🎉 [Yokohama Chinatown: Chinese New Year Stroll] Experience Chinese tea at Goku Tea House, Baochang Curry, Lanterns, and the True Ancestor Temple🌕✨

🎉 [Yokohama Chinatown: Chinese New Year Stroll] Experience Chinese tea at Goku Tea House, plus Baochang curry, lanterns, and the Zhenzu Temple! 🌕✨

Start your Chinese New Year-filled afternoon at the Chinatown Exit of JR Ishikawacho Station! A five-minute walk will greet you with a glittering red and gold gate. Chinatown is filled with lanterns and other decorations celebrating the New Year, creating a truly exotic atmosphere. You might even hear the sounds of drums and lion dances. 🎊

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🫖 [Goku Tea House]
Enjoy authentic Chinese tea and dim sum in a relaxing, two-story teahouse. Choose from a wide variety of tea leaves, and even a single serving will be generously sized. Jasmine tea, Pu'er tea, Tieguanyin tea... Enjoy a fragrant and relaxing experience.

📍130 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
🕘11:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Open Daily)

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🍛[Hosho]
"Curry rice" is somehow popular in Chinatown! The curry roux is infused with Chinese spices, resulting in a rich, thick, and exquisite flavor. Lunchtime is especially busy. They also offer special Chinese New Year menu items.

📍138 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
🕘11:00 AM - 9:00 PM (Closed Thursdays)

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🏮[Chinese New Year Lantern Decorations and Parade]
The bright vermilion color of the lanterns is eye-catching even during the day. The giant lantern gates set up on Guandi Temple Street and Chinatown Boulevard are perfect for photo ops. 📸 Occasionally, you can hear firecrackers and performances, so if you have time, we recommend walking around.

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🏯 [Yokohama Mazu Temple]
This Chinese-style temple enshrines Mazu, the guardian deity of the sea. Its vibrantly colorful decorations are beautiful, and during the Chinese New Year, prayer slips and gold leaf paper are displayed. The worship process is unique: purchase incense at the entrance and then pray in order.

📍136 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
🕘9:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Open every day)

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🔚 [Returning to Ishikawacho Station]
Pick up some sesame dumplings and xiaolongbao as souvenirs. It was a lively yet nostalgic Chinese New Year Chinatown, and it felt like traveling to a foreign country. 🧧

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💡 [Tips]
- There are many events during the Chinese New Year period (late January to mid-February), so it gets crowded during the daytime on weekends. We recommend arriving early.
・The road from Ishikawacho Station to Chinatown is well-marked, so you won't get lost.
・Many stores only accept cash, so don't forget to bring small bills and coins.

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Next time, be sure to check out the lantern-lit version at night! 💡🌙
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