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| Above, a view of the InterContinental Yokohama Grand and Minato-Murai Ferris Wheel from the Landmark Tower. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
During my travels to Japan, I have been through Yokohama either by commuter train or in a bullet train (Shinkansen) a few times. I went there once and wandered around the city's waterfront and went to the observation deck of the Landmark Tower.
National Geographic has posted a guide to Yokohama, Japan's second largest city.
It begins with:
With the narrow spire of Tokyo’s Skytree in the distance, the view from Yokohama’s waterfront never seems to escape the clutches of its more prominent neighbour. Yet, Japan’s second-largest city is coming into its own as an artistic haven. This creativity is set to be showcased in style in March 2024, when the Yokohama Museum of Art reopens after a two-year renovation — just in time for the Yokohama Triennale, an art festival that turns the city into a creative stage every three years.
Views of Yokohama’s bay unfold amid broccoli-shaped trees from Yamashita Park, offering a survey of the city — a former fishing village that sprung into sparkling skyscrapers in just 150 years. Take the short walk past the undulating, wave-like walkways of Osanbashi Pier and 20th-century Red Brick Warehouse — now a shopping and cultural centre — to BankART1929. Housed in a repurposed 1920s bank in the dockside area of the Minato Mirai neighbourhood, it’s an airy space showcasing artists aged 35 and under. For more art, saunter across the Katabira River and through the rush of Yokohama Station’s west exit. Founded by an eye surgeon, the sleek Fei Art Museum Yokohama runs an eclectic range of exhibitions.
To read more, go here.
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