doll Museum. There is also a large immigration office, near Yamashita Park. Nearby Isezakicho and Noge areas offer many colourful shops and bars and, with their restaurants and stores catering to residents from China, Thailand, South Korea, and other countries, have an increasingly international flavour. A food theme park called the Yokohama Curry Museum is located in Isezakicho. The small but fashionable Motomachi shopping area (where there are various shops starting with Cyrillus, Godiva, and so on) leads up to Yamate, or "The Bluff" as it used to be known, a pleasant 19th/early 20th Century Westerner's settlement overlooking the harbour, scattered with foreigner's mansions. A foreigners' cemetery and the Harbour View Park is in the area. The Rose Garden can be found in the park. There are various points of interest in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 harbourside redevelopment. The highlights are the Landmark Tower which is the tallest building in Japan, Queen's Square Yokohama (a shopping mall) and the Cosmo Clock, which was the largest ferris wheel in the world when it was built in 1989 and which also doubles as "the world's biggest clock". The Shin-Yokohama district, where the Shinkansen station is located, is some distance away from the harbour area, and features the 17,000 capacity Yokohama Arena, the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum, and International Stadium Yokohama which was the setting for the final for the 2002 FIFA World Cup held on June 30, 2002. The city is also home to the Central League baseball team, the Yokohama BayStars, and the soccer teams, Yokohama F Marinos and Yokohama FC.
