Sightseeing Bus Tour of Yokohama, Japan

Trip Course
Yokohama Station, east exit → Yokohama Bay Bridge, Daikoku Pier rest area → "Sky Garden" observatory on the 69th floor of Yokohama Landmark Tower (Viewing and shopping: 60min) → Chinatown (Lunch and free time: 100min) → Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Port Hill Park, Yamate Western-style houses (free time: 100min) → Yamashita Park → Red Brick Warehouse → Yokohama Station, east exit

* Rate : Adult 6,500 yen, Child 4,050 yen, Senior 5,850 yen (Entrance fee and lunch at Chinatown are included)

* Extra option : Yokohama tea cruise "Marine Rouge"
Enjoy some beautiful views of Yokohama Port from the ocean! Participants of the "Marine Rouge" cruise will finish their tour after getting off the ship.
Additional charge 2,000 yen.

Start!! 10:00 Yokohama Sta. East Exit

Don't worry if you can't speak Japanese. Simply select your desired language on your earphone receiver and enjoy the bus tour!

The Landmark Tower Yokohama

11:00 The Landmark Tower Yokohama (The highest building in Japan)

69F Sky Garden & Landmark Plaza
Go to the 69th floor in only 40 seconds in the world's second fastest elevator!

You can take in a 360-degree view of the city and even Mount Fuji on clear days. Gaze across the skyline and landscapes of Yokohama and Minatomirai from the highest point in Japan.
At the Landmark Plaza, you can also enjoy shopping in over 170 different brand shops. This large shopping mall has a lot of specialty stores and is a great place to shop for clothes, accessories, children’s apparel, kitchenware and more.

Chinatown

12:00 Chinatown

Here's what we had for lunch...

・Special soup
・Shiba shrimp chili sauce
・Spring roll
・Sweet-and-sour pork
・Almond jelly
・Mabo Tofu
・White rice

Of course, you might go for something different. Regardless of your preferences, there is a wealth of choice in Chinatown. Here you will find restaraunts which specialise in various styles of Chinese cuisine, such as Sichuan, Guangdong, Beijing and Shanghai. It really is the home of Chinese food.

Do you know that there are a total of 10 traditional Chinese gates (牌楼 in Japanese) throughout Yokohama Chinatown? The Zenrinmon is the most famous of these gates. Nearby you can see the Kanteibyo, a major tourist attraction which attracts many Chinese tourists along with other visitors from all over the world.

Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery

14:00 Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Harbor View Park, Yamate Residence

Located in Naka ward, the Yokohama Cemetary includes (among many others) the graves of Charles Lennox Richardson,John Wilson, and that of Charles Wirgman and Ludovicus Stornebrink. The French military advisors of the Boshin War, Francois Bouffier, Jean Marlin, and Auguste Pradier are also buried there. French Hill Park is a hilltop park which opened in 1962 and offers a fine view of Yokohama Bay and the Yokohama harbor area. Yamate Residence 234 is a Western-style apartment building located on the Bluff across from Motomachi Park.

Yamashita Park & Red Brick Warehouse

15:00 Yamashita Park & Red Brick Warehouse

Enjoy the romantic view of the Bay Bridge as ships glide through the port! You can also experience some wonderful views from the ocean with the "Yokohama tea cruise".
The Red Brick Warehouse originally served as the hub for export trade activities in the port of Yokohama, but nowadays there are bars, coffee shops, restaurants and exhibitions.
As a nice bonus, "Bashamichi" ice cream is served on the bus at this stage of the tour.