Yokohama Chinatown

Yokohama Chinatown ( Japanese : 横浜中華街, yokohama chūkagai ; Simplified Chinese : 横滨中华街; Traditional Chinese : 横濱中華街; Pinyin : Hèngbīn Zhōnghuá Jiē; Cantonese Jyutping : Waang4 ban1 zung1 waa4 gaai1 ) is located in Yokohama , Japan , which is located just south of Tokyo . Its history is about 150 years long. Today only a few Chinese people still live in Chinatown , but it has a population of about 3,000 to 4,000. Most of the residents are from Guangzhou (Canton) but many come from other regions. Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown not only in Japan but also in Asia (larger than Chinatowns in both Kobe and Nagasaki ) and it is one of the largest in the world [ citation needed ] . There are roughly 250 Chinese-owned/themed shops and restaurants scattered throughout the district, with the highest concentration centered on a 300 square metre area. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Chinatown