Japan May/June 2005 Yokohama

Yokohama is about 30mins bullet train ride from Tokyo, its my next favourite city after Hiroshima. Yokohama is Japan's second largest city. It has one of the biggest chinatown in Japan, located in central Yokohama. In the Chinatown of Yokohama, there's altogether 8 "dragon" gates. here's 2 below.





Yamashita Park- a public park at the foot of the Yamate hill, its also one of the famous park facing the harbour front and also the business district area.



The Yamashita Rinkosen Promenade is a nice waterfront promenade connecting Minato Mirai 21 with Yamashita Park



Marine Tower in Yamashita Park. 106 meter tall lighthouse



Nippon-Maru- a passenger ship which served on the Yokohama-Vancouver/Seattle and other routes from 1930 to 1960, is docked in front of Yamashita Park



Harbour view Park Bay Bridge .The Harbor View Park is a public park located on top of the Yamate hill, offering a nice view of the Bay Bridge


sleeping kitty