Yokohama

Yokohama was once a small fishing village for most of Japan's history. But at the end of the Edo period, the Shoguns were forced to trade with the outside world. Still being worried about outside influences they restricted outsiders to only come to Yokohama to trade. This resulted in Yokohama growing rapidly and a large number of Chinese coming to live there. Even after the fall of the shogunate continued to grow and is still the busiest port in the greater Tokyo area.

There is still a large Chinatown in Yokohama today and the city of Yokohama now has a population of over 3 million people.

There is a really nice waterfront front area with the Cosmo Clock 21 being the most noticeable landmark. It was the world's largest ferris wheel when built 20 years ago, and it doubles as the world's largest clock.