Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is a historic brick building located in the Minato Mirai 21 area of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. It was built as a model warehouse for the nation from the late Meiji to the early Taisho period. With two three-story red brick buildings standing side by side, it is now a popular complex where visitors can enjoy culture, shopping, and gourmet dining.

Building No. 1 features halls and galleries where a wide variety of performances and exhibitions, including dance, theater, music, and art, are held, as well as cafés and souvenir shops with a distinctly Yokohama feel. It serves as a hub for promoting Yokohama’s arts and culture. Building No. 2 brings together a wide range of shops, including restaurants, food courts, fashion, general goods, and sweets, offering shopping and dining experiences unique to Yokohama (the number of stores varies depending on the season).

Inside the buildings, some facilities from its days as a warehouse remain preserved, including iron doors, a preserved staircase covering a cargo ramp, one of Japan’s earliest cargo elevators, and emergency water taps (sprinklers), allowing visitors to feel the history of this modern industrial heritage site. In the stone-paved event plaza between Buildings No. 1 and No. 2, a variety of seasonal events are held throughout the year, such as the Strawberry Festival, the Flower Garden, the beer event “Yokohama Oktoberfest,” the Christmas Market, and the outdoor ice skating rink “Art Rink in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.”

The adjacent Red Brick Park is an open waterfront park where visitors can stroll while gazing at ships passing through the harbor and the high-rise buildings of Minato Mirai, or relax on the grass at their own pace. In front of the park are the Yokohama Bay Bridge and Osanbashi International Passenger Terminal, and depending on the timing, it may even be possible to board a cruise ship from the pier.

At night, the Red Brick Warehouse is illuminated in orange, creating a magical and romantic atmosphere that is completely different from the daytime. Along with the Landmark Tower and the Ferris wheel “Cosmo Clock 21” seen across the water, visitors can fully enjoy the beautiful night view of Minato Mirai, making it a highly popular date spot.

Combining historical dignity with modern entertainment, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is one of Yokohama’s signature attractions, where visitors can enjoy shopping, gourmet dining, events, strolls, and night views all in one place.