Blaine was in Seoul over the weekend, so I took the children to Yokohama on Saturday to see what we could see. It turned out to be a very pleasant day trip.
We emerged from Yokohama's Sakuragicho train station to find the Yokohama Landmark Tower, which Wikipedia tells me is the tallest building (71 floors) in Japan, with the world's second fastest elevators!
At Yokohama Station, Bubby's restaurant; this satellite of the Tribeca favorite opened in June 2009.
The moving sidewalk (under a roof) that transports you probably more than a kilometer to see the sights.
The Nihon Maru, a four-masted sailing ship that was built in 1930 to train Japanese sailors.
On the Nihon Maru: the deck, rigging, and tiny bunks with privacy curtains.
Destination: World's largest ferris wheel, called Cosmo Clock 21. I dodged the endless drip-drip of yen for little rides along the way.
At the top of the ferris wheel, the views from our glass bubble: The next car, Yokohama Bay, a mini-golf course on the roof of a nearby building, the Hotel InterContintental.
For lunch, we went to the American House restaurant. Here's our waitress, the ketchup supply and our hotdogs, served with lettuce and onions in the bun and a dozen french fries.
Nutty sidewalk performer and the balloon hat he made for this little girl.
We took a water taxi from the Hotel Intercontinental to Yokohama's main train station. It's rare for us to be on the waterfront in Japan.
The boat lands near the huge Sogo dept store, which you walk through to get to the train station. We checked out the children's floor (8th floor), which had toys, spectacularly fancy clothes, and $25 bibs.
I'll leave you with this sign from the water-taxi pier, which sums up the public experience in Japan. Rule #3: "No annoying behavior for others."
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