This is the second largest city in Japan … but to me it seems like a continuation of Tokyo since it is less than 30 minutes on the train. We spent time exploring the most recently developed areas, Minato Mirai, along the seafront and only afterwards I realised that I hadn’t seen a single temple or shrine!

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Landmark Tower

Not only coastal views but a tower to view them from …. this one a mere 273 metres though.

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Flower Festival

The gardens were full of wonderful themed display gardens … all unguarded and presumably without any security at night. It is unconceivable that this would happen almost anywhere outside Japan.

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Chinatown

This is one of the largest Chinatowns in Japan with allegedly 600 shops within a 250,000 sq m area, but having lived in Hong Kong & travelled in China I think it lacks authenticity …. lots of food, huge huge numbers of fortune tellers but no stalls or shops selling counterfeit goods!

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