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Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Kōhoku-ku is a ward of Yokohama centred on Shin-Yokohama, the city's transit quarter.
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Where to stay in Kōhoku-ku
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Most rooms cluster in Shin-Yokohama, the ward's business and arrival quarter. Stay near the interchange. Beds around Shin-Yokohama put the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum and the wider network of Yokohama within a short ride, while the quieter streets around Komaoka and its burial-mound parks suit travellers who would rather sleep away from the crowds and reach the centre only when they choose to.
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Around Shin-Yokohama
The Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum and the ward's main interchange sit here, so a single hop reaches central Yokohama or the arena crowds.Find hotels in Around Shin-YokohamaWalkers who want the Komaoka Hyōtan-yama Kofun and quiet parkland over station bustleKomaoka and the burial-mound parks
Streets here run past the Komaoka Hyōtan-yama Kofun and its neighbouring mound groups, a green pocket of the ward well back from the platforms.Find hotels in Komaoka and the burial-mound parksHotel 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- 横浜市農村生活館 みその公園
Castles & Historic Sites
3- 師岡貝塚
- 菊名貝塚
- 駒岡古墳群
Stadiums & Sports
1- Yokohama Rapport
Parks & Gardens
1- Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- 飯田家住宅
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About Kōhoku-ku
What are the main landmarks in Kōhoku-ku?
The ward carries markers from two very different ages. In Shin-Yokohama, the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum gathers regional ramen styles under one roof and draws day-trippers off the arriving trains. Far older ground survives to the west, where the Komaoka Hyōtan-yama Kofun and the burial mounds around Komaoka record settlement here long before the port existed, while Yokohama Rapport serves the ward as a civic and community hall.
What is the history of Kōhoku-ku?
People settled this ground early. The burial mounds and shell heaps scattered across Komaoka and the surrounding hills show occupation of the area long before Yokohama grew into a port, and the Komaoka Hyōtan-yama Kofun is one marker of that ancient layer. The ward took its present shape as Yokohama expanded inland, folding the farmland behind the western hills into the city and turning the district around Shin-Yokohama from fields into the arrival quarter it is now.
Where is Kōhoku-ku?
Kōhoku-ku spreads over low hills and valley floors north of central Yokohama, its ground climbing away from the built-up quarter at Shin-Yokohama toward the greener slopes around Komaoka.
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What is the best area to stay in Kōhoku-ku?
Around Shin-Yokohama: Travellers who want the Shin-Yokohama interchange and its ramen museum on the doorstep. Komaoka and the burial-mound parks: Walkers who want the Komaoka Hyōtan-yama Kofun and quiet parkland over station bustle.
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Updated October 2026