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Yamate (山手) is the name of a historic neighbourhood in Naka-ku, Yokohama often referred to in English as The Bluff. The neighbourhood is famous as having been a foreigners' residential area in the Bakumatsu, Meiji and Taishō periods.
Much of Yokohama was destroyed on September 1, 1923, by the Great Kantō earthquake. [1] A Scotsman, Marshall Martin, advisor to Mayor Ariyoshi Chuichi, is credited with persuading the city government to use rubble from the Kannai commercial district to reclaim the former waterfront as a park. [2] Yamashita Park was formally opened on March 15 ...
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Across the street from Yokohama Harbor View Park is the main campus of Yokohama International School. The historic Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is also located nearby and the area is one of Yokohama's most popular tourist destinations .
Motomachi (元町, Motomachi) is a district in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. It is situated immediately west of Yamate and east of Chinatown. The area features the Motomachi Shopping Street, which is a five-block-long stretch of boutiques and shops. It is known in Japan for its cosmopolitan atmosphere, distinctive fashion, and Western influences.
With so many options, there are a few that, although popular, may not be the best use of one's precious vacation time.
Nippon Maru Memorial Park (日本丸メモリアルパーク, Nippon Maru Memoriaru Pāku) is a park in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. External links
Yokohama Marine Tower (横浜マリンタワー, Yokohama Marin Tawā) is a 106 metres (348 feet) high lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. The light characteristic is marked by a flash every twenty seconds, whereby the light's colour is alternating red and green. Originally, at night ...