 Kannai encompasses the old districts of Bashamichi, Chinatown, and Yamashita Park, making Kannai a major tourist destination in Yokohama, rivaling the adjacent Minato Mirai 21.The Kannai region was part of the ocean until the Edo period, when Yoshida Shinden was reclaimed in 1667.Upon reclamation, the streets were lined up according to a grid plan.