New Year, New Journey | Celebrating the New Year in Chinatown, Yokohama, where the dragon rides the clouds for a lucky year
❤The New Year atmosphere for overseas Chinese is in Chinatowns around the world. Unlike the usual crowds, there are unique Chinese charm of Chinatown.
🌟Yokohama, less than thirty kilometers away from Tokyo, is one of the earliest open port cities in Japan. It has one of the three major Chinatowns in Japan, "Yokohama Chinatown". The history of Chinese living here can be traced back to 1859. Most of the Chinese living here are mainly from Guangdong, China.
👍2024 welcomed the 38th "Chinese New Year" celebration in Yokohama Chinatown. Every Chinese Lunar New Year, a "Spring Festival" is held, with lanterns and decorations on the streets of Chinatown, and Chinese elements dominate the market. This Chinatown celebration is themed "Dragon Riding the Clouds", implying that everyone will break through in various aspects like a dragon in the new year.
✅In Yokohama Chinatown, the most popular temple during the Lunar New Year is the "Guan Di Temple". In Japan, the Three Kingdoms general Guan Yu (Guan Sheng Emperor) is a deified figure, and tourists from all countries will come here for the "first visit" to pray for a successful career and prosperous business in the new year.
❤This Chinese New Year celebration in Yokohama Chinatown has arranged 400 red and yellow lanterns to decorate every corner of the market. Among them, a group of 100 lanterns called "Hundred-section Dragon" is very popular and attracts many tourists to stop and take photos. Yamashita Town Park has also set up lanterns symbolizing the Chinese emperor and empress, "Dragon" and "Phoenix". This will last from February 10th to February 24th. During this period (February 11th, February 12th, February 17th, February 18th), in addition to the traditional lion dance "Cai Qing" to celebrate the harvest and prosperous business, there will also be "Dragon Dance", "Chinese Acrobatics", parade celebrations and other activities.
🧳If you are traveling in Japan, or are about to set off for Tokyo, don't miss the Chinese New Year atmosphere in Yokohama Chinatown, go and experience it!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful garden. There are a lot of flowers, and with the view of the ocean, it’s amazing!
Himashita Park is a park that opened in March 1930. It was buried by recycling the wreckage of the Great Kanto Earthquake. It is a park with many places to see, including sea views, monuments and monuments. The view of the Yokohama Bay Bridge and the boat crossing the harbour is quite romantic. Many monuments here can feel the rich interaction with foreign countries, the "Indian Water Tower" donated by the Japan Indian Association in 1937, and the sister city of San Diego, the United States, donated the "Water Guard". In addition, each spring and autumn, about 160 roses and about 1,900 flowers in the "Rose Garden of the Future" are also a point worth seeing.
Shanxia Park is one of the landscapes facing Yokohama Port. The park is not big and backed by China Street subway station. It is very convenient to visit. Go north and there are red brick warehouses and future 21 coastal scenic spots. The location of the park is made up of reclamation. There is no twists and turns of the natural coast. The straight trails and the brushed breakwater are also not fun. There are many landscape towers and museums around the park. If you have enough planning, it is more comfortable to stay here for one or two nights.
Next to Yamashita Park is China Street and the Gaoda Factory, a park suitable for walking.
Yamashita Park is on the left-hand side of China Street (archway) in Yokohama, not far from Yokohama's main scenic spots (red Yokohama brick warehouse and future port). It is said that the park was reclaimed from the sea and made land. Some of the earth and stone materials used originated from the great earthquake in Guandong, so it has some significance. It is a memorial to the victims of the earthquake. The statue of the Virgin Mary in the pool and the flowers around it are solemn and peaceful, and also like the comfort of the kingdom of heaven. China Street Archway Park is close to Yokohama Port. During the day, the port is more relaxed and quiet. The sea water is not clear and clean. It is no match for the port in Naba City. In the distance is a large cruise ship "Glacier Pills" which seems to never leave. It is said that it is the background choice for many Japanese dramas to shoot. So some Japanese dramas fans come here with their idols'stills and pose the same poses. The scenes are very pleasant. The afternoon here is pleasant and leisure. Many local people, families, friends and couples gather here to enjoy the warm afternoon sunshine. Flowers and grass everywhere, fresh air, cool breeze, warm sunshine, open vision and visibility, couples in twos and threes, groups of students, girls and friends, and dog walkers are all beautiful scenery, sitting for three or five hours, chatting, and then sitting in a nearby hotel coffee shop, sweeping goods in the nearby supermarket, is a beautiful day.
Yamashita Park is located on the edge of a clear bay. Japanese parks are open and free. They sit in the park and bask in the sun and breathe clean air. Sometimes people come to feed seagulls. As a result, a large number of birds fly around. It's spectacular. It's worth the time and good place.
Yokohama City Travel is not difficult from Tokyo. Can take a train to travel