--- title: "Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita, Yokohama — Class A submarket" description: "Historic mixed-use core." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/yokohama/motomachi-chinatown-yamashita pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita is a established-tier Class A submarket of Yokohama with average asking rent around ¥18,000/tsubo/mo · ≈ $40.7 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Historic mixed-use core. - Established tier — ~¥18,000/tsubo/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita, Yokohama — Class A submarket *Historic mixed-use core.* · Tier: established · Avg rent: ¥18,000/[tsubo](/topics/apac-lease-conventions)">tsubo/mo · ≈ $40.7 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Historic mixed-use core. - Established tier — ~¥18,000/tsubo/mo. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Motomachi, Chinatown, and Yamashita anchor Yokohama's historic mixed-use Class A submarket — boutique HQs, hospitality, and consulting in heritage and post-2000 mid-rise stock. ## Tenant profile Boutique HQs, hospitality, consulting, retail HQs. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Minatomirai Line (Motomachi-Chukagai, Nihon-odori), JR Negishi. Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Yokohama Chinatown, Yamashita Park, Hikawa Maru. ## Comparable buildings - **Yamashita Park Office** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Yamashita%20Park%20Office%2C%20Motomachi%20%2F%20Chinatown%20%2F%20Yamashita%2C%20Yokohama%2C%20Japan%2C%20Motomachi%20%2F%20Chinatown%20%2F%20Yamashita%2C%20Yokohama%2C%20Japan&query_place_id=ChIJt1e7seJcGGARbDdyYvFJuuM) - **Motomachi Office** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Motomachi%20Office%2C%20Motomachi%20%2F%20Chinatown%20%2F%20Yamashita%2C%20Yokohama%2C%20Japan%2C%20Motomachi%20%2F%20Chinatown%20%2F%20Yamashita%2C%20Yokohama%2C%20Japan&query_place_id=ChIJsdKWDx5dGGARqfGduRx2z0o) - **Chinatown Office** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Chinatown%20Office%2C%20Motomachi%20%2F%20Chinatown%20%2F%20Yamashita%2C%20Yokohama%2C%20Japan%2C%20Motomachi%20%2F%20Chinatown%20%2F%20Yamashita%2C%20Yokohama%2C%20Japan&query_place_id=ChIJ__-Le-9cGGARNY-CTSHwq5A) ## Where Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita sits in Yokohama Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Yokohama, classified as established tier with an average asking rent around ¥18,000/tsubo/mo · ≈ $40.7 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Yokohama Class A stock, Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita typically attracts Boutique HQs, hospitality, consulting, retail HQs and competes most directly with the city's other established submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita: [Minato Mirai 21](/cities/yokohama/minato-mirai-21), [Yokohama Station West / East](/cities/yokohama/yokohama-station), [Kannai / Bashamichi](/cities/yokohama/kannai-bashamichi), [Shin-Yokohama](/cities/yokohama/shin-yokohama). The full Yokohama submarket atlas is at [/cities/yokohama](/cities/yokohama). ## Topic deep-dives for Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita — ](/cities/yokohama/motomachi-chinatown-yamashita/rents-and-availability) - [Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita — ](/cities/yokohama/motomachi-chinatown-yamashita/tenant-profile) - [Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita — ](/cities/yokohama/motomachi-chinatown-yamashita/transit-and-commute) - [Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita — ](/cities/yokohama/motomachi-chinatown-yamashita/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita — ](/cities/yokohama/motomachi-chinatown-yamashita/trophy-and-comparables) - [Motomachi / Chinatown / Yamashita — ](/cities/yokohama/motomachi-chinatown-yamashita/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Yokohama Class A leasing and to the established tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Class A Atlas Editorial Desk**](/about/authors/class-a-atlas-editorial-desk) — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/yokohama/motomachi-chinatown-yamashita), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.