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Yokohama, Japan

In 1853, a fleet of four American warships under Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into the bay of Tokyo (then Edo) and presented the reluctant Japanese with the demands of the U.S. government for the opening of diplomatic and commercial relations. The following year Perry returned and first set foot on Japanese soil at Yokohama—then a small fishing village on the mudflats of Tokyo bay. Two years later New York businessman Townsend Harris became America's first diplomatic representative to Japan. In 1858 he was finally able to negotiate a commercial treaty between the two countries; part of the deal designated four locations—one of them Yokohama—as treaty ports. In 1859 the shogunate created a special settlement in Yokohama for the growing community of merchants, traders, missionaries, and other assorted adventurers drawn to this exotic new land of opportunity. The foreigners (predominantly Chinese and British, plus a few French, Americans, and Dutch) were confined here to a guarded compound about 5 square km (2 square miles)—placed, in effect, in isolation—but not for long. Within a few short years the shogunal government collapsed, and Japan began to modernize. Western ideas were welcomed, as were Western goods, and the little treaty port became Japan's principal gateway to the outside world. In 1872 Japan's first railway was built, linking Yokohama and Tokyo. In 1889 Yokohama became a city; by then the population had grown to some 120,000. As the city prospered, so did the international community and by the early 1900s Yokohama was the busiest and most modern center of international trade in all of East Asia. Then Yokohama came tumbling down. On September 1, 1923, the Great Kanto Earthquake devastated the city. The ensuing fires destroyed some 60,000 homes and took more than 40,000 lives. During the six years it took to rebuild the city, many foreign businesses took up quarters elsewhere, primarily in Kobe and Osaka, and did not return. Over the next 20 years Yokohama continued to grow as an industrial center—until May 29, 1945, when in a span of four hours, some 500 American B-29 bombers leveled nearly half the city and left more than half a million people homeless. When the war ended, what remained became—in effect—the center of the Allied occupation. General Douglas MacArthur set up headquarters here, briefly, before moving to Tokyo; the entire port facility and about a quarter of the city remained in the hands of the U.S. military throughout the 1950s. By the 1970s Yokohama was once more rising from the debris; in 1978 it surpassed Osaka as the nation's second-largest city, and the population is now inching up to the 3.5 million mark. Boosted by Japan's postwar economic miracle, Yokohama has extended its urban sprawl north to Tokyo and south to Kamakura—in the process creating a whole new subcenter around the Shinkansen Station at Shin-Yokohama. The development of air travel and the competition from other ports have changed the city's role in Japan's economy. The great liners that once docked at Yokohama's piers are now but a memory, kept alive by a museum ship and the occasional visit of a luxury vessel on a Pacific cruise. Modern Large as Yokohama is, the central area is very negotiable. As with any other port city, much of what it has to offer centers on the waterfront—in this case, on the west side of Tokyo Bay. The downtown area is called Kannai (literally, "within the checkpoint"); this is where the international community was originally confined by the shogunate. Though the center of interest has expanded to include the waterfront and Ishikawa-cho, to the south, Kannai remains the heart of town. Think of that heart as two adjacent areas. One is the old district of Kannai, bounded by Basha-michi on the northwest and Nippon-odori on the southeast, the Keihin Tohoku Line tracks on the southwest, and the waterfront on the northeast. This area contains the business offices of modern Yokohama. The other area extends southeast from Nippon-odori to the Moto-machi shopping street and the International Cemetery, bordered by Yamashita Koen and the waterfront to the northeast; in the center is Chinatown, with Ishikawa-cho Station to the southwest. This is the most interesting part of town for tourists. Whether you're coming from Tokyo, Nagoya, or Kamakura, make Ishikawa-cho Station your starting point. Take the South Exit from the station and head in the direction of the waterfront.

Cruise Holidays Departing From Yokohama, Japan

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Celebrity Millennium

12 Night Japan To South Korea Cruise

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Incheon

No Port Available

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Days:

13

Depart:

11 September 2025

Return:

23 September 2025

Celebrity Cruises

Outside from:

£1,888

 PP

Balcony from:

£2,059

 PP

Cruise & Flights from:

£3,174

 PP

Stat-of-the art ship
Excellent for foodies
Lot of activities and entertainment
Kids Club (3-12 years old)
Adults Only Area
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Celebrity Millennium

12 Night Best Of Japan Cruise

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Yokohama

No Port Available

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Days:

13

Depart:

5 October 2025

Return:

17 October 2025

Celebrity Cruises

Inside from:

£1,766

 PP

Outside from:

£2,267

 PP

Balcony from:

£2,922

 PP

Cruise & Flights from:

£3,635

 PP

Stat-of-the art ship
Excellent for foodies
Lot of activities and entertainment
Kids Club (3-12 years old)
Adults Only Area
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Norwegian Spirit

Asia: Kobe, Jeju, Nagoya & Sapporo

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Incheon

No Port Available

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Days:

15

Depart:

5 October 2025

Return:

19 October 2025

Norwegian Cruise Line

Inside from:

£1,473

 PP

Outside from:

£1,893

 PP

Balcony from:

£2,518

 PP

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Ovation of the Seas

11 Night Tokyo To Singapore Cruise

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Singapore

No Port Available

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Days:

12

Depart:

9 October 2025

Return:

20 October 2025

Royal Caribbean International

Inside from:

£1,679

 PP

Outside from:

£1,720

 PP

Balcony from:

£2,006

 PP

Cruise & Flights from:

£2,903

 PP

Innovative ships packed with endless activities
Reduced child fare
Perfect for families and activity-seekers
Excellent dining and attentive service
Aqua Theater and/or Ice rink on board
Stat-of-the art ship
Excellent for foodies
Lot of activities and entertainment
Kids Club (3-12 years old)
Adults Only Area
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Norwegian Sun

Asia: Osaka, Jeju & Nagoya

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Incheon

No Port Available

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Days:

12

Depart:

3 November 2025

Return:

14 November 2025

Norwegian Cruise Line

Inside from:

£1,032

 PP

Outside from:

£1,112

 PP

Balcony from:

£1,297

 PP

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Diamond Princess

12-Day Southeast Asia & Japan

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Singapore

No Port Available

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Days:

13

Depart:

25 November 2025

Return:

7 December 2025

Princess Cruises

Inside from:

£1,763

 PP

Outside from:

£1,853

 PP

Balcony from:

£2,349

 PP

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Diamond Princess

10-Day Japan Explorer

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Yokohama

No Port Available

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Days:

11

Depart:

24 February 2026

Return:

6 March 2026

Princess Cruises

Outside from:

£1,267

 PP

Inside from:

£1,272

 PP

Balcony from:

£1,679

 PP

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Diamond Princess

11-Day Japan Explorer

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Yokohama

No Port Available

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Days:

12

Depart:

6 March 2026

Return:

17 March 2026

Princess Cruises

Inside from:

£1,749

 PP

Outside from:

£2,106

 PP

Balcony from:

£2,599

 PP

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Diamond Princess

11-Day Japan Explorer Spring Flowers

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Yokohama

No Port Available

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Days:

12

Depart:

17 March 2026

Return:

28 March 2026

Princess Cruises

Inside from:

£1,569

 PP

Outside from:

£1,966

 PP

Balcony from:

£2,799

 PP

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Diamond Princess

11-Day Japan Explorer Spring Flowers

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Yokohama

No Port Available

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Days:

12

Depart:

28 March 2026

Return:

8 April 2026

Princess Cruises

Inside from:

£1,799

 PP

Outside from:

£2,256

 PP

Balcony from:

£3,599

 PP

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Diamond Princess

22-Day Grand Japan Spring Flowers

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Yokohama

No Port Available

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Days:

23

Depart:

28 March 2026

Return:

19 April 2026

Princess Cruises

Inside from:

£3,499

 PP

Outside from:

£4,154

 PP

Balcony from:

£6,799

 PP

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Diamond Princess

11-Day Circle Japan Spring Flowers

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Yokohama

No Port Available

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Days:

12

Depart:

8 April 2026

Return:

19 April 2026

Princess Cruises

Inside from:

£1,699

 PP

Outside from:

£1,995

 PP

Balcony from:

£3,219

 PP

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Diamond Princess

21-Day Hokkaido & Circle Japan Spring Flowers

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Yokohama

No Port Available

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Days:

22

Depart:

8 April 2026

Return:

29 April 2026

Princess Cruises

Inside from:

£2,959

 PP

Outside from:

£3,432

 PP

Balcony from:

£5,691

 PP

Elegant & mid-size ships
Award wining excursions
Excellent cuisine
Extended destination days
Kids Club (3-17 years old)
Elegant & mid-size ships
Award wining excursions
Excellent cuisine
Extended destination days
Kids Club (3-17 years old)
Elegant & mid-size ships
Award wining excursions
Excellent cuisine
Extended destination days
Kids Club (3-17 years old)
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Oceania Regatta

Sparkling Asian Seas

Start:

Yokohama

End:

Singapore

No Port Available

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Days:

17

Depart:

15 April 2026

Return:

1 May 2026

Oceania Cruises

Inside from:

£2,598

 PP

Outside from:

£2,862

 PP

Balcony from:

£3,990

 PP

Cruise & Flights from:

£4,668

 PP

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