Remember the fans Yokohama during his visit to Kamakura?
today, to show that not all Italians are Sokka Sokka, we decided to go visit it, or rather, to visit the district's futuristic Minatomirai and Chinatown.
While the last was a huge stretch of restaurants and shops of steamed dumplings, which in the end we appreciated more for the long walk back to the station, the first we have finally realized what the Architects (to be honest, there was already some doubt come visit Odaiba ..).
most important element is Minatomirai the Landmark Tower, the tallest building in Japan, with its 296 meters. On top of its 69 storeys, 273 m, there is an observation deck, reached by an elevator that runs through the whole distance in 40 seconds, reaching a top speed of 45 km / h (as you can see in the video shot in the elevator, in which the rate is expressed in m / s).
addition to this huge tower, a number of buildings are silhouetted against the skyline of Yokohama, creating a landscape truly admire.
Despite being the second largest city in Japan (although in practice it is stuck in Tokyo), is not as hectic His neighbor, indeed, more relaxed and you decide.
For a change, while in Italian ports that go well you can see at most a few gull, here you can see, in addition to the ubiquitous crows and seagulls to the inevitable, even birds of prey are not well identified but still impressive looking.
Italian port areas, however, resemble those seen in the films of Bud Spencer, and are certainly not the place to recommend for tourists visiting ...
soon!