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YOKOHAMA CHINATOWN
Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in Japan. Yokohama Chinatown features over 200 Chinese restaurants.
It has about 150 years of history. These days only a few Chinese
people still live in Yokohama Chinatown, but it has population of about
3,000 to 4,000. Most of the residents are from Guangzhou (Canton) but many
come from other regions.
Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown not only in
Japan but also in Asia (larger than
Chinatowns in both Kobe and
Nagasaki) and it is one of the largest in the world. There are over 200
restaurants plus other specialty shops.
Yokohama Chinatown Entrance (Gorgo)
See Yokohama Chinatown on our Yokohama Map
Getting to Yokohama Chinatown
Train
Minatomirai Line, Motomachi-Chūkagai Station (35 min from
Shibuya Station in Tokyo)
Negishi Line, Ishikawachō Station (50 min from
Shinagawa Station in Tokyo)
Bus
There are 6 bus routes from Yokohama Station East bus depot and from
Sakuragichō Bus Depot, 16 bus routes that go to Yokohama Chinatown.
Yokohama Chinatown History
In 1859, when the sea
port opened in Yokohama, many Chinese immigrants arrived in Japan and formed
settlements. Later, ferry services between Yokohama and Shanghai and Hong
Kong were started. Many Chinese traders came to Japan and built a Chinese
School, Chinese Community Center, and various other facilities in what
represented the beginning of Chinatown. However, government regulations at
the time meant that immigrants were not permitted to live outside of the
designated foreign settlement area. In 1899, changing laws gave Chinese
increased freedom of movement while reinforcing strict rules on the types of
work Chinese people were allowed to carry out. (Article
based on
Wikipedia article and used under the
GNU Free Documentation License)
In 1923, the Kanto Area was devastated by the Great Kanto Earthquake. Around
100,000 people were killed and approximately 1.9 million people became
homeless. Chinatown also suffered and with many immigrants choosing to
return to China instead of rebuilding their livelihoods in
Yokohama.
In 1937, full-scale war between China and Japan erupted, effectively
stopping further growth of Chinatown.
After the war ended, Chinatown once again began to grow. In 1955, a goodwill
big gate was built. That is when the Chinatown was officially recognized and
called Yokohama Chukagai (Yokohama Chinatown).
In 1972, Japan established diplomatic relations with People's Republic of
China, and severed relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan and
interest amongst Japanese people grew leading to an explosion in the number
of visitors to Chinatown with it becoming a major sightseeing spot in
Yokohama.
On February 1, 2004, the Minatomirai Line railway was opened including the
Motomachi-Chūkagai Station station, which serves Chinatown directly.
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