Yamate Bluff & Western-Style Houses (Yokohama)
Open by month
Partly closed in January: Houses closed Dec 29 – Jan 3; streets and parks open. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in December: Houses closed Dec 29 – Jan 3; streets and parks open. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
The hilltop former foreign settlement above Motomachi, with seven free-to-enter Western houses, the Foreign General Cemetery and harbour views.
Nearby
- Yokohama Chinatown ≈ 15 min by car
- Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse ≈ 15 min by car
- Sankeien Garden (Yokohama) ≈ 20 min by car
- Minato Mirai 21 (Yokohama) ≈ 20 min by car
- Shomyoji Temple (Kanazawa, Yokohama) ≈ 50 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- Houses closed Dec 29 – Jan 3; streets and parks open
- Getting there
- From Ishikawacho Sta. (JR) or Motomachi-Chukagai Sta. (Minatomirai Line), 5–10 min uphill
- Fee
- Free (houses)
- Good to know
- Houses close on the 2nd and 4th Wed (next day if a holiday)
- Time needed
- 2 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info