Hello everyone,
Yokohama is a famous stop for tourists and Japanese. It's not far from the center of Tokyo, only about 30 minutes. It is a good place for sightseeing and relaxing. In this post, I would like take you on a walk around Yokohama port.
Let's go!
We started at Yokohama Chinatown, continued on to Yamashita Park, then we stopped at the Red Brick Warehouse, and ended out walk at Cosmo World amusement park.
Yokohama Chinatown is the biggest Chinatown in Japan. There are various Chinese shops and restaurants on the street. It was much more crowded than when I visited last year. I think it was a Japanese holiday and the Covid-19 situation is also back to normal. I noticed some shops selling xiaolongbao (steamed bun), Peking duck, steamed pork buns, and beverages with tapioca. I wanted to have some food here but all of the shops had long lines and I didn't want to wait so I didn't get to try the signature Chinatown foods.
After that we walked to Yamashita Park, which is near the sea. It's a public park and open all the time. You can see the sea view from the front. The park is decorated with seasonal flowers and there are sometimes events. There is also a big garden with many kinds of roses and other flowers blooming. It's such a beautiful scene with all the colorful flowers.
It was a great day. I saw many people there to relax, have picnics, or do sports. We would have stayed all day if we'd had time.
I then strolled around Yokohama Port to the red brick warehouse.
There seemed to be an event in front of the red brick warehouse. I went inside to see what it was.
It was a craft beer festival called the Fruhlings Festival. There were indoor and outdoor seats for eating and drinking. The craft beer was inside a tent which had 10 booths, and the food booths were outside the tent.
I'm not a fan of beer so I didn't know which one was best. I wanted to try the cherry & cranberry lager beer, but unfortunately, it was sold out. So I ordered the Yokohama Xpa, which got the world beer award, and my friend tried a mixed berry beer. We each drank a glass of beer. If we drank any more than that, we might be drunk. LOL. Normally, I don't drink beer much because I'm a lightweight.
We kept walking to Cosmo World, which is a tiny amusement park located in Yokohama’s bayside Minato Mirai district. The giant diving coaster and Ferris wheel are hard to miss, you can see them from so far away. This theme park is for all ages. It is separated into 2 parts by a river. It was also our final stop before going back to Tokyo.
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