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==Culture and sights== [[File:Minato mirai 21 sakura-0332.jpg|thumb|Cherry blossoms on the Kisha-michi Promenade]] Yokohama's cultural and tourist sights include: {{Div col}} * [[Gumyōji]], oldest temple in the city * [[Harbor View Park (Yokohama)|Harbor View Park]] * The [[Hikawa Maru]], historic passenger and cargo ship * [[Kanazawa Bunko]], preserves the cultural heritage of the Hōjō clan * Kishine-Park * [[Yokohama Landmark Tower|Landmark Tower]], 296 m high, second tallest skyscraper in Japan * [[Minato Mirai 21]] * [[Nippon Maru (1930)|Nippon Maru]], museum ship * [[Sankei-en]] Garden * [[Yamashita Park]] (at the harbor) * [[Yokohama Chinatown]] * [[Yokohama Foreign Cemetery]] * [[Yokohama Marine Tower]] * [[Yokohama Stadium]] (the [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars]] [[Pro baseball]] teams's home field) * [[Yokohama Three Towers]] * Yokohama Triennale * Zō-no-Hana Terrace (象の鼻テラス)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zounohana.com/about/index_en.html |title=Webseite des Kulturzentrums |access-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417203138/https://zounohana.com/about/index_en.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Yokohama City Library]] * [[Kanagawa Prefectural Library]] {{Div col end}} ===Museums=== [[File:Yokohama Triennale 2005 Yamashita Pier Venue.jpg|thumb|Yokohama Triennale at Yamashita Pier venue]] There are 42 museums in the city area, including.<ref name="Pocket2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/ex/stat/handy/data/2018-a3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032712/http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/ex/stat/handy/data/2018-a3.pdf |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |title=Statistical Booklet Book of Yokohama 2018 |website= www.city.yokohama.lg.jp |access-date= November 2, 2020}}</ref> {{Div col}} * [[CupNoodles Museum Yokohama|CupNoodles Museum]] ([[Momofuku Andō]] Instant Ramen Museum): Several-floors of interactive exhibits related to the invention of the [[Ramen|Japanese instant noodle soup]], including soup kitchens where you can try the culture-specific noodle soups. *[[Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History]]: Located in the historic [[Yokohama Specie Bank]] building. *[[Kanazawa Bunko]]: Traditional Japanese and Chinese art objects, many dating from the Kamakura period. *[[Matsuri]] Museum: Dedicated to the shrine festivals (Japanese Matsuri) taking place in Yokohama. *[[Shin-Yokohama Rāmen Museum]]: Comprehensive history of ramen and ramen themed food court *[[Yokohama Archives of History]]: Located in the former British Consulate building with exhibits related to port development and the arrival of [[Matthew C. Perry|Matthew Perry]]. *[[Yokohama Museum of Art]]: Founded in 1989, featuring modern works by well-known international and Japanese artists. *[[Yokohama Silk Museum]]: Exhibits focusing on the production and processing of silk; including many clothes. {{Div col end}} ===Gallery=== <gallery mode="packed"> File:Sangkaien Garden.jpg|[[Sankei-en|Sankei-en Garden]] File:伊勢佐木町2012年8月24日(金).jpg|[[Isezakichō]] File:Saint Patricks Day in Motomachi Yokohama.jpg|[[Motomachi, Yokohama|Motomachi]] File:Chinatown in Yokohama 10.jpg|[[Yokohama Chinatown]] File:Yokohama3Towers From Akarenga.JPG|[[Yokohama Three Towers]] File:Harbour View Park, Yamate, Yokohama.jpg|Harbor View Park towards the [[Yokohama Bay Bridge]] File:Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History 2009.jpg|[[Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History]] File:Cupnoodles Museum Yokohama 2017.jpg|[[CupNoodles Museum Yokohama|CupNoodles Museum]] File:Left-side view of Hikawa-maru.jpg|[[Hikawa Maru]] File:横浜マリンタワー2.jpg|[[Yokohama Marine Tower]] File:Nippon maru.JPG|[[Nippon Maru (1930)|Nippon Maru Memorial Park]] File:Yokohama_Red_Brick_Warehouse_2012.JPG|[[Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse]] File:Yokohama World Porters.JPG|Yokohama World Porters File:YokohamaBaysideMarina01.jpg|Mitsui Outlet Park Yokohama Bayside File:横浜市立金沢動物園.jpg|Yokohama Municipal Kanazawa Zoo File:Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise.jpg|[[Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise]] File:Cosmo Clock 21 at night.jpg|[[Yokohama Cosmo World]] File:Yokohama-west-station-building-202009.jpg|[[Yokohama Station]] File:Gaijin bochi.JPG|Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery File:Yokohama Museum of Art 2009.jpg|[[Yokohama Museum of Art]] File:Yokohama Archives of History02.jpg|[[Yokohama Archives of History]] File:Negishi Horse Racing Track.jpg|[[Negishi Racecourse|Negishi Park]] File:Iseyama koutai-jingu Torii.jpg|Iseyama Kotai Shrine File:Sōjiji Daisodo 2009.jpg|[[Sōji-ji]] </gallery> ===Excursion destinations=== In 2016, 46,017,157 tourists visited the city, 13.1% of whom were overnight guests.<ref name="Pocket2018" /> * [[Kamonyama Park]] * Kodomo no kuni: Means "Children's country". A nice destination to spend an eventful day with the family. Lots of space for walking and playing. There is also a petting zoo. * Nogeyama Zoo: One of the few zoos that do not charge admission. It has a large number of animals and a petting zoo where children can play with small animals. * Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise: A large park with an aquarium. Otherwise rides, shops, restaurants, etc. * Zoorasia: Nice zoo with lots of play options for children. However, in this zoo admission costs. * Since 2020, after six years of development, a giant robot named [[Gundam]], which is 18 meters high and weighs 25 tons, has been watching over the port area as a tourist attraction. The giant robot, in which there is a cockpit and whose hands are each two meters long, is based as a figure on a science fiction television series, can move and sink to its knees.<ref>''[[Tagesthemen]]''. Beitrag in der Nachrichtensendung der ARD, Moderation: [[Ingo Zamperoni]], 30. November 2020, 35 Min. Eine Produktion von [[Das Erste]]</ref>
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