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Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Kanazawa-ku is a coastal ward of Yokohama holding Kanazawa Bunko and Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise.
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Where to stay in Kanazawa-ku
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Kanazawa-ku is a residential ward of Yokohama rather than a hotel core, so beds cluster near its attractions. Most travellers base themselves in central Yokohama and ride out for the day. Stay close to Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise if the marine park and its aquarium are your reason for coming, since the island sits at the edge of the ward.
Kanazawa Bunko anchors the quieter inland streets. Kanazawa-ku itself keeps only a handful of beds.
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Hakkeijima
The artificial island of Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, close to its aquarium and rides. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Hakkeijimaquiet inland stays near the museumKanazawa Bunko
Residential streets around the old Kanazawa Bunko library, away from the seafront crowds. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Kanazawa BunkoHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Yokohama
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Museums & Galleries
1- Kanazawa Bunko
Castles & Historic Sites
3- 白山道
- 上行寺東遺跡
- 白山道奥磨崖仏
Parks & Gardens
1- Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
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About Kanazawa-ku
What are the main landmarks in Kanazawa-ku?
The ward's landmarks reach from the sea to the wooded hills. Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise fills an artificial island with an aquarium and rides, while Kanazawa Zoo keeps to the green ridge inland. Kanazawa Bunko holds the older story.
Its library and museum preserve manuscripts and art gathered here long ago, and above the streets the medieval burial caves of Jogyoji East Site cut into a hillside terrace. The path called Hakusan-michi threads the same slopes.
What is the history of Kanazawa-ku?
Kanazawa-ku carries a long past for so young a ward. Kanazawa Bunko was founded here in the medieval period as a warrior clan's library, and its manuscripts made these shores a centre of learning while the surrounding land was still farmland and fishing coast. The sea shaped it.
On the hillside the burial caves of Jogyoji East Site mark a cemetery worked from the Kamakura period onward. The ward itself took its present shape within Yokohama in 1948.
Where is Kanazawa-ku?
Kanazawa-ku is a coastal ward of Yokohama, its wooded hills sloping down to the bay where Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise sits offshore.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Kanazawa-ku?
Hakkeijima: aquarium and marine-park days. Kanazawa Bunko: quiet inland stays near the museum.
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Updated October 2026