Yokohama
Japan · Kanagawa
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. The population was the same in 2026, but steadily decreased over 2025. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin Industrial Zone.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+9 · 15 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Kanagawa
- Main language
- Japanese
- On the map
- 35.44° N, 139.64° E
Near Yokohama
- Kawasaki · 11 km away
- Kamakura · 16 km away
- Roppongi · 26 km away
- Tokyo · 26 km away
- Kisarazu · 27 km away
- Ginza · 28 km away
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Where to stay
Citadines Harbour Front Yokohama
9.6/10 · 2435 reviews
Oakwood Suites Yokohama
9.6/10 · 1865 reviews
InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8 by IHG
9.5/10 · 314 reviews
Yokohama Royal Park Hotel
9.4/10 · 111 reviews
Hotel New Grand
9.2/10 · 6678 reviews
JR East Hotel Mets Premier Yokohama Sakuragicho
9.2/10 · 1588 reviews
The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama
9.2/10 · 348 reviews
Richmond Hotel Yokohama Ekimae
9.2/10 · 119 reviews
Hyatt Regency Yokohama
9.1/10 · 4221 reviews
The Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu
9.1/10 · 3459 reviews