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Yokohama trip

Yokohama, the second biggest city of Japan, is located about 25 km in the south of Tokyo (Togoshi, where I live). In the past, many ships arrived in there and this is why Yokohama is formed more european than other cities. The streets are wide, you have more space wherever you go. It is logical that I could only see a small part of the city and even there was an exception, which is named "China Town". Here everything is narrow again and overloaded with advertisement, flags and so on.

In Yokohama you can find the Landmark Tower, the highest building of Japan with 273 m. Anyway, the view from the 69. floor is impressively, just like the drive with the fastest elevator of the world (750m/min).

Picture source: Own Exposure. View from Landmark Tower.

Picture sources: Own Exposures. Chinatown and entering gate.