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Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Kanagawa-ku is a waterfront ward of Yokohama, its bayfront edge running into the museums and Ferris wheel of Minato Mirai.
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Where to stay in Kanagawa-ku
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Most rooms in Kanagawa-ku cluster where the ward meets the water. The bayfront strip toward Minato Mirai gathers the newest towers, an easy walk from Yokohama Cosmo World and the Yokohama Museum of Art, and it suits travellers who want sea views and family sights on the doorstep. Book early.
Quieter, cheaper beds sit back from the harbour along the rail lines that thread the ward inland, a short ride from the museums for anyone watching the budget and happy to trade a bay view for calm.
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Bayfront toward Minato Mirai
towers a short walk from Yokohama Cosmo World and the Cosmo Clock 21 wheelFind hotels in Bayfront toward Minato Miraifamilies touring the harbour museumsMuseum quarter by the port
beds near the CupNoodles Museum Yokohama and the Yokohama Anpanman Children's MuseumFind hotels in Museum quarter by the portquieter budget stays off the waterInland along the rail lines
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Things to do in and around Yokohama
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Museums & Galleries
2- Yokohama Anpanman Children's Museum
- Yokohama Museum of Art
Castles & Historic Sites
1- 山王山遺跡 (横浜市)
Parks & Gardens
2- Yokohama Cosmo World
- Orbi Yokohama
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About Kanagawa-ku
What are the main landmarks in Kanagawa-ku?
The ward's sights gather along its Minato Mirai waterfront. The Cosmo Clock 21 wheel turns above Yokohama Cosmo World, where the Diving Coaster: Vanish plunges toward the water, and the Yokohama Museum of Art anchors the cultural blocks nearby. A run of museums covers the rest.
The CupNoodles Museum Yokohama, the Yokohama Anpanman Children's Museum, the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum, the Yokohama Port Museum, the Hara Model Railway Museum, the Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama, and the Keikyū Museum line the harbour, while Orbi Yokohama and the inland Sannōyama archaeological site round out the ward.
What is the history of Kanagawa-ku?
Kanagawa-ku carries a longer past than its glassy waterfront suggests. The inland Sannōyama archaeological site marks settlement on this ground long before the harbour took its modern shape, and the ward's name reaches back to the old district of Kanagawa on the road that ran through Yokohama. The bayfront came late.
Reclaimed land and redevelopment turned the ward's harbour edge into the museums, towers, and rides of Minato Mirai, where the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum and the Yokohama Port Museum now record the shipbuilding and maritime trades that once worked these same docks along the Yokohama shore.
Where is Kanagawa-ku?
Kanagawa-ku is one of the wards of Yokohama, its harbour edge facing the bay along the Minato Mirai waterfront while the rest of the ward runs inland from the shore.
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What is the best area to stay in Kanagawa-ku?
Bayfront toward Minato Mirai: sea views beside the Ferris wheel. Museum quarter by the port: families touring the harbour museums. Inland along the rail lines: quieter budget stays off the water.
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Updated October 2026