Audio tour · Japan
Yokohama
A self guided audio tour of Yokohama.
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A self guided audio tour of Yokohama.
Yokohama sits just south of Tokyo but feels entirely its own place. The waterfront at Minato Mirai opens onto a wide harbour, and behind it the city moves through distinct neighbourhoods, each with a different texture, from the lantern lit streets of Chinatown to the old foreign settlement along the bay. It is a port city that has always looked outward, and walking it feels like reading several stories at once.
In the app, 34 stops in Yokohama are narrated aloud, about 58m of listening across 5 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"You are standing in the Minato Mirai 21 district, and looking up at this tower, you might not notice it."
"You might imagine a place that has seen it all."
"You are standing here now, right where the railway tracks cross the path."
"You're walking past a very important site."
"You are standing in a place with layers of history, and the timeline here is massive."
"You might walk past this building and wonder what it's like to step into a place that feels so."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A sweep through Yokohama's waterfront centrepiece from the soaring Landmark Tower through green hilltop parks and into the city's beloved family quarter.
A wander through Kamakura's sacred heart, stepping from the grand Tsurugaoka Hachimangū through moss covered temple gates and quiet shrine paths.
A serene circuit through Kita Kamakura's forested zen temples, taking in bamboo groves and century old gardens on the way to the Kanazawa Bunko.
A short walk pairing Soji ji's grand Zen monastery with the raw industrial heritage and cycling history along the Kawasaki shore.
A long ramble across Yokohama's foreign settlement legacy, from graceful hilltop churches and the port archives to the iconic Three Towers on the waterfront.
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.