Thursday, December 14, 2023

Yokohama by Night

Japan appears to embrace winter festive illuminations leading up to the New Year celebrations. We embarked on a pilgrimage between Chinatown, Minatomirai 21, and Yokohama Station. The weekend brought warm weather and a festive mood, but unfortunately, we were navigating it with jetlag.

Chinatown
Chinatown - Yokohama, Japan

Light Show at Yamashita Park
Light Show at Yamashita Park - Yokohama, Japan

Light Show at Yamashita Park - Yokohama, Japan

John taking a break at Yamashita Park. Whew.
John at Yamashita Park - Yokohama, Japan

Harbour.
Yokohama, Japan

Yokohama, Japan

Y-Cube
Y-Cube - Yokohama, Japan

Y-Cube - Yokohama, Japan

Video - Y-Cube - Yokohama, Japan

Video - Y-Cube - Yokohama, Japan

John (center) at the Christmas Market
John at the Christmas Market - Yokohama, Japan

Christmas Market - Yokohama, Japan

Owl - Yokohama, Japan

Minatomirai 21 Skyline.
Minatomirai 21 Skyline - Yokohama, Japan

Ferris Wheel - Yokohama, Japan

Holiday Fireworks
Holiday Fireworks - Yokohama, Japan

Near our hotel.
Yokohama, Japan

Mazda Miata Santa Claus Parade gets rolling. ;-)
Santa Claus Parade - Yokohama, Japan

Queen's Square Mall
Queen's Square Mall - Yokohama, Japan

Street Performer - Yokohama, Japan

Nippon Maru
Nippon Maru - Yokohama, Japan

Minatomirai 21
Minatomirai 21 - Yokohama, Japan

Yokohama Station
Yokohama Station - Yokohama, Japan


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The light show and decorations are impressive. I especially like the the glass cube that is illuminated. Sorry to hear that you have jet lag.

15 December, 2023
Sun-Ling said...

The cube is actually made of scaffolding, covered in woven nylon sackcloth! What an awesome design! Here is a day photo.

Unfortunately the older I get, the worse jet lags have become.

16 December, 2023
Priya said...

Wow those are really beautiful and impressive decorations. Very intrigued by the christmas market too.

18 December, 2023

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