Last weekend Ken and I spent a great day in Yokohama going to Minato Mirai 21. While the name literally means “Harbor Future 21″ I think it’s meant to convey something like “Harbor for the 21st Century”. They have whole bunches of stuff there.
(Find bigger, prettier versions of all these pictures on my flickr page.)
There’s enough shopping for the most dedicated shopaholic and plenty of places to play. This ferris wheel was the largest world but is now 11th on the list. It also claims to be the “world’s largest clock” but that seems a little dubious to me.
After walking around we had a great time at Osanbashi, a pier sticking out into the bay. The design is stunning. I don’t have any good wide angle shots so check out this page for a better scope of the thing.
You can walk around the entire pier without climbing a single step. All of the walkways are meticuliously cut and angled beautifuly.
Ken and I sat at this particular spot and ate a picnic lunch. Once the sun got a little less intense we found an even better resting spot–on the lawn.
I can’t wait to head back… maybe on a summer evening, with dinner and ice cream on hand to compliment the sunset.
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