Yamate-Jubankan: Old beautiful Europian style restaurant in Yamate Heights

Yokohama port seen from Yamate Heights

Minatonomieru-Oka park: Harbor View park in Yamate Heights

Ehrismann Residence: Yamate Heights An old European style resident, where a Swiss trader Ehrismann used to live at the beginning of Meiji era.

Old tree seeing Yokohama's progress: The tree is over 150 years old. It was burnt down two times, but new sprouts started to grow either time.

Old Landmark Tower: This building was built in 1917. When a big earthquake, called Kanto Great Earthquake, attacked in 1923, the tower remained standing.

The gate to Chinatown:One of the main four gates of Chinatown, named Choyomon.

Maso Byo shrine in Chinatown:Chinese goddess Maso is enshrined here, who is a goddess of voyage and fishing.

Landmark Tower:Seen from Sakuragicho station

Dockyard Garden: Landmark Tower was built at the place where Mitsubishi Dockyard used to be. Many restaurants are located around this old dockyard.

Training Ship Nippon-Maru: Harbored next to Landmark Tour, it is one of symbolic spots in Minato Mirai 21.

Cup Noodle Museum:

Cup Noodle Muesum: You can choose four ingredients to make your own cup noodle.

Yokohama, Now & Then

by Kaneo

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6h $ 164 Price up to 5 people

Highlights

In this tour you will see two faces of Yokohama. In 1854, Commodore Perry arrived at Japan to open ports. The place he visited is near Yamashita Park and Oosanbashi pier. So you can meet classical faces of Yokohama there. The old tree, which was painted on the picture describing his arrival, still grows at the same place. Yamate Heights, an old European settlement on a hill, preserves beautiful European style houses. In Chinatown, located beside Yamashita Park, you can enjoy tasting many kinds of Chinese food. Modern faces of Yokohama is Minato Mirai 21. MM21 is a national project, starting in 1984, to create a new city at its waterfront, suitable for the 21st century. You can enjoy lots of interesting modern spots there, such as the Landmark Tower, Queen’s Square, Red Brick Warehouse, and the Cup Noodle Museum. On the 69th floor of the Landmark tower, you can enjoy 360 degree view.

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Overview

Only a 30-minute train ride from Tokyo, you can reach the unique cosmopolitan city of Yokohama. Yokohama has two faces: modern and classical. In this tour you can enjoy a modern life at Minato Mirai 21 and a classical one at Yamate Heights and China town.

What to Expect

You can visit several places below.

1.Three Old Landmark Towers: Built in the early 20 century, they showed good old days of Yokohama. These "towers" are still used as Prefectural Goverment Hall, Custom house and a meeting hall.
2. Yamate Heights: A little hill near Chinatown. Many European style classical houses you can find here. You can also enjoy harbor view.
3. Chinatown:One of the largest Chinatown in Japan. You can enjoy tasting authentic Chinese food and shopping here.
4. Landmark Tower:One of the skyscrapers in Minato Mirai 21. You can enjoy shopping and eating here. At the Sky Garden on the 69th floor you can see Yokohama port.
5..Red Brick Warehouse:Old warehouses at Yokohama port are reformed to be about 30 shops and 10 restaurants .
6..Cup Noodle Museum: Momohuku Ando, who is a founder of Nisshin Flour co., invented instant noodles and cup noodles all by himself. This museum will tell you how ingenious and unique he was. You can make your own cup noodle here.
7. Ramen Musium: It is located at Shin-Yokohama station area, which is 15 minutes train ride.

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The Best First Day in Tokyo!

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Excellent guide and well worth booking Kaneo’

Walking tour of the Port of Yokohama

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Highlights

In this tour you will see two faces of Yokohama. In 1854, Commodore Perry arrived at Japan to open ports. The place he visited is near Yamashita Park and Oosanbashi pier. So you can meet classical faces of Yokohama there. The old tree, which was painted on the picture describing his arrival, still grows at the same place. Yamate Heights, an old European settlement on a hill, preserves beautiful European style houses. In Chinatown, located beside Yamashita Park, you can enjoy tasting many kinds of Chinese food. Modern faces of Yokohama is Minato Mirai 21. MM21 is a national project, starting in 1984, to create a new city at its waterfront, suitable for the 21st century. You can enjoy lots of interesting modern spots there, such as the Landmark Tower, Queen’s Square, Red Brick Warehouse, and the Cup Noodle Museum. On the 69th floor of the Landmark tower, you can enjoy 360 degree view.

Important

This tour is a walking tour. I recommend you to wear walking shoes.
We can use public transportation when it is too hard to walk through.

What‘s included

guide fee
transportation fee of guide
hotel pick-up in Yokohama area

What‘s not included

transportation fee of tourists ( about 1000 yen from Tokyo)
entrance fee of tourist and guide(about 1000 yen)
lunch ( you and guide )
hotel pick-up fee ( outside Yokohama 2000 yen)
hotel pick-up transportation fee of guide( outside Yokohama )

Meeting Point

At your hotel or Sakuragicho station

Ending Point

At your hotel or Yokohama station

Duration

6 hours

Starting time

10:00 AM ( recommended ) Flexible

Number of people

up to 5 people Flexible

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make changes after I book?

Yes! If you need to make changes such as removing or adding someone to your booking or changing the date or time of your tour, contact us by phone or email

Starting and ending points of the tour.

After you secure your booking, the starting and ending points of your tour can be customized to your convenience (ex.: your hotel, nearby stations, etc.). Don't worry, we will take care of you! Some tours may have an extra fee for this service, make sure to check the tour page.

What happens after I book a tour?

After booking a tour, the guide will accept (or decline) your booking within 24 hours. Then you will be noticed by email from Triplelights.

Is the price per person or per group?

The price is charged per group. Which means that you make a one-time payment for your entire group and the price will not change if it is less or more people.

Can I add more people to my booking?

Some guides accept extra people (more than the specified number) for an extra charge. Please check for the extras on the tour or booking page, or contact your guide directly to clarify.

Will there be other tourists in my tour?

No. Your tour is private, only for you and your family or friends, there will be no other group of tourists together in your tour.

Can the guide pickup me at the airport?

Yes, but there will be additional charge for that and it is not by car. The guide will go pick you up using public transportations. For further details, please contact your guide directly.

I'm travelling alone. Can I book this tour?

Yes, you can and you may be able to get a discount if you are traveling alone. Price depends on which guide you choose.

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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel in the first 14 day(s) before the meeting date ,there is a 100% charge.
If you cancel between 15 and 29 day(s) in advance of the meeting date ,there is a 50% charge.
If you cancel at least 30 day(s) in advance of the meeting date, there is a 100% refund.

Reviews ( 9 )

Elizabeth ( Couple ) United States

Elizabeth United States ( Couple )

Excellent

2 weeks ago

“ The Best First Day in Tokyo! ”

If you’re looking for a guide in Tokyo, and Kaneo is available, book him ASAP! He is the best of the best! I’ll start out by saying that it would have taken my husband and myself a full week to do all the things we did with Kaneo in just one day. This is not an exaggeration. I based my initial requests to Kaneo on my “Lonely Planet” guidebook’s “must do” list. We were able to do all of them, plus several more sites and activities. By booking this tour with Kaneo on our first full day in Tokyo, we were able to be more relaxed with the rest of our days there. Taking the pressure off the rest of our days in Tokyo was an invaluable result of our tour with Kaneo. I must mention Kaneo’s awesome itinerary PDFs that he sent leading up to our trip. These files included his own personal ph... read more

Kaneo:

Thank you for your kind and long review of my guide. I am very happy to know you enjoyed my guide so much as to evaluate it very high. I also feel happy to know I could show you some of good things of Japan, including our “Omotenashi” mind. I also appreciate your kindness to bring me a precious souvenir and a letter. Best regards, Kaneo

Pia ( Couple ) Denmark

Pia Denmark ( Couple )

Excellent

1 month ago

“ Tokyo tour ”

Well preparred, flexible, knowledgeable and very friendly.

Kaneo:

Dear Pia Thank you for your quick review. We walked too much, I am afraid. But I believe you enjoyed Tokyo tour.

Todd ( Family with kids ) United States

Todd United States ( Family with kids )

Excellent

2 months ago

“ Excellent guide and well worth booking Kaneo’ ”

Kaneo planned out our route and day with precision as we went to many of the places you would want to see. An excellent guide that took the time to ensure we were happy. Always smiling and a great attitude that my 11 year old son and I were very happy with. I’d book him again no question.

Kaneo:

Thank you for your excellent review. I am really happy to hear you enjoyed my guide, inspite of a chilly cold weather. The weather is getting better. I believe you can enjoy the rest of your trip in Japan. Best regards Kaneo Uetake

Debbie ( Family ) United States

Debbie United States ( Family )

Excellent

4 months ago

“ Walking tour of the Port of Yokohama ”

From our first contact Kaneo was professional and easy to work with. We were a group of 6 on our tour. One of the things he recommended we do was a stop at a convenience store for a snack. He assisted us in purchasing "rice balls" (really a triangle) and beverage. We walked to a beautiful area overlooking the water and enjoyed the view and our snack. Several in our group were hesitant about eating the rice balls, but all were pleasantly surprised and glad they had gone along with the group. In my research I found that Yokohama is the sister city to San Diego, CA, USA, where we had lived for 17 years. They each have special statue commemorating this. Kaneo located it and made sure we saw it as we returned to our cruise ship thru the beautiful park it was in. He was quick to suggest addition... read more

Kaneo:

Thank you for your long and precise review. I am happy to hear you enjoyed my guide. Yokohama is my home town, but I learned much about it when I prepared for your trip. You are really interested in lots about Yokohama, including historical ones, which stimulated me to explore Yokohama more. Thanks again. Kaneo

Han ( Family with kids ) United States

Han United States ( Family with kids )

Excellent

5 months ago

“ Wonderful Experience ”

A great experience with Kaneo—He was very proactive up to the trip with many emails and consideration for us for the tour plan (rain and sun plan)—He was extremely flexible and willing to change to last minute location and plan —with two small kids it was not easy walking around. We learned much from Kaneo about history and culture and having a personal touch added a special perspective for Tokyo, something we wouldn’t otherwise have. Thank you Kaneo for a wonderful time.

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