Travel | vacation to japan very easy, one example go to the city of Yokohama

Tokyo was originally a small fishing village on the southern coast of Tokyo Bay. Towards the end of the Edo period (Tokugawa) around the 1850s, Japan began to open trade relations with the outside world. The Port of Yokohama was opened in 1859, and Yokohama-was transformed into an international port, where foreign vessels anchored. From a small village turned into an international trade center and industrial areas. Even today the main business district of Yokohama is located along the sea coast still.

In accordance with the recommendation and the map of Yokohama was only one station of Yokohama (Up to use JR 130JPY). From there walk to Yokohama Park that it will also include Yokohama Stadium. The stadium is using that for baseball games. Besides Sumo, Baseball is a sport that attracted many Japanese citizens. Baseball fans are still much more than football fans. Yokohama BayStars Baseball is a team of civic pride here.

From walking to China Town. There are road signs everywhere that really help us who rely on the directions map. Within this region a wide range of Chinese restaurant and a souvenir of China, is really like in China alone. Until the air too, the smell of incense and incense is burned in homes or the like where worship of Confucius. Immigrants from China began arriving the port of Yokohama when it first opened. Japanese authorities when the rules require foreigners, to live in an area that has been determined for each ethnic group. With a large immigrant population, the Chinese people then build a community center and schools for their children. Currently, there are very few native Chinese people who live here. Many who go after the devastating earthquake occurred in 1923 As China Town that exist in other countries, the gateway to the country of China marks the decorations typical of this region. There are several entrances into this area all of which are characterized by the typical gate.


Out of China Town Choyomon through the gate, walked to Yamashita Park. Devastating earthquake in 1923 struck Yokohama and surrounding areas. Debris and rubble from the earthquake is then used to hoard the sea which is now used as Yamashita Park. Here moored ship Hikawa-Maru Yokohama. This ship is a passenger ship that serves the Yokohama - Seattle, United States, prior to World War 2. In times of war the ship was converted as a floating hospital. This ship saved from destruction during the war, and then used again as a passenger ship after the war ended. The ship was then moored permanently in 1960, when the 100th anniversary of the port of Yokohama.

Hikawa-Maru Yokohama and Yokohama Marine Tower, not far from the position of the ship Hikawa-Maru moored, the 2 main icon of the city of Yokohama.

Gods guard the sea at Yamashita Park.

Yokohama Landmark Building is the tallest building in Japan

Shin Yokohama Festival, Starting from culinary festivals to street dance group.