Yokohama Motomachi Shopping Street

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Time Out says

A shopping street developed during the opening of Yokohama Port in 1859. The main street with a total length of 600 metres is lined with about 230 stores dealing with high quality products, such as the leather bag store Kitamura, or the accessory shop Star Jewelry with an adjoining café space. Venture out to the back streets as well, which are lined with cozy cafés and restaurants.

Details

Address
1-8 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
Kanagawa
Transport:
Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai line), Ishikawacho Station (Keihin-Tohoku line)

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St Patrick’s Day Parade Motomachi Yokohama

The 20th St Patrick’s Day Parade in Yokohama takes place again along the 600m-long Motomachi shopping street. Dress up in green and celebrate Ireland's national holiday with visitors from all around the world. The spectacle kicks off around 12.30pm with Irish music and dance, followed by the parade from 2pm and finishing with an open-air Ceili dance performance from 3.30pm. Afterwards you could head over to one of the little bars in the vicinity to end the day with a cool Guinness, or two.
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