2026 Full-Day Course: Autumn Leaves at Yamate Italian Hill Garden (山手イタリア山庭園)

Spend a day enjoying both Western-style buildings and autumn leaves on the exotic hill of Yamate (山手) in Yokohama. The autumn foliage at Yamate Italian Hill Garden (山手イタリア山庭園) is at its best for a long stretch, typically from mid-November to mid-December, with dawn redwoods and ginkgo trees coloring the garden. Admission is free, and both the Diplomat's House (外交官の家) and Bluff No. 18 (ブラフ18番館), which stand within the garden, are also free to enter. The combination of geometric flower beds and flowing water, white Western-style buildings, and golden trees looks like a scene straight out of a picture book. In the morning, enjoy a shopping stroll at Motomachi Shopping Street (元町商店街); next, enjoy the harbor view and rose garden at Harbor View Park (港の見える丘公園); and in the afternoon, walk up the hill to Italian Hill Garden. There are slopes and stairs, but every spot can be enjoyed free of charge, making this the best-of-both-worlds course for Yokohama's Yamate district.