Weekend Walk in Yokohama Chinatown, Japan

Weekend Walk in Yokohama Chinatown, Japan

Yokohama Chinatown (横浜中華街, Chinese: 橫濱中華街) is located in Yokohama City, Japan, which is located just south of Tokyo.

It is the largest Chinatown in Japan, larger than both Kobe Chinatown and Nagasaki Chinatown. It is about 160 years old.

There are roughly 250 Chinese-owned or themed shops and restaurants scattered throughout the district.

In 1859, when the sea port opened in Yokohama, many Chinese immigrants arrived in Japan and formed settlements.

In its early days, American and British trading companies, many of which had already engaged in trade with China, expanded their operations into Yokohama, with accompanying Chinese agents.

These agents were entrusted to negotiate with Japanese merchants in the buying of raw silk and tea, which, at the time, was a major product imported from Japan.

Later, ferry services from Yokohama to 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.

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