Bashamichi Room: Chinatown Yokohama Spring Festival

Renting a flat from Bashamichi Room affords you easy access to a number of wonderful sightseeing options that can be completed in just a one-day trip from Yokohama or even within walking distance of your apartment.

In today's post, we introduce the beautiful paper lanterns on display for Chinatown's "Yokohama Spring Festival," which includes several different displays throughout the city of Yokohama.

The Yokohama Chinatown Development Association is presenting its annual Yokohama Spring Festival for the year 2023 from January 22nd to February 5th.

Part of the festival includes the Prayer Lion Dance for both the welcoming of spring and the ending of the pandemic.

The Lion Dance will be held in 12 locations throughout Yokohama. One of the 12 locations is here at Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line.

Beautiful paper lanterns for the festival are on display now at Bashamichi Station just past the ticket gates.

There are two three-faced paper lanterns standing over 3 meters tall. There are male versions of historical figures of the Three Kingdoms era (220 to 280): Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan.

The fourth motif is of Wang Zhaojun, who is said to be one of most beautiful women in China and is a character you can see in Chinese operas.