Blogs from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, Asia - page 3

Yokahama Arrive around 3pm. The hotel was 5 mins walk from the station. We passed the tallest observatory landmark tower going to the hotel. We checked in then decided to walk around the wharf area using a route map that Tom had got from the station. Very hot day, we didn't manage to see all of the wharf, but the views of the harbour we really good. We also came across a couple having wedding photos taken on the wharf. There were various shops and other land marks. Returning to the hotel we had a quick shower and met the others for the walk to Japan's biggest China town. On the way we saw a boxing match going on inside a building and a lovely Chinese temple. The meal was suppose to be a all ... read more

Kis IKEA-s vasarlast es szerelest (tok jo jatek :) es persze a husvetot kovetoen itt vagyok ismet. Remelem, jol telt a husvet, volt sok/keves locsolo a lanyoknal, a fiuk pedig kaptak sok szep himes tojast/penzt/piat stb - mar aki elment locsolkodni persze :) Szuleim jovoltabol nekem is jutott egy kis hazai sonka, es persze annak leveben foztuk a tojast, igy igazi, autentikus kaja volt :)) A kyotoi templomturamat koveto napon ismet a shinkansen-re szalltam, es egy nagyjabol 3 oras utat kovetoen megerkeztem Yokohamaba. Azt hiszem, ezen az uton tudatosodott bennem, hogy a shinkansen-szerelvenyeken (es csak ezeken) amikor bejon a kalauz vagy a kis utasellatos kocsit tolo szemely a kocsiba vagy kimegy, az ajtoban mindig megall, meghajol, es mond valamit (amit persze nem ertettem, de csak azert, mert halkan mondta :)) Nyilvan ez is resze a helyi ... read more

The nearest city close to Tokyo is the harbor town Yokohama. It is just 20 minutes by train and actually there is no real border or less populated area. It is a constant sea of houses, apartment blocks and shops. Yokohama is often controversy discussed as second living place to Tokyo with more open space and a long water front with a pleasant promenade walk. But it is less trendy and sleepier than Tokyo and there are many pros and cons to live here. We got of at Yokohama train station and wandered along the harbor line passing through shops and admiring the skyline view against the blue bright sky. This weekend an international art festival was on with several spots offering public art. One was a pavilion made out of flexible white plastic rings offering ... read more

I wake up with a dull thudding noise in my head, a sick feeling to my stomach and a throat drier than the Sahara. I slowly, painfully open one eye and close it again quickly. This isn't my flat. I experience 33 seconds of panic before I remember where I am: Phoebes house in Yokohama. I'm safe. Relieved, I take in a deep breath and nearly choke on the noxious smell of smoke hanging like a fug around my head, clinging to my hair, which is currently plastered attractively across my face in the manner of a Bon Jovi groupie circa 1988. The night is coming back to me in small, hazy flashes. flash! Tequila shots flash! Having a dance off with the man with the afro flash! sharing a table with the stange clad in ... read more

I have always liked visiting the different Chinatowns throughout the world. There is something about them that interests me and whether I am in Bangkok, London, New York or Yokohama, the local Chinatown is always on the top of my list of places to visit. I like the markets, the food, the crowds of people, and the lively atmosphere that these small districts always tend to contain. And Yokohama was no different. It may have been a bit over polished and pricey, in that normal Japanese way, but it was distinctive, it held an identity of its own. I spent a great couple of days there while attending a conference with my friend Nick. We shacked up on the outskirts of Chinatown and spent the days attending a conference and the nights eating and drinking our ... read more