Yokohama ¨C Hungry visitors to Yokohama tend to flock to two main destinations: the sleek Minato Mirai district with its many shopping complexes and modern, international eateries, or Chukagai, the city¡¯s historic Chinatown, with a densely packed street of restaurants, stalls and mainland-style temples at its center.
However, just nearby these well-trod neighborhoods are down-to-earth eateries that speak to a different gastronomic history of Yokohama.
JR Kannai Station sits close to where a late Edo Period (1603-1867) security checkpoint once split the area into kannai (literally, ¡°inside the checkpoint¡±) and kangai (literally, ¡°outside the checkpoint¡±). Today, the former neighborhood retains its name and includes cosmopolitan cityscapes as well as Chukagai. While the latter area¡¯s name has fallen out of common usage, the marshland-turned-commoners¡¯ district has come to encompass the charming, restaurant-packed neighborhoods of Isezakicho, Nogecho and Fukutomicho.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.