Yokohama City

Yokohama City: Minatomirai from Dusk to Dawn!

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I stayed last night on the 16th floor of a hotel facing the sea in Minatomirai, one of the top touristic spots in Yokohama City!
The weather and clear all day and night and I did some experiments with the various stages from dusk to night with the landscape provided through our bay window!

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The time was 05:26 PM on the big wheel!

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The rainbow bridge and Yokohama Bay!

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The strangely shaped moon crescent hotel on the left!

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05:45 PM!

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Hazy The rainbow bridge and Yokohama Bay!

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Grey moon crescent hotel!

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06:01 PM!

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The rainbow bridge and Yokohama Bay starting to light up!

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Futuristic hotel?

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06:12 PM!

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Only lines and dots in The rainbow bridge and Yokohama Bay!

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Space base?

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10:26 PM! The wheel had stopped moving!

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Better lit The rainbow bridge and Yokohama Bay!

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But the space station had gone quiet!

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05:40 AM!

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The rainbow bridge and Yokohama Bay probably at its best and most unknown at dawn!

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Still looks like an alien vessel!

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06:03 AM!

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Fiery sky!

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Apparently I awakened before the aliens!

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Drinking I-phone Cases in Japan!

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I just discovered some interesting i-phone cases for drinkers, especially sake lovers in a shop in Chinatown, Yokohama!

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Ideal for beer and craft beer lovers!

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But this one and the next one are definitely for Japanese sake fans!
The one above might suggest you need the masks to hide your your innibriated state!

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Simple, beautiful and humoristic, as the cup looks like a smiling mouth!
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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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