DISCOVER THE YOKOHAMA WE LOVE

DISCOVER
THE YOKOHAMA
WE LOVE

EXPLORE YOKOHAMA

InterContinental Yokohama Grand is located at 1-1 Minatomirai, a modern area facing Yokohama Port.
The area around the hotel is lined with facilities where you can experience shopping, gourmet food, art, and entertainment.
Yokohama is also a historic city that was one of the first to adopt Western culture after opening its port.
Come explore and experience the charm of Yokohama, a city where history and the future coexist.

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Experience History and NatureRinko Park
パシフィコ横浜の屋外エリアにある横浜港を臨む抜群のロケーションが目の前に広がるみなとみらい地区最大の緑地です。広々とした芝生広場、潮入りの池、様々なアートオブジェなど、見所満載の憩いのスペースです。
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Great for FamiliesYokohama Cosmo World
This urban amusement park is anchored by Cosmo Clock 21, one of the world’s largest Ferris wheels, at 112.5 meters tall. The park is divided into three themed zones — Wonder Amuse Zone, Burano Street Zone, and Kids Carnival Zone — where guests can enjoy roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, haunted houses, and more.
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Ideal for DatesYOKOHAMA AIR CABIN®
JR桜木町駅と新港地区の運河パークを結ぶ、日本初の都市型循環式ロープウェイです。最高40ｍの高さからみなとみらいの大パノラマを眺めながら、片道5分ほどの空中散歩をお楽しみいただけます。
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Family-FriendlyCup Noodles Museum Yokohama
This is an experiential food education museum created to foster children's creativity and spirit of inquiry. Through exhibits and experiences related to the history and development of instant ramen, you can have fun while learning about the "creative thinking" of Momofuku Ando, who invented instant ramen and revolutionized food culture. The museum is dotted with ideas to give you hints for "perseverance" and "invention and discovery," so you can discover your own creative thinking.
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Shopping andDiningYokohama Hammerhead
Located at Shinko Pier in Minato Mirai 21 district, about a 10-minute walk from the hotel, this complex combines a passenger ship terminal (CIQ facility), the InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8 hotel, and food-themed shops. As the "Yokohama Umieki" (sea station) is a "sea station" connecting the city with land, sea, and air, it offers a rich experience at the port while immersing you in Yokohama culture. The massive structure at the tip of Shinko Pier is Japan's first dedicated harbor loading and unloading crane, constructed in 1914. It is registered as a civil engineering heritage site as a valuable historical relic. Its hammer-like shape gave it the nickname "hammerhead crane," from which the facility's name was derived. Even now, more than 100 years after its construction, it continues to watch over the seas of Yokohama.
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Shopping and DiningYokohamaRed Brick Warehouse
This historic brick building was constructed as a model warehouse for the nation from the end of the Meiji period to the beginning of the Taisho period. You can enjoy a variety of things here, including shopping, gourmet food, events, and concerts.
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Recommended for dates:Konica Minolta Planetarium YOKOHAMA - Planetarium
This planetarium facility for adults allows you to enjoy the starry sky through realistic images and stories. In the city of Minatomirai, it offers a starry sky experience similar to glamping, where you can enjoy nature with a slightly luxurious feeling. The vivid and beautiful starry sky images projected by the LED dome system create an immersive feeling that makes you feel as if you are in outer space.
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Experience history and natureSankeien Garden
This Japanese garden was created by businessman and tea master Hara Sankei. It contains 17 historical buildings, including 10 designated as important cultural properties by the nation and 3 designated as tangible cultural properties by Yokohama City, and is in harmony with the garden, which makes use of the undulating terrain of the vast grounds.
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Recommended for familiesYokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise is a complex marine leisure facility that includes an aquarium, amusement park, shopping area, restaurants, hotel, marina, and more.
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Shopping andDiningNoge Town
Noge is located across Sakuragicho Station from the Minatomirai district. Home to around 600 restaurants, this area is gaining attention as Yokohama's deep drinking district. This nostalgic district, which retains the atmosphere of the Showa era, is lined with unique and delicious restaurants, from popular izakayas serving yakitori, oden, horumon, and sushi to cafes, bars, and other cutting-edge gourmet establishments, offering a wide variety of dining experiences.
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Shopping andDiningYokohama Chinatown
This Chinatown boasts the largest scale in the world and is counted among Japan's three largest. It is packed with over 600 stores, including Chinese restaurants and general stores. The unique gates you'll see everywhere are called "pailou," which were built based on the principles of feng shui. There's also the "Kan Ti Temple," dedicated to Guan Yu as the god of prosperity in business, and the "Mazu Temple," dedicated to the goddess who protects safe voyages.
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Shopping and DiningYokohamaMotomachi Shopping Street
This shopping street developed around the time Yokohama Port opened, with many stores catering to foreigners. The 600m-long main street is lined with famous stores selling high-quality goods that are also frequented by locals. The back streets are dotted with stylish cafes, unique general stores, and acclaimed restaurants, making it a great place to stroll around.
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December Events

Castle EXPO 2025

December 20th (Sat) - 21st (Sun), 2025

Castle EXPO is one of Japan's largest castle festivals, held every December since 2016 at PACIFICO Yokohama with the aim of promoting and developing castle culture and providing a space for castle enthusiasts to interact with each other. It is a highly popular event that brings together castles, castle specialists, and castle fans from all over Japan.

Venue | PACIFICO Yokohama North
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TOWERS Milight "UP"

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 *Subject to change depending on the power supply and demand situation.

This is a one-day-only light-up event in which the office buildings in the district all light up at once. The entire city is transformed into a giant illumination, creating the most dazzling night of the year in Minatomirai district.

Time ｜ 16:30-19:30
Location | All over Minatomirai
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PACIFICO Yokohama Winter Illuminations 2025

Saturday, November 1, 2025 - Sunday, March 1, 2026

The Queen Mall Bridge, the large staircase next to the National Grand Hall, and the road from Minatomirai Station to Pukarisanbashi Pier Pukarisanbashi Pier are all brightly lit up, creating a fantastical view that stretches all the way to the sea.

Venue | Around PACIFICO Yokohama (Queen Mall Bridge, the large staircase next to the National Hall, Pukarisanbashi Pier)
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Christmas Market in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

Friday, November 21, 2025 - Thursday, December 25, 2025

The decorations for the venue, including the "Hütte" (wooden hut), a symbol of the authentic Christmas market, were all brought in from Germany, the birthplace of the Christmas market.
It expresses a genuine worldview.

InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8 offers a collaboration plan.
Winter Wonder Stay 2025 (breakfast included) >>

Venue | Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Event Square, Red Brick Park
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Yokohama's Nighttime Lights (Yorunoyo 2025)

December 4, 2025 (Thursday) - December 30, 2025 (Tuesday) 17:00 - 21:05

Experience a spectacular show unfolding on an overwhelming scale across a city stretching over 3km from Minatomirai to Yamashita Park. From Osanbashi Pier, which offers a panoramic view of the nightscape of Yokohama, which has been selected as one of Japan's New Top Three Night View Cities, you can fully enjoy the "Highlights of Yokohama." Be sure to check out the special moment when light and music resonate together with the night view of the harbor.

Performance times (5 minutes each) 17:00 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30 / 19:00 / 19:30 / 20:00 / 20:30 / 21:00
Location | Yokohama waterfront area (Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal, Yamashita Park, etc.)
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Art Link in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

Saturday, November 29, 2025 - Sunday, February 15, 2026

Art Link in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse began in 2005 as an event that colors Yokohama's winter, and is a collaboration between art and ice skating, featuring a variety of artists, enjoyed by many people every year. This season, the 21st edition of the event, will feature artist Haruyo Azuma, who will be showcasing urban motifs using manga-style techniques and art depicting a sense of speed. The typography in the artwork was created by graphic designer Ren Morita, and the collaboration between the two is also a highlight.

Venue | Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Event Square
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Konica Minolta Planetarium Yokohama

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Konica Minolta Planetarium Yokohama offers adults traveling to Minatomirai a glamping-like stargazing experience, allowing them to fully enjoy nature in a slightly luxurious setting in the city. As you are transported from the foyer decorated with greenery on the ground to a dome that seems to float in space, you may feel a little lighter.


Venue | Konica Minolta Planetarium Yokohama
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