Yokohama Ryokan

... zugang gibt, werden die berichte sperrlich bis gar nicht ausfallen. Mal sehen. Haben heute den fast letzten Shinkansen nach Shin-Yokohama gekriegt und werden jetzt wohl bald müde ins Bettchen fallen. Morgen treffen wir uns noch ein letztes mal mit ...

... . So we plan to still do all of the activities we had planned in Hakone, and simply come back to Yokohama each night to sleep. We left the next leg of the journey to Takayama intact. Takayama is a 4hr+ trek ...

... Kamakura, the capital from 1192-1333, from which the first Shogun (Yoritomo Minamoto) ruled Japan. Kamakura is south of Tokyo and west of Yokohama on the coast. Bernd had been there once before on a day trip from Tokyo, but I had not been there before. We ...

... . Ah well, can't win them all. We followed our original travel plan in reverse to return to Shin-Yokohama: Galleon, Ropeway, Cablecar, Train, Train and finally Shinkansen, all of which we got seats on. We got takeaway ...

So while the kids and I were on the Shinkansen from Yokohama to Shizuoka (where my brother lives), Trevor (who had arrived at Shizuoka the day before us) hopped on a Shinkansen and went to Nagoya to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe. While in Shizuoka, we are ...

... city, but because of its convenient location and laid-back and comparatively uncrowded populace.  Stupid ramen museum aside, Yokohama is a good place to base yourself in Japan, especially if you dislike Tokyo as much as we do. Didn't even ...

... had the makings of a killer headache, and couldn't face an hour or so in front of a computer. We bid farewell to Yokohama, our home now for the past 8 days or so, and boarded the 8:50am Shinkansen bound for Nagoya. We had a ...

... some extremely rough weather, I could not wait to get off the ship.  Our first international port of  Japan, Yokohama, was amazing. Originally a small fishing village, Yokohama is now a prominent port city in Japan.  Japan’s first ...

... enjoyed Kyoto, they felt it had more a feel of Glasgow about it, especially the people, compared to Tokyo, Yokohama. Something I agree with. Although similar to Edinburgh in history etc Kyoto is definitely more friendly and welcoming than the midden ...