Become a Yokohama history buff at the city’s archives!
Window to the past
The Yokohama Archives of History is a museum dedicated to the harbor city’s official opening to Western trade in the early 1850s — an event that played a crucial role in the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the start of the Meiji Period in 1868. It also offers a fascinating look at the Meiji Period, with a special focus on Yokohama’s pivotal role in this transformative era. For those interested in doing some research, the reading room contains roughly 250,000 items, and librarians can help you find items of interest.
The building itself is a historical structure and was previously used as the British consulate until the 1970s.
Access and price
Entry is only 200 yen for adults and 100 yen for elementary and junior high school students.
The closest train stations are Kannai Station, which serves the JR Keihin-Tohoku Negishi Line and the Yokohama Municipal Subway Line, and Nihon-odori Station, which serves the Minatomirai Line.