Japan was an isolated country during the Edo period, until American Commodore Matthew Perry arrived with his four ships in 1853 and forced Japan to trade with the US. When Yokohama’s sea port opened in 1859, many Chinese immigrants arrived and settled, and eventually a Chinatown was established.
Yokohama’s Chinatown was devastated by the Great Kantō Earthquake in 1923. While many Chinese immigrants chose to return to China after, the remaining Chinese community was able to rebuild Chinatown.
In 1937, the 2nd Sino-Japanese War halted further growth of Chinatown, but once the war was over, a large goodwill gate was built in 1955 hoping to mend relationships between the two countries, and Chinatown was then officially recognized and called “Chukagai” 中華街.
Today, Yokohama’s Chinatown is the largest and busiest Chinatown in Japan, loaded with delicious food and hungry visitors!
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6 Comments
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wow, u r right, this is 1 busy Chinatown.
hahaha…. i do the same when i visit other countries – check out Chinatown and food.
This is a very unauthentic Chinatown cause it’s too clean hahahah
Make sure you check out Kobe Chinatown, it’s awesome.
The boba even looks watered down. Lol4