Yamashitacho Park — Attraction in Yokohama

There is not too much to this mid-Chinatown park, and on an everyday basis, taking a picture of the open air pagoda on the way by is sufficient. The ground is gravel and dust in the upper area with a large open courtyard and a fire station with one fire truck squeezed into the smallest garage possible. It is, however, a good gathering spot due to the wide open space, and occasionally there will be a small, not well advertised neighborhood event there, such as the very Chinese style (based on music style) Oban festival there on Friday evening, July 27, 2018. With only 3-4 tourists out of several hundred attendees, and 20-30% being local children, this definitely qualifies as what I call Level 3 (Level 1 are things everyone knows about, like Tokyo Tower, Level 2 are not in most tour books and require a bit of research using multiple sources, like a small, annual Noh play at a temple, Level 3 are things that usually require local assistance for a tourist to learn about such as a neighborhood historical marker or minimally advertised neighborhood festival, and Level 4 are not known to even most locals, such as a hidden historical area that is not an official or maintained attraction, but is forgotten and has started to revert back to its natural state). The festivals, if you can find one here, get 4 stars, while the park itself is 2-3 stars and is mainly a daily resting place (but is adjacent to a more...

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Cute little park which was decorated for the Chinese New Year. I went there to attend the New Year Celebration parade. Since it is located just inside Yokohama Chinatown, there are lots of...