Pavement Tourism Art in Yokohama City!

Pavements in Yokohama City, especially in the vicinity of Minatomirai are decorated with all kinds of tiles and plaques to attract passers-by’s eyes and and entice them to the many sights, views, shops, events and places in town!
Just follow the collection below and you will probably end taking photographs, too!

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Sign at the entrance of Kaiko Promenade overhead street!

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Harbor Opening Commemoration Promenade!

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The same but smaller can be found everywhere!

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Here and there you will find groups of tiles numbering 4,….

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8,….

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8 again,…

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8 more again,….

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9,….

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9 again,…

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And even 24 tiles! With directions!

Now, let’s find them individually!

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Park and harbor!

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Letter writing sailor having a smoke!

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Horse-drawn cart!

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Rose!

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Ship!

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Ancient building!

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Ship and tower!

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Another ancient building!

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Horse-drawn kid cart!

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Towers!

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A Japanese Lord overlooking the harbor!

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Bubble sights!

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Rikisha!

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Cruise ship!

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Pink house ship!

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Sailors’ cemetery and lighthouse!

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An old style Japanese pass!

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Sailor with telescope!

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Moored ships!

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Ancient bicycle and balloons!

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Oil lamp!

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Cycling lady!

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Lighthouse, fish and mermaid!

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Black ship!

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Lighthouse!

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Street car!

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19th Century gentry!

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Junk!

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Double horse-drawn cart!

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The same in pink!

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Street lamps!

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Another combination of 4 tiles!

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Lighthouse in blue this time!

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19th Century gentry in dark blue instead of grey!

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Team boat!

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Ball-playing Chinese girl!

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Craftmanship Street in Motomachi!

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Same again but in a different style!

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Navigating Nagoya by Paige, Shop with Intent by Debbie, BULA KANA in Fiji, Kraemer’s Culinary blog by Frank Kraemer in New York,Tokyo Food File by Robbie Swinnerton, Green Tea Club by Satoshi Nihonyanagi in Shizuoka!, Mind Some by Tina in Taiwan, Le Manger by Camille Oger (French), The Indian Tourist, Masala Herb by Helene Dsouza in Goa, India, Mummy I Can Cook! by Shu Han in London, Pierre.Cuisine, Francescannotwrite, My White Kitchen, Foodhoe, Chucks Eats, Things that Fizz & Stuff, Five Euro Food by Charles,Red Shallot Kitchen by Priscilla,With a Glass, Nami | Just One Cookbook, Peach Farm Studio, Clumsyfingers by Xethia, PepperBento, Hapabento, Kitchen Cow, Lunch In A Box, Susan at Arkonlite, Vegan Lunch Box; Tokyo Tom Baker, Daily Food Porn/Osaka, Only Nature Food Porn, Happy Little Bento, J-Mama’s Kitchen, Cook, Eat, Play, Repeat, Bento Lunch Blog (German), Adventures In Bento, Anna The Red’s Bento Factory, Ohayo Bento,

Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Ichi For The Michi by Rebekah Wilson-Lye in Tokyo, Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
-Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery

Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

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