
Yamate
is the name of two neighborhoods in
Naka-ku, Yokohama. One is the historic Yamate Bluff area, with the
Foreigner's Cemetery, many well-preserved residences, two International Schools -
Yokohama International School and
St.Maur International School and the
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Yokohama. The other is the area around
Yamate Station on the
JR Keihin Tohoku/Negishi Line between
Ishikawacho and
Negishi Stations.
Yamate is famous in the Yokohama area as being the foreigners' neighborhood as several international schools are located there. The area has many tourist sites as the 港の見える丘公園 romantic Harbour View Park, historical Western buildings like the Yamate 111 House, Bluff 18 House, the former British house, and Yamate 234 house. There are many historical western buildings in this area as the British took control of Yamate for a while. Other sites are the Foreign Cemetery, Cat Museum (http://www.galerieparis.net/cat.html) , and Toys Club Museum (http://www.toysclub.co.jp/), and many churches can be seen. Most people living there are either very well-off
Japanese people or expatriates.