In the mid-nineteenth century Yokohama was one of the few coastal settlements, which was allowed access to foreign nationals. Chinatown in Yokohama was founded in 1859 by traders from China, today it is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world and the largest among Asian countries, and only in Japan.

The Chinese Diaspora chose his place of compact residence of the quarter, located between Yamashita Park and street Jr ishikawacho. One of the main orientations for newly arrived Chinese became the temple Cantaba built in Chinatown in 1887. The temple was founded after one of the small temples was discovered a statue of a Chinese General Guan Yu, identified with the God of war. The statue was brought to Japan by one of the migrants, and the small Church was immediately attracted to the worship of all Chinese Yokohama. Thanks to the Chinese community Church was restored several times after serious damage during the Kanto earthquake in 1923, after the bombing of 1945, and after two fires that occurred in 1981 and 1986. Last renovation lasted ten years and ended in 2000.

In Chinatown you can get through one of the four gates, named after the cardinal directions. Each have their own color and symbolic meaning. So, blue Eastern gate signifies prosperity, white symbolize Western world, southern red are a symbol of happiness, and Northern black – a symbol of procreation. Within the district in the design of streets dominated by yellow and red colors.

In Chinatown, there are more than 500 shops and restaurants, which offer authentic Chinese food, and for cooking use only products imported from China.

Especially interesting to get to Chinatown during the Chinese national holidays – for example, the New year. The streets in those days, decorated in accordance with the traditions, tourists have the chance to see the "lion Dance" and "dragon Dance".

Near Chinese quarters are Yokohama stadium, the silk center and the silk Museum and the puppet Museum.