Yokohama Bay Quarter Guide | Getting There from Yokohama Station, Hours, Restaurants and Shops, SEABASS Boat Stop and Fares

Overview

Yokohama Bay Quarter is a shopping mall on the riverside on the east side of JR Yokohama Station. It opened in 2006 and marked its 20th anniversary in August 2026. It has about 80 shops (Yokohama Bay Quarter information).

• It is about a 3-minute walk from the Kita-higashi Exit (きた東口) of Yokohama Station. Cross the pedestrian bridge and you arrive on 3F of Yokohama Bay Quarter.
• Restaurants and cafes are on 2F to 5F. Many of them have terrace seating facing the river.
• On 2F is the stop for SEABASS, a water bus that goes to the area around Yamashita Park and Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.

The courtyard and terraces seen from an upper floor. Restaurants and cafes line the terraces on 3F to 5F.

The photos in this article were taken in 2026. Shops, signs, and events may change. Shop names and floors were checked on the official Yokohama Bay Quarter website on October 16, 2026. Floor numbers are the same as the building’s signs (the ground floor is 1F).

Opening hours

Shop and restaurant hours

Opening hours differ from shop to shop. The standard hours are as follows (Yokohama Bay Quarter information).

Some places open earlier than the standard hours (Yokohama Bay Quarter information).

• Starbucks on 3F: 7:00–22:30
• McDonald’s on 2F: 7:00–22:00
• NATURAL LAWSON, the convenience store on 3F: open 24 hours a day

Check the hours of each shop on the “Hours / Access” page of the official Yokohama Bay Quarter website.

The restaurant corridor on 5F. The “20TH ANNIVERSARY” banner on the ceiling is a decoration for the 20th anniversary of the opening.

Getting there

Getting there from Yokohama Station

The times in the table are estimates from Yokohama Bay Quarter’s information. The address is 1-10 Kinkocho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama.

Route from the Kita-higashi Exit

To reach the Kita-higashi Exit, it is most convenient to leave through the North Gate (北改札) if you arrive on a JR line or the Keikyu Line, and through the Main Gate (正面改札) if you arrive on the Tokyu Toyoko Line or the Minatomirai Line (Yokohama Bay Quarter information).

1. Walk along the Kita passage (きた通路) toward Kita-higashi Exit A (きた東口A).
2. Take the stairs or escalator up. Then take the stairs or escalator up once more and continue to the pedestrian bridge called Bay Quarter Walk. At both points, there is an elevator on your right.
3. Follow the pedestrian bridge and you will arrive on 3F of Yokohama Bay Quarter.

Route from the East Exit

If you arrive on the Sotetsu Line or the Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line, Yokohama Bay Quarter’s information says to head toward the East Exit (東口), in the direction of Sogo Yokohama, and take this route.

1. Walk along the East-West Central Passage of Yokohama Station toward the East Exit (東口), and take the down stairs or escalator to the Porta underground mall.
2. Go straight along the wide central passage of Porta and enter B2F of Sogo Yokohama.
3. Inside Sogo Yokohama, take the stairs, escalator, or elevator up to the Kamome Bridge entrance (かもめ橋口) on 2F.
4. Leave through the Kamome Bridge entrance, turn left, and cross Kamome Bridge to arrive on 3F of Yokohama Bay Quarter.

The covered pedestrian bridge over the river is Kamome Bridge. Kamome Bridge connects 2F of Sogo Yokohama with 3F of Yokohama Bay Quarter.

Highlights

Floor guide boards

There are floor guide boards (FLOOR GUIDE) on the terraces. The photo shows the board on 5F, with the current floor shown in the upper right. According to the board, you can scan its QR code to view information about the mall in English, Simplified Chinese, and Korean.

Restaurants and cafes

The main restaurants and cafes are as follows (shop list on the official Yokohama Bay Quarter website).

The restaurant and cafe guide board on the 5F terrace. It shows photos of dishes along with each place’s name and floor.

HAMA IKKAN on 5F. The official English website introduces it as a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant.

The terrace seating of KIRINCITY+ on 5F. On the day of the photo, a sign said that you can eat on the terrace with your pet.

Shops

The main shops are as follows (shop list on the official Yokohama Bay Quarter website).

A corridor on 3F. KALDI COFFEE FARM is straight ahead, and the Lindt sign can be seen on the left.

Hokkaido Umaimono Kan on 3F. On the day of the photo, a stand piled with boxes of the Hokkaido snack “じゃがポックル” (Jagapokkuru, a potato snack) had a sign saying “数量限定入荷！” (Limited quantity in stock!).

The entrance of niko and ... on 3F.

The corridor on 4F and the entrance of Seria. How to use 100-yen shops is explained in How to Use 100-Yen Shops in Japan | Reading Prices at DAISO, Can Do and Seria, What They Sell, Payment and Returns.

• The official English website shows the logos of VISA, Mastercard, UnionPay, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, and Discover as accepted credit cards.
• The official Yokohama Bay Quarter website does not give information about which shops offer tax-free shopping. Check with each shop whether you can buy tax-free.

Prices

Taking SEABASS to Yamashita Park and Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

SEABASS is a water bus that runs from the Yokohama Station East Exit stop to the Hammerhead, Pier Akarenga, and Yamashita Park stops. The Yokohama Station East Exit stop (Yokohama Station East Exit SEABASS Station) is on 2F of Yokohama Bay Quarter (Y Cruise and Yokohama Bay Quarter information). The Pier Akarenga stop is on the sea side of Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.

The table shows the fares on the official website of Y Cruise, which operates SEABASS.

• The child fare applies to elementary school students and to children aged 3 or older who have not yet started elementary school. For each adult, one child aged 2 or younger rides free. The official information does not say what the fare is when one adult has two or more children aged 2 or younger.
• Approximate travel times are about 15 minutes from Yokohama Station East Exit to Hammerhead, about 10 minutes from Hammerhead to Pier Akarenga, and about 10 minutes from Pier Akarenga to Yamashita Park. Boats that run between Yokohama Station East Exit and Yamashita Park without stopping at the stops in between take about 20 minutes (Y Cruise information).
• Some boats skip certain stops. The timetable uses symbols to mark boats that do not stop at Pier Akarenga and boats that do not stop at Hammerhead. Check the timetable on the official website before you board. Times may change.

How to ride SEABASS

1. At least 10 minutes before departure, buy a boarding ticket from the ticket machine or at the ticket counter at the stop.
2. Boarding begins 5 minutes before departure.
3. Boats leave on time. You cannot board after the departure time.

• Regular scheduled boats cannot be reserved. Reservations are accepted only for groups of 15 or more people (Y Cruise information).
• At the ticket machines and the counter, you can pay by credit card (VISA, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, UnionPay), by the iD e-money service, and by transit IC card. QR code payments are not accepted (Y Cruise information, April 2026). This information does not say whether you can pay in cash. The Suica transit IC card is explained in Welcome Suica: How to Buy and Use It | A 28-Day IC Card for Visitors to Japan.
• Each person can bring up to 2 pieces of luggage, including suitcases, without paying. For each piece from the third piece onward, you pay the same amount as the child fare (Y Cruise information).
• Large luggage is also charged. For a piece of luggage whose length, width, and height add up to more than 120 cm, or that weighs more than 10 kg, you pay the same amount as the child fare for that piece, whether it is your first, second, or a later piece (Y Cruise information). The official information does not say whether you pay twice when a third or later piece is also large luggage of this kind.
• Boats run on rainy days too. However, the deck seats are not sheltered from rain. Services may be suspended because of the weather, so check the operation information on the official website (Y Cruise information).

Services

Services in the mall

The table is based on Yokohama Bay Quarter’s facility information.

• The information counter provides information about the mall, lends strollers and wheelchairs, and handles lost and found. Strollers can be borrowed free of charge. The ages (in months) of children who can ride are set separately for each type of stroller (Yokohama Bay Quarter information).
• All coin lockers, of every size, are 34 cm wide and 64 cm deep. The large lockers are 84 cm high, and the small lockers are 31 cm high. The height of the medium lockers varies depending on where they are located, but the fee for medium lockers is the same whatever their height (Yokohama Bay Quarter information).
• Free Wi-Fi is available in the shared areas of the mall (Yokohama Bay Quarter information).
• How to withdraw cash with a card issued outside Japan is explained in Do You Need Cash in Japan? | Where Cards Work, ATMs That Accept Overseas Cards, and Currency Exchange. Yokohama Bay Quarter’s information does not say whether such cards can be used at the ATMs in the mall.

Good to know

Things to know

• Shops may change. Before you go, check the shop list on the official Yokohama Bay Quarter website.
• Seasonal events are held in the courtyard and on the terraces. On the day of the photos, an event was being set up on the courtyard lawn. Check the event schedule on the events page of the official website.
• Besides Japanese, the official website has pages in English, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. The English, Korean, and Simplified Chinese pages include opening hours, directions, the shop list, and services in the mall.
• SEABASS times and fares may change. Check the official Y Cruise website before you board.