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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Yokohama Day Trip

Above, Minato Mirai 21 and Cosmo World. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

For Godzilla fans who are interested in seeing locations used in the movies, Yokohama is a good place to go.

Yokohama's Minato Mirai 21 area was the battleground used in two movies, Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001).

It is worth a day trip from Tokyo and Tokyo Cheapo has some suggestions on places to see and things to do while there.

They begin with:
Although it might seem a little counter intuitive to plan day trips to a city 30 minutes from Tokyo, especially when places like Hakone and Kamakura are a stone’s throw away, Yokohama is worth it. A thriving port town since the end of Japan’s period of isolation in the mid-19th century, it is home to beautiful gardens, a bustling Chinatown, more ramen than you can shake a stick out and some stunning sunset views. The city is a mix of old and new, with contemporary art filling ex-brothels and neon-lit clocks illuminating red-brick warehouses. There is more than enough to fill a day in Yokohama, so our itinerary is just a suggestion: pick and choose to make your ideal day trip!

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