For me it was the first trip to Japan's second largest city, lying on Tokyo Bay, approx. 30km south of Tokyo.
One of my colleagues took me there on the last evening of my sojourn at Tokyo,
right before my flight back to Germany.
We started with a stroll along the waterside promenade, having a great view on the Yokohama skyline in the evening light as well as on the former Japanese ocean liner Hikawa Maru. She was often referred to as the Queen of the Pacific. Charlie Chaplin and
and
Kano Jigoro (founder of
Judo) were amongst the ship's more notable former passengers.
Our discovery tour along the waterline made us hungry.
So we took the way straight to Yokohama Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in whole Asia.
The grand East Gate - our entrance to the colourful world inside Yokohama Chinatown.
Japan meets China...
Ni hao or Konnichi-wa?
Who knows??? ;-)
Hello kitty? - Hello panda!
Chinese lanterns in a backstreet of Chinatown.
We even met Bruce Lee and friends there... ;-)
Colourful highlight in Yokohama Chinatown:
The Ma Zhu Miao Temple
The Ma Zhu Miao Temple is a Chinese temple of Ma Zhu, the Taoist goddess of
Sea. Ma Zhu later became the goddess of
Journey who protects fishermen and sailors from a sea disaster.
