Harbor View Park Observatory

Large urban park in Yokohama

As its name hints, Habor View Park offers a panorama of Yokohama waterfront. Occupying a small hill, it is a lush space with some nice landscaped gardens. Great option to experience nature while still...

Great views and replica flags from Ghibli anime

Great views across Yokohama Harbour from here and as a bonus there were replicas of the flags which were a feature of the Ghibli/Miyazaki anime – 'From Up on Poppy Hill'. There is also a commemorativ...

Great view of the harbour . . .

and a very nicely landscaped park as well. In April many of the flowers were already in bloom. This is not a traditional Japanese park, more a park in the western tradition, as it has many peren...

Be prepared for a walk up the hill

If you are walking up to the Harbor View Park, be prepared for either a steep hill on the roadside or via steep steps – depends which way you are heading from. Once up there, there are landscaped gar...

Gardens with views

Original Text

Typical Japanese park, perfect, full of flowers, monuments and buildings perfectly well-cared, which are also complemented with good views of the port and city.