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With a population of over three million people, Yokohama is Japan's second largest city. It is located less than 30 minutes south of Tokyo by train, and is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture.

Towards the end of the Edo Period (1603-1867), during which Japan isolated herself from the rest of the world, Western nations forced the country to open its ports to foreign trade. In 1859, Yokohama's port became one of the first ports to be openend, and Yokohama quickly grew from a small fishing village into one of Japan's major cities.

Until today, the Yamate residential area retains a Western touch and houses many foreign residents, while Yokohama's Chinatown is one of the world's largest.

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Sankeien Garden (6) Traditional Japanese landscape garden.
Minato Mirai (2) Yokohama's futuristic new city center.
Chinatown (1) The largest of Japan's three chinatowns.
Motomachi and Yamate (4) Former residential area of foreign merchants.
Waterfront Promenade (3) Leading from Minato Mirai to Yamashita Park.
Ramen Museum (5) Museum dedicated to the popular noodle dish.
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