Monday, July 14, 2008

Yokahama



A good friend of mine from Kanazawa has been staying in Yokahama where she's been taking boxing lessons. So naturally my co-workers and I went out for a visit. What a cool port town! When Japan opened its borders to foreigners, many moved to Yokahama so there is a strong European influence in the town's architechture and layout. The above pictures are at the Harbor View park and there were lovely fountains and gardens- not your typical Japanese layout.

Yokahama also boasts having the biggest China town in the country.




There is a very contemporary part of the city too, which makes for a very interesting contrast. You can walk down a street in China town and see dumplings for sale that are bigger than your head and then one street over you can find yourself in Motomachi, a contemporary and high end shopping sector, complete with Louis Vuitton and Tiffany's.
Of course, I need to mention the world's biggest ferris wheel is in Yokahama. You can see it in the cityscape pitured below, it's hidden behind the building on the right.



Ah, there it is. We waited in line for about 1/2 an hour to ride the ferris wheel and the ride was a mere single revolution- that lasted for about 15 minutes.



1 comment:

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