The 5 Best Anime Set in Yokohama, Japan’s Port Hub

Yokohama is the second most populated city in all of Japan after Tokyo. It’s located in the Kanagawa Prefecture, of which it is also, as can be guessed, the capital.

It is the main port hub in all of Japan, given its beautiful and very atmospheric maritime setting.

Among the main tourist attractions we see stand out beaches, the Minato Mirai 21 skyscraper district, and the Maritime Tower.

On the other hand, among the areas popular among citizens, Yamashita Park, the train station, and many religious temples definitely stand out.

Many, if not all, of these settings, will be featured in the list, which encompasses the best anime set in Yokohama.

This listicle is based on our experience and we will update it as soon as we get new information.

5. Hamatora The Animation

A 2014 anime featuring superpowers and drama elements with a touch of comedy.

Some human beings have the power to perform small miracles, named Minimum, and they are called Minimum Holders.

The detective agency Yokohama Troubleshooting, also referred to as Hamatora, will have to deal with a mysterious case shrouding the city.

A serial killer is seminating terror by killing Minimum Holders and will be up to Nice and Murasaki, the two members of Hamatora, to investigate the case.

If that weren’t enough, they are holders too and they can be possible targets of the murderer.

As implied by the name of the agency, the city of Yokohama plays a special role in the anime.

4. Bungo Stray Dogs

Bungo Stray Dogs is an anime show that premiered in 2016.

The plot revolves around an orphan 18-year-old called Atsushi Nakajima, who gets kicked out of an orphanage because he is suspected to be behind the unusual tiger attacks that keep plaguing the place.

Once he is out he saves Osamu Dazai from suicide and finds out that he is gifted with supernatural powers that allow him to transform into a mystical tiger.

Dazai decides to recruit Atsushi into the Agency and in the meantime, the Port Mafia put a bounty on his head.

Bungo Stray Dogs is set in a fictional version of Yokohama. The sceneries are beautiful and this series makes justice to the real Yokohama, even if it is fictional.

3. His and Her Cirumstances

A famous romance anime that finished airing in 1999 and tells the story of Yukino Miyazawa and Souichirou Arima, two classmates.

Yukino is the stereotype of what it means to be the perfect girl and she can’t stand Souichirou, as he is better than her in everything.

Once she will surpass him in an exam, Yukino will start questioning her narcissistic lifestyle where she is the center of attention.

Souichirou congratulates her on the result and confesses his love, to be rejected by the girl. He will then blackmail her and force a bizarre collaboration between the two to complete the student council duties.

The story takes place in Kawasaki and Yokohama, two important cities close to Tokyo. These 3 cities create the Keihin Industrial Area, the dominant industrial area of the country, especially after World War II.

Kawasaki is famous for its technology and for its shrines and temples such as Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine and Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple.

2. From up on Poppy Hill

A 2011 production, again from the home of Japanese masterpiece feature movies, Studio Ghibli.

From Up On Poppy Hill is set during Japan’s 1963 economic boom, so after WWII. The story stars Umi Komatsuzaki, a student residing in the port city of Yokohama, who ends up falling in love with a boy named Shun’ya Kazama.

The two will get to know each other more and more, but within a short period of time, they will also learn of a secret shared in their past, casting a dramatic veil over the story.

A complete story that is unlikely not to grab you by making you feel like a fellow adventurer of the two boys.

Among the real locations shown there are Sakuragicho Station and NYK Hikawamaru, which is a ship in Yamashita Park.

1. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Based on Hajime Kamoshida’s light novel of the same name, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai is a 2018 anime by CloverWorks.

The plot revolves around Sakuta Azusagawa, a high school boy who keeps to himself and has only two friends.

This is caused by the fact that rumors are circulating about him allegedly assaulting some boys. One day, while walking around the library, he runs into a girl dressed as a bunny.

The girl’s name is Mai Sakurajima, his senpai as well as a professional actress.

It will feature many romantic scenes but will also deal with important and serious themes of the human psyche.

The anime is based on Fujisawa, a notorious commuter suburb for Tokyo and Yokohama.

Among the locations featured in the anime are Enoshima Shrine, Shichirigahama Beach, and Fujisawa Station, which are all real and famous places in Yokohama.