Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Yokohama, Kanagawa

One of the places we strolled by was the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (横浜赤レンガ倉庫 Yokohama Akarenga Sōko). There are 2 buildings, one was built in 1911, and the other 1913. Both buildings are still standing with their exteriors unchanged, though their interiors have been converted into yet another mall with shops and restaurants. We didn't go inside, only walked through to the water front in the back. Watch the video I took in front of the warehouse

This is the larger of the 2 buildings, Building #2 I believe.

Behind the building has a very nice view of Minato Mirai as well as the harbor, though you would have to walk up a bit along the board walk to see further out into the ocean. Here's the video I took behind the warehouse

The sun setting behind Minato Mirai.

There were a few Japan Coast Guard ships docking in the harbor, so I took a close up of one ^.^

These used to be customs houses as Yokohama was once a bustling port, the very first in Japan to open up to foreign trade.

A stranger kindly took a picture for us ^.^

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