Shin-Yokohama R?men Museum in Yokohama

4 May 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  3 minutes

© Douglas P Perkins/cc-by-3.0

© Douglas P Perkins/cc-by-3.0

The Shin-Yokohama R?men Museum (Shin-Yokohama R?men Hakubutsukan) contains ground-floor exhibits on the history of ramen, and a ramen-themed food court on its basement levels. The museum opened in 1994, and is located in the Shin-Yokohama district of K?hoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan.   read more…

Yokohama Landmark Tower in Japan

1 February 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, House of the Month Reading Time:  5 minutes

Nippon Maru tallship in front of the Yokohama Landmark Tower © flickr.com - ken H/cc-by-sa-2.0

Nippon Maru tallship in front of the Yokohama Landmark Tower © flickr.com – ken H/cc-by-sa-2.0

The Yokohama Landmark Tower (Yokohama Random?ku Taw?) is the third tallest building and fifth tallest structure in Japan, standing 296.3 m (972 ft) high. Until surpassed by Abeno Harukas in 2014, it stood as the tallest building in Japan. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city, next to the Yokohama Museum of Art.   read more…

Theme Week Japan – Yokohama

19 February 2019 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Minato Mirai 21 © Marc Antomattei/cc-by-sa-4.0

Minato Mirai 21 © Marc Antomattei/cc-by-sa-4.0

Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan by population, after Tokyo, and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kant? region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area.   read more…

The museum ship Nippon Maru

1 June 2018 | Author/Destination: | Category: Tall ships, Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  5 minutes

Nippon Maru Memorial Park © Captain76/cc-by-sa-3.0

Nippon Maru Memorial Park © Captain76/cc-by-sa-3.0

Nippon Maru is a Japanese museum ship and former training vessel. She is permanently docked in Yokohama harbor, in Nippon Maru Memorial Park. She was built by Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation in Kobe, and was launched on 27 January 1930 alongside her sister ship Kaiwo Maru.   read more…

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