Yokohama Walk

After visiting the city’s famous Chinatown, we explored Yokohama on foot.

Along the way, we passed a big Oktoberfest celebration, and I had my first encounter with one of Japan’s fancy toilets.

I really wanted to hit the music button, but there was a big line and it took me a long time just to figure out which button would flush the darn thing.

At one point, I thought I’d found a vending machine dispensing grits, but it turns out that “the Grits” is a local sports team, which then reminded me that Kushiro’s local team is called “the Paper Cranes.”

Who knew that hockey was such a big deal in Japan?

Another vending machine said “Japan Self Defense Force” next to a decidedly cute kitty cat. I’m still not sure what that one is all about!

Yokohama has some pretty manhole covers, but the blue pedestrian sign cracked me up. What sort of rubbery armed entity has taken hold of that little girl?

Later, on our quest for toothpaste, we saw shrink wrapped corn on the cob for sale in a pharmacy.

We passed a group of food trucks featuring curry and kebabs and saw an Indian dance troupe performing barefoot in the rain.

We definitely needed rain gear today. Lar used and umbrella while I donned a polka dotted rain poncho.

All in all, a fun jaunt through Yokohama.Read more