Yokohama Chinatown

Here is a place I haven’t gone for a while: Chinatown in Yokohama. Actually, I just went to Yokohama a few weeks ago, but I haven’t been to Chinatown since last October. I’ve always liked Yokohama a lot. It is a major port city, and the second largest city in Japan. It is very close to Tokyo, but it has its own unique character. With a population of around 3.6 million, it is much smaller than Tokyo (about 12.6 million). It reminds me a lot of Seattle, because it really feels like a more low-key port city.

It’s easy to get Chinese food and groceries in Tokyo, but if you really need a rare item, or if you have a hankering for Dim Sum, it’s worth the trip to Yokohama Chinatown (横浜中華街). Yokohama’s Chinatown is the largest in Japan.

This is one of the main entry gates to Chinatown.

This photo was taken on September 23, 2005.

By the way, I took my Ixy 800IS with me to take more pictures today, but I forgot to put the memory card back in! Doh!!!