Lying on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan.
Yokohama was a small fishing village up to the end of the feudal Edo period, when Japan held a policy of national seclusion. As seclusion was relaxed, Yokohama rapidly became the base of foreign trade in Japan. Indeed, Japan’s first English language newspaper, the Japan Herald, was first published there in 1861.
The early 20th century was marked by rapid growth of industry in Yokohama, but sadly much was destroyed in 1923 by the Great Kantō earthquake. Yokohama was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again by U.S. air raids during World War II.
The city was rebuilt yet again and soon achieved a number of technological firsts. In 1989, Yokohama Exotic Showcase saw the first public operation of maglev trains in Japan and the opening of Cosmo Clock 21, then the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. In 1993, Minato Mirai saw the opening of the Yokohama Landmark Tower, then the tallest building in Japan.
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To take a peek at old Yokohama, pop over to the Noodle Museum with its recreation of a 1958 Tokyo street scene, with real ramen noodle bars. Kitsch, but tasty.
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Posted as part of Frizztext’s Tagged Y Challenge, ABC Wednesday Challenge and Alphabe Thursday.
Travel with Intent 
I’m sure I’d enjoy a visit there, but that’s just a dream.
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It’s good to have dreams
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 12:24 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Beautiful buildings and I would visit here! I have a good friend who is a native of Japan. I always tell her she has to travel there with me since it is her native land! Good post ofr the letter Y!
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I can understand why a the city needs to build up, since space is at a premium. Such a pretty view from the air! {:-Deb
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This is a marvelous structure, and if I had the chance, this is where I’d visit! But I’ll skip the roller coaster!
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Gorgeous place – I need to see it myself some day…
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WOW! The architecture there is amazing!
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Wonderful photography and post for Y ~ xoxo
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The pics are amazing! I just love those buildings 😡 Hope I`ll be able to visit this amazing town 🙂 Thanks for the info!
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I love the angles in the first photo; a city with bouncebackability.
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Looks like a fabulous city but I think I’d get vertigo if I went up in those highrises!
Leslie
abcw team
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I’m not the best at heights myself, but I did manage the Landmark Tower!
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well, I appreciated all the info on the fair city.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
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Great inf o … what a beautiful city. The buildings looke overwhelming in stature. There doesn’t seem to be a lack of things to look at.
Great post for the Letter – Y.
Isadora
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Very cool.Of course i will never get there but I like reading about it and seeing your pictures.
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Great info and the photos are fabulous. I would like to visit. However, I’ll skip taking a ride on the roller coaster 🙂
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learned a lot, for example about Yokohama Landmark Tower!
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This looks great… adding Yokohama to my Places to Visit list!
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Yes, I recommend it. Generally, it is overlooked by tourists, but it’s close to Tokyo, has some fun things to do and has a nice feel about it.
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