Fun and Games
Mike and I went to Yokohama for the day today. Mainly just to say we'd been there since we've been meaning to go for ages and this weekend was our last chance. Yokohama is Japan's second largest city (after Tokyo) and has a population of 3.6 million. It is pretty hard to see where Tokyo ends and Yokohama begins and it was only 40 minutes away by train from our place anyway!
After a quick trip up the world's second fastest elevator** (750m/minute) to the top of Japan's tallest building, Landmark Tower, we took the ferry over to Yamashita Koen and Chinatown. As far as Japanese Chinatowns go it was a pretty good one with loads of restaurants and enormous shu mai buns being sold from every street corner. But, as a friend said to me earlier in the week, China towns in Japan are a little disappointing because they are so orderly and the people are so polite! Not quite the same.
Our final stop before getting the train home was "Las Vegas" - one of many games arcades ....
I can't believe this is a video game that people pay money to play. But it is ...
Mike and I wish we were this good at this game ....
**The world's fastest elevator is now in Taipei 101
After a quick trip up the world's second fastest elevator** (750m/minute) to the top of Japan's tallest building, Landmark Tower, we took the ferry over to Yamashita Koen and Chinatown. As far as Japanese Chinatowns go it was a pretty good one with loads of restaurants and enormous shu mai buns being sold from every street corner. But, as a friend said to me earlier in the week, China towns in Japan are a little disappointing because they are so orderly and the people are so polite! Not quite the same.
Our final stop before getting the train home was "Las Vegas" - one of many games arcades ....
I can't believe this is a video game that people pay money to play. But it is ...
Mike and I wish we were this good at this game ....
**The world's fastest elevator is now in Taipei 101
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