Yokohama: "a shining example of urban Japanese life"

[Mulboyne]

Times Herald: Yokohama is a shining example of urban Japanese life
Never have I seen a harbor of greater beauty. The architecture of the city buildings is an invitation to come ashore and explore. Attention is given to even the smallest detail...There is grace and beauty within the city despite the clamor of traffic and business...There are no English translations on signs or descriptive plaques, so again, hiring a translator is a good investment. However, women seem to find what they are looking for when shopping with a good bit of giggling on both sides during the process. The Japanese people are eager to please. At a luncheon the hotel staff presented us with an American lunch including french fries...more...

Well, it's her opinion. Hong Kong and Sydney handily beat Yokohama as harbours in my book but I suppose there are worse cities in Japan for a first impression. It's likely that a sub editor came up with that headline rather than the writer herself.

[ichigo partygirl]

LOL Yokohama is my adopted Japanese home and I love it but that is going a little far, I'd have to agree with you Mulboyne that Sydney is much nicer. At night yes it is one of the more beautiful world harbours but it is hard to get a nonhazy/polluted/foggy day during much of the year to view the harbour and the bridge area.

[YourAverageSalaryman]

"Never have I seen a harbor of greater beauty."

That's... crazy. Maybe it's the first harbor she's seen.

[aquamarine]

Times Herald: Yokohama is a shining example of urban Japanese life
There are no English translations on signs or descriptive plaques, so again, hiring a translator is a good investment.

Did I just end up in a different city named Yokohama or what? I found English EVERYWHERE I looked. Signs, direction markers, plaques, etc etc...

(FYI: sorry for the thread resurrection)

[Baka Chan]

"Never have I seen a harbor of greater beauty."

That's... crazy. Maybe it's the first harbor she's seen.

YUP, hahahaha!

Did I just end up in a different city named Yokohama or what? I found English EVERYWHERE I looked. Signs, direction markers, plaques, etc etc...

(FYI: sorry for the thread resurrection)

I agree, Yokohama is one of the easier cities to get around without knowing Japanese:cool:

[uchimizu]

Ey,

I am surprised by this praise of Yokohama. There are for sure some nice places, but it is not so different from Tokyo.

I personnally prefer the atmosphere of Kobe, which was quite succesfully renovated after the earthquake.

And definitely, Yokohama and Kobe are less picturesque than old European ports like Hamburg.