Yokohama is so electrifying and energetic that the entire city feels like a brightly-lit playground. From watching adorable red pandas at the Nogeyama Zoological Gardens to being hypnotized by impossibly intricate model trains whizzing around at the Hara Model Railway Museum or simply exploring the city’s trendiest shopping and cafe streets like Motomachi, you’ll discover what makes Yokohama so exciting.

From browsing 100-yen stores for wacky souvenirs and konbini convenience stores for Japanese candy, your host will reveal things to you and your kids that you never knew existed! And if hunger strikes, you could pop into one of entertainment district Noge’s pocket-sized restaurants for delicious fried skewers of just about anything!

After an exhilarating ride on the Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris Wheel, an icon of the Minato Mirai skyline at the Cosmo World amusement park, your family will be ready to explore the secret central spots loved by kids and adults alike. If you thought they weren’t into museums, it’s only because they’ve never been to the interactive Cupnoodles Museum, where you can mix your very own instant ramen soup!

At the neighboring hipster Red Brick Warehouse, older kids can shop cool Japanese brands and souvenirs or get lost in the ultra-trendy Mark Is Department Store, while little ones can gawk at the third-floor Orbi Nature Museum, run rampant at indoor playground Kid-O-Kid, or chow down on the famous “earth burger” – a hamburger that looks like the earth!