{"id":84514,"date":"2021-08-31T10:54:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T01:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=84514"},"modified":"2022-08-18T16:04:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T07:04:48","slug":"top-sightsighting-summer-stay-in-yokohama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/top-sightsighting-summer-stay-in-yokohama\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Sights for a Summer Stay in Yokohama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Japan\u2019s second-largest city, Yokohama<\/strong> (\u6a2a\u6d5c) is best known for bridging past, present, and future with its historical gardens and forward-looking harborfront, open to the world since 1859. Best of all, it\u2019s just thirty minutes away from Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take in Harborfront Views from Yokohama Air Cabin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One morning, I took an express train from Shinjuku that whisked me off to Yokohama\u2019s playful, multicultural harborfront of Minato Mirai<\/strong>. From Sakuragi-cho (\u685c\u6728\u753a), I stepped into the brand-new Yokohama Air Cabin<\/a><\/strong> suspended on an urban ropeway that connects the station with Unga Park (\u904b\u6cb3\u30d1\u30fc\u30af) across the canal. Like silent bubbles stretched across the water, each naturally air-conditioned transparent cabin offers you a friendly overview of the promenade from just the right height to soak in your surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yokohama Air Cabins hang low and move slow for a perfect introduction to the harborfront promenade.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The short but tantalizing ride lasts just enough to whet your appetite, as many more attractions await on the other end, from the iconic Cosmo Clock 21 ferris wheel<\/strong> to the early Meiji-period Akarenga Soko <\/strong>(\u8d64\u30ec\u30f3\u30ac\u5009\u5eab) Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse<\/strong> bustling with shops and restaurants<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheer on Baseball and Craft Beer around Yokohama Stadium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not too far away, I caught a glimpse of Yokohama Stadium<\/a><\/strong>, which is world-famous for hosting international baseball and softball competitions. While I couldn\u2019t watch a live game, I was excited to see the flags of this year\u2019s competing nations flying above the stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instead, I ducked out of the hot sun and into Craft Beer Dining &9<\/a><\/strong> (pronounced yakyu<\/em>, like baseball in Japanese) for taco rice and a cool ale brew. Note to yakyu<\/em> fans:<\/strong> the beer taps are topped with vintage baseballs and broken bats used by the local Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n