Free admission places in Yokohama


If you happen to live in Yokohama and love to visit "free" places, here are some recommended places:

1. Nogeyama Zoological Garden

It opened on April 1 in 1951. Zoo hours is 09.30-16.30 but entrance is allowed until 16.00. It's closed on Monday and tuesday if sunday or Monday falls on a national holiday).

It's a nice, clean and children-friendly zoo. We can see zoo animals from a very short distance. We can take food and drink and have a picnic there. It's exciting place for children since there is a meeting place for animals where we can touch and pat small animals like rabbits, goat, sheep, chicken. Don't worry, they also provide antiseptic liquid soap for us after patting those animals.
Another good thing is that the zoo is not too big so that it will not be tiring for your kids to walk around, but I would recommend that you take the stroller with you.

How to get there? Take Keikyu line to hinode-cho station and take 10 minute walk from. Or, take JR negishi line to sakuragi-cho sattion and take 15 minute walk.

Check this out http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/green/noge/index.html


2. Yokohama Municipal Children's Botanical Garden

If you love plantation or at least desire to introduce your children to all kinds of plantation (note: found in Japan), try this garden. From Hodogaya station on the JR Tokaido Line to Jidoyuenchi or municipal bus from Maita station on the municpal subway line to jidoyuenchi-mae and 1 minute walk.. The perfect time to visit this place is , of course, spring season.

There are information about the plants (unfortunately in Japanese) and some questions for the children to find out in the area to arouse their curiosity and stimulate their love for nature.
For complete info visit: http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/kankyou/dousyoku/kodomo/