- Venue: Yokohama Symposia
- 2, Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
The venue “Yokohama Symposia” has a hall in high formality, and a spacious foyer from which you can enjoy a wonderful ocean view.
It is located in Yamashita district, which has a history of port opening. Near the venue, there is a park filled with nature called Yamashita Park.
Since it is adjacent to Yokohama bay, you can feel a refreshing sea breeze there.
Access to Yokohama Symposia
Minato Mirai Line
5-min walk from Nihon-odori Station (Exit 3)
Yokohama Municipal Bus
Bus #26: get off at Osanbashi Bus #8, #29, or #58: get off at GeijyutsuGekijyou･NHK mae
(Bus services are available at Sakuragicho Station or Yokohama Station)
JR Negishi Line or Yokohama Municipal Subway
15-min walk from Kannai Station (South Exit for JR or Exit 1 for Subway)
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Getting to Yokohama
Yokohama is a beautiful port city conveniently located 30 minutes from metropolitan Tokyo by road or rail. It only takes 15 minutes by taxi or 24 minutes by limousine bus from Haneda Airport, and 90 minutes by limousine bus or train from Narita Airport.
From Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)
| Transportation Options | Frequency |
Approx. time to Yokohama |
Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Taxi to Yokohama |
- |
20 minutes |
Approx. |
Limousine bus to Yokohama City |
departs every |
25 minutes |
JPY 580 |
Limousine bus to PACIFICO Yokohama |
departs every |
40 minutes |
JPY 720 |
Train to Yokohama Station |
departs every |
20 minutes |
JPY 450 |
From Narita International Airport
| Transportation Options | Frequency |
Approx. time to Yokohama |
Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Taxi to Yokohama |
- |
90 minutes |
Approx. |
Limousine bus to Yokohama City |
departs every |
90 minutes |
JPY 3,600 |
Limousine bus to PACIFICO Yokohama |
departs every |
120 minutes |
JPY 3,600 |
Train to Yokohama Station |
departs every |
90 minutes |
JPY 4,290 |
Wonderful Tourism Opportunities
Pokémon Center Yokohama (30 min. away)
Pokémon Center Yokohama is only 5 minutes from the East Entrance of Yokohama Station. It is a specialist store for Pokémon goods and merchandise. There is a game space where you can check out special Pokémon arcade releases.
Kamakura (30 min. away)
A half-hour train journey will take you to the ancient Japanese capital of Kamakura. It played an important role in Japanese history as the place where the first shogunate government was established in 1192. Founded by the first shogunate, the historical Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine became Japan’s center of politics and culture in the 12th century. The Great Buddha is a bronze image depicting Buddha in a seated meditative pose. Its imposing stature of 11.4 meters (37.4 feet) in height and its unique expression made it world famous, and it is now a popular tourist spot.
Mt. Fuji and Hakone (90 min. away)
90 minutes away lies one of the most famous tourist resorts in Japan. Surrounded by scenic mountains, Hakone offers the unique scenery of placid Lake Ashi (Ashi-no-ko) at the bottom of Mt. Fuji. It also boasts an abundance of hot-springs scattered along its streams and rivers. Hakone is a lovely national park where places of historic interest and modern tourist facilities blend in with nature. The district holds cultural properties suggestive of its long history, and also has many museums and amusement facilities.
