Kanagawa Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Yokohama
Yokohama is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, home to about 3,758,000 people. This guide covers 13 hotels in Yokohama.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 13
- Nearest airport
- HND18 km · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Yokohama
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023.
First a fishing village, Yokohama developed into a bustling port city following the establishment of foreign trade after the opening of Japan in 1854. It was the site where Commodore Matthew Perry landed and forced Japan to sign the Kanagawa Treaty ending over 200 years of isolationalism by the Tokugawa Shogunate. At the forefront of the Meiji restoration, the first train line in Japan connected Tokyo and Yokohama. However, Yokohama was devastated by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and again by the firebombings of World War II, and never really regained its prominence.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Yokohama
See
- Marine Tower
- Hikawa Maru
- Landmark Tower
- Ōsanbashi Pier
- Keiō University - Hiyoshi Campus
- Hiyoshi Tunnels
- Yokohama Bay Bridge
- Street Performance
- Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall
- Chinatown
- Yamate
- Yokohama History Museum
Do
- Yokohama Cosmo World
- Manyou Club
- Hakkeijima Seaparadise
- Zoo Nogeyama
- ROUND 1
- Nissan Water Park
- Yokohama National Pool
- The Bon dancing festival
- Karaoke Box
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Yokohama
13 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
Show all 13
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Toyoko Inn Yokohama-eki Nishi-guchi hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Yokohama
29 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel Prince Hotels | 1992 | 6.7 km |
| Hotel New Grand | 1927 | 1.5 km |
| InterContinental Yokohama Grand | 1991 | 0.9 km |
| Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers | 1998 | 2.2 km |
| Navios Yokohama | 1999 | 0.5 km |
| New Otani Inn Yokohama Premium HRT New Otani | 2010 | 0.4 km |
| Rose Hotel Yokohama | 2003 | 1.3 km |
| The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama Resorttrust | 2020 | 1.4 km |
| Yokohama Royal Park Hotel | 1993 | 0.5 km |
| Daiwa Roynet Hotel Yokohama-Koen Daiwa House Realty Mgt. | 1.1 km | |
| Hotel JAL City Kannai Yokohama | 1.1 km | |
| Hyatt Regency Yokohama | 1.1 km | |
| InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8 | 2019 | 1.0 km |
| PRYME COAST Minatomirai | 1.4 km | |
| The Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu | 0.7 km | |
| バンドホテル | 1929 | 2.0 km |
| ヨコハマプラザホテル | 1974 | 1.8 km |
| Best Western Hotel Fino Shin-Yokohama | 6.6 km | |
| Comfort Hotel Yokohama Kannai | 0.5 km | |
| Daiwa Roynet Hotel Shin-Yokohama | 6.9 km | |
| Daiwa Roynet Hotel Yokohama Kannai | 0.8 km | |
| Hilton Garden Inn Yokohama Minatomirai | 2026 | 1.4 km |
| Hotel Associa Shin-Yokohama | 6.5 km | |
| Hotel Imalle Yokohama Isezakicho | 1.3 km | |
| Hotel Route-Inn Yokohama Bashamichi | 0.3 km | |
| Lagunasuite Shinyokohama | 6.7 km | |
| Richmond Hotel Yokohama Ekimae | 2.3 km | |
| Sotetsu Fresa Inn Yokohama-Sakuragicho | 0.2 km | |
| the Square Hotel Yokohama Minatomirai | 1.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Yokohama
Yokohama has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 232 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Yokohama: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 77 km) and Oshima Airport (OIM, 78 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Yokohama is half an hour away from Tokyo, and effectively forms a part of the giant conurbation. Yokohama does not have its own airport. You can reach Yokohama from Tokyo's two main airports. Some Narita Express trains from Narita Airport go through to Yokohama (1½ hours, ¥4290 or free with JR Pass). Limousine Buses run frequently from Narita to the Yokohama City Air Terminal (YCAT) in 2 hours (¥3600). The cheapest access from Narita Airport involves a Keisei train. The Keisei Main Line train, with one across-the-platform transfer at Aoto, will cost ¥1500 to Yokohama.
Getting around
Yokohama is not a very automobile-friendly place, especially for foreigners. Public transit and walking works best. The official guide site has some maps in English. The Minato Mirai 21 subway line from Yokohama station down the harborfront to Chinatown is the best method of accessing the main tourist haunts. The main subway line is useful primarily for transfers between central Yokohama and the Shinkansen station. JR Negishi Line (根岸線) is also available for Chinatown and Minato Mirai Area. All Negishi Line Trains with the blue line are direct service via the Keihin-Tohoku Line.
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HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
NRT · Narita International Airport
OIM · Oshima Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Yokohama
Stay safe
While Yokohama, like most of Japan, is very safe, the Kotobuki-cho area is one of Japan's largest slums with a large number of mostly male homeless people, and numerous yakuza-run businesses. While violent crime is still generally rare, sexual harassment tends to be more common than elsewhere, so women in particular might want to avoid visiting that area alone.
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Questions
Yokohama: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Yokohama?
Yokohama has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 232 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Yokohama?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 77 km) and Oshima Airport (OIM, 78 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Yokohama?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Yokohama
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.