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Tourist Attractions | Tokyo Suroundings
JR Sakuragichou Station
The Sakuragichou station is one of the best placess to start your sightseeing
in Yokohama. This station is so close to the Minato Mirai 21 complex,
including the Yokohama Landmark Tower: the highest building in Japan.(296 m high
with 70 floors)
Yokohama Bay Area
Yokohama is a port city and at the wharf of Yokohama Bay you can find many attractions.
From the Yamashita Koen Garden in front of the Hotel
New Grand, to Akarenga Souko, a historical warehouse
renovated into a complex containing many stores, cafes and galleries.
If you want to enjoy a great view of Yokohama bay and the wharf, you can take
a boat cruise from Yamashita Koen Garden to Pukari Sanbashi in the Minato Mirai
21 area.
Akarenga Souko - Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
If you begin your tour from Sakuragichou station, go straight to a small street
near the wharf where you can see the Landmark Tower on your
left behind.
If you keep wlaking you will see a old red building in front of you. This is
the Akarenga Souko, which was formerly a warehouse This old building is now renovated
and includes many cool shops and restaurants. It also has a space for a theatre.
http://www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/
Yokohama China Town (Chukagai)
The largest Chinatown in Japan. You can enjoy authentic Chinese food from hundreds
of selective restaurants in area. It is quite enjoyable to walk around and observe
how Chinese culture is blended into Japanese culture.
Minato Mirai 21
At Minato Mirai 21 (MM21), a new urban development to reclaim the seaside and
harbour from industry, you will find Japan's tallest building, the Yokohama
Landmark Tower and a very large Ferris wheel called Cosmo Clock
21, the city's new landmarks. This area has become popular among couples
since the place will give you a sense of a seaside resort, right inside the city.
There are many shopping malls and art museums for your enjoyment. For more information
about Minato Mirai 21
Other attractions in the city of Yokohama
Yokohama has other places of interest:
Isezaki-chou, an old town (used to be called Ginza in Yokohama)
having the Carry Museum
Yokohama Baseball Stadium (home of the Yokohama Bay Stars.)
Yokohama Art Museum - (Japanese
Only)
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise -
Motomachi Shopping Street - for a brief history of this famous
street in Yokohama .....in Japanese only.
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& Onsen** in the Hakone resort area of Japan
*Ryokan is a tradional Japanese inn or resort accommodation
**Onsen means, in Japanese, Natural Hot Springs bathing
A hotel with a historic background
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