• SiewchSingapore & Tokyo | Sept 2025Traveler
    Fruits Tree by Choi Jeong Hwa, 2001.
    This shopfront reminded me of some of the visuals from Studio Ghibli films.A mural of the old port.These blocks at Zou-no-hana Pier may have been an art installation of sorts.A close of of the suspect art installation.Yokohama Customs House.Zou-no-hana Park.The Red Brick Warehouses as viewed from Zou-no-hana Park.Red Brick Warehouses.Red Brick Warehouses.Red Brick Warehouses.Red Brick Warehouses.The interior of the Red Brick Warehouses featured exhibits of old port artifacts under the floor.Akarenga Park.I'm sure this is a very good boy.Sights along my seafront stroll.Yokohama Convention Center.Yokohama Convention Center.A pier next to the convention center.My view from the Yokohama Convention Center.My view from the Yokohama Convention Center.Shake Hands With Lima-Chan, Rinko Park.Fruits Tree by Choi Jeong Hwa, 2001.

    More Waterfront Wanderings

    September 8 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C

    From Yamashita Park, I set off on a northwesterly direction along the seafront. This walking route took me along a contiguous path that connected a series of parks and public spaces, starting with Zou-no-hana Park, the Red Brick Warehouse, Akarenga Park, the Yokohama Convention Center, and finally Rinko Park.

    The first major sight I saw was the Atlas Obscura-listed Yokohama Customs Headquarters. On a future visit, I may want to visit the customs museum in that building. I also understand there is a museum of Japanese emigration in the vicinity.
    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/yokohama-cu…

    After the Customs Headquarters, my next stop was the Red Brick Warehouses, which was once used in support of the city's shipping industry. Today, they have been preserved as a shopping and dining hub. I wasn't terribly interested in the shops, but I did duck in briefly to escape the heat.

    My final stop on this leg was the Atlas-Obscura listed Shake Hands With Lima-Chan statue in Rinko Park. Built to commemorate Japanese emigration to Peru, this statue has a twin in Lima. Next to this statue was another cool sculpture called Fruits Tree, featuring various fruits and vegetables shaped like a tree.
    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/shake-hands…

    After enjoying the statues, I headed to the Cup Noodles Museum (see next entry).    Read more