
40 minutes from tokyo
From Tokyo
Tokyo Station (JR Tokaido Line) -> Yokohama Station (Change to JR Negishi Line) -> Ishikawacho Station *Approx. 40 minutes.
Shibuya Station (Tokyu Toyoko Line *Minatomirai Line Direct) -> Motomachi-Chūkagai Station *Approx. 40 minutes.
From Yokohama
Yokohama Station (JR Negishi Line) -> Ishikawacho Station *Approx.7 minutes, Yokohama Station (Minatomirai Line) -> Motomachi-Chūkagai Station *Approx.7 minutes.
1: Enjoy the Yamate Western House and gardens like the movie stars
In past days, Yokohama served as a gate to the world outside Japan. The Yamate area where you will visit first served as the living quarters for foreigners when Yokohama port was first opened. Approx. 100 year old house have been shifted here and undergone renovations. In addition to being the shooting location for Studio Ghibli movies, this area has always been popular for filming TV dramas and movies. Picture yourself in a movie, viewing the port city from the hill top with a camera in hand.
* Selections of TV dramas and movies filmed in Yokohama:
“Tatta Hitotsu no Koi (Just One Love)”, “HERO”, “UMIZARU EVOLUTION”, “Nodame Cantabile”, “Karei Naru Ichizoku (The Grand Family)”, “KUI-TAN”, “Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike (The Private Detective Mike) “, “Unmei No Hito”, “Renai NEET~Wasureta Koi No Hajimekata~ ” etc.
* Movies based in Yokohama:
“Kokuriko Zaka Kara (From Up on Poppy Hill)”, “Abunai Deka (Dangerous Cops)”, etc.
1. Harbor View Park
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=39
2. Yamate 111 Ban-Kan
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=17
3. British House Yokohama
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=20
4. Iwasaki Museum
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=45
5. Berrick Hall
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=12
6. Ehrismann Residence
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=31
7. Yamate Italian Garden
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=140
8. Bluff No. 18 House
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=15
9. The Diplomat’s House
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=42
Enjoying quality time at a Western House.
Some houses have cafes or coffee rooms built within. Play out your fantasies of becoming a retro-movie star sipping tea or coffee surrounded by gardens and handsome house.
Ehrismann Residence Cafe
You can view the Yokohama Marine Tower even from the 1st floor, as the residence is on a hill. The atmosphere of the residence reminds you of the house of “Umi” in the movie “Kokuriko Zaka Kara (From up on Poppy Hill)”. Chocolate cakes and seasonal fruit tarts are also available.
Rose Garden Enoki-tei
The cafe is in the 1st floor section of this building that used to be the residence of an American businessman in the foreign exchange business. It is equipped with an entrance hall in the wellhole style and a bedroom with an ocean view. Enjoy rose tea with rose petals in your cup, pink chiffon cake infused with rose essence, and rose soft cream – just about every rose-related foods you can think of! Standing in front of the rose garden before the residence makes you feel like a princess.
Coffee Break
1. Rose Garden Enoki-tei
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=105
2. Yamate Jubankan
http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/detail.php?id=141