 Last additions - EXPO Y150: Yokohama Port Opening 150th Anniversary 開国博Y150 |
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Nearby the expo site is the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum 海外移住資料館 operated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). There are permanent exhibitions explaining the immigration to Hawai'i, continental USA, and S. AmericaJun 28, 2011
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Unfortunately, Expo Y150 failed to attract the 5 million visitors the city had hoped for. Only 1.24 million paid visitors came, resulting in a major financial loss for the city.Also see the Official Web site here.Aug 18, 2009
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Souvenir at EXPO Y150 in Yokohama.Aug 18, 2009
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Hikone no Yoi-nyanko and Tanemaru at EXPO Y150 in Yokohama.Aug 18, 2009
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Arrive back to port.Aug 18, 2009
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Red Brick Warehouse had a restaurant and souvenir shop called "Open Country, Open Port." Free admission.Aug 18, 2009
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Japan Coast Guard shipAug 18, 2009
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Pukari PierAug 18, 2009
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Off Minato MiraiAug 18, 2009
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Red Brick WarehousesAug 18, 2009
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Next activity was tying rope knots. Haven't done this since being a Boy Scout.Aug 18, 2009
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Hikawa Maru at Yamashita Park.Aug 18, 2009
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Minato Mirai skylineAug 18, 2009
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Yamashita Park was as far as we got.Aug 18, 2009
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Osanbashi Pier.Aug 18, 2009
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Asuka II luxury ship was docked at Osanbashi.Aug 18, 2009
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Safety net below so it was not dangerous to walk on the pole.Aug 18, 2009
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Yokohama Bay Bridge.Aug 18, 2009
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Then we were allowed to walk along the bowsprit after donning life jackets. Safety net below, but we were told not to bring sunglasses, etc., which may fall into the water.Aug 18, 2009
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Raising a sail.Aug 18, 2009
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First duty of the day was to raise the mast.Aug 18, 2009
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Below deck on the Kanko Maru. This deck was air-conditioned.Aug 18, 2009
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Kanko Maru in YokohamaAug 18, 2009
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Kanko Maru departing the pier.Aug 18, 2009
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On top deck.Aug 18, 2009
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The Kanko Maru was built in 1987 in Holland.Aug 18, 2009
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The Kanko Maru was on loan from Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki.Aug 18, 2009
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They offer one-hour cruises a few times a day for about a week in early Aug. 2009 when I went.Aug 18, 2009
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Now a ride on the Kanko Maru blackship. It was a free ride for Expo Y150 admission ticket holders. Reservation tickets were available from 10 am at the entrance of Tomorrow Park which is near the boat pier.Aug 18, 2009
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A more recent electric car, no longer sold.Aug 18, 2009
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Nissan's first electric car.Aug 18, 2009
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After a beautiful. high-definition film (included footage of hang gliding atop Hawaii's Diamond Head) in the Super Hi-Vision Theater, we come here to gaze at Nissan's prototype electric car.Aug 18, 2009
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Inside Dream Front in the waiting lobby were corrugated cardboard models of various boats. On the left is Hokule'a from Hawaii.Aug 18, 2009
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The Hokule'a visited Yokohama from Hawaii in 2007.Aug 18, 2009
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The third Bayside Area venue was at Shinko Pier, featuring Nissan Dream Front. The building looks like a large warehouse. It had exhibits and a theater.Aug 18, 2009
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StageAug 18, 2009
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Futuristic Theater BATONAug 18, 2009
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Earth Balloon HOME. Lit up at night and floats up by 20 meters.Aug 18, 2009
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Futuristic Theater BATON showed anime movie.Aug 18, 2009
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Inside Tomorrow ParkAug 18, 2009
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Entrance to Tomorrow ParkAug 18, 2009
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Across the road from Hajimari-no-Mori is Tomorrow Park, a smaller site, mainly an indoor theater for anime. Admission required.Aug 18, 2009
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Entrance to Tomorrow ParkAug 18, 2009
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Kurofune (Blackship) RestaurantAug 18, 2009
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Kurofune RestaurantAug 18, 2009
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Tanemaru on Hikone no Yoi-nyanko (alias Hiko-nyan) at at EXPO Y150 in Yokohama.Aug 18, 2009
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Tanemaru dollsAug 18, 2009
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Souvenir shopAug 18, 2009
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It crawls from one end to the other.Aug 18, 2009
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Inside ENEOS Energy Future PavilionAug 18, 2009
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Sometimes the spider would spew its web from its mouth and tail. (Actually water.)Aug 18, 2009
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Each of the spider's legs is controlled by an operator.Aug 18, 2009
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Pretty dramatic show.Aug 18, 2009
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La Machine, from France, gives a street performance a few times a day.Aug 18, 2009
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Beato Photo Studio. Beato was a pioneering photographer in Japan.Aug 18, 2009
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The start of newspaper publishing.Aug 18, 2009
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One new occupation was photographers.Aug 18, 2009
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The start of new occupations.Aug 18, 2009
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With many Western technologies brought to Yokohama, many of Japan's Western things like railroads, ice cream, photography, and publishing started in Yokohama.Aug 18, 2009
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Panel outlining the history of Yokohama since its port opening.Aug 18, 2009
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Mini theater at the Yokohama Monogatari pavilion.Aug 18, 2009
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About Townsend Harris, US Counsel.Aug 18, 2009
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Food served to Perry and his men.Aug 18, 2009
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History of Yokohama after the port opening in 1859.Aug 18, 2009
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The dawn of Japan-America relations.Aug 18, 2009
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Entrance to the Hajimari-no-Mori's main pavilion called Yokohama Monogatari (Yokohama Story).Aug 18, 2009
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Painting depicting Perry's landing at Yokohama.Aug 18, 2009
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Tanemaru, official mascot of EXPO Y150.Tanemaru as described at the official Web site: "Tanemaru embodies the spirit of the camphor tree that stands in the courtyard of the Yokohama Archives of History, watching over Japan since the opening of the country 150 years ago. In the year 2009, Tanemaru “sets sail” into the next 150 years, bearing new seeds of vitality for Asia and the rest of the world."Aug 18, 2009
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Inside the Yokohama Monogatari Pavilion which explains Yokohama's history with emphasis on Perry's visit.Aug 18, 2009
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Hajimari-no-Mori's main attraction is La Machine, a giant mechanical spider. (Photos below.)Aug 18, 2009
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Tanemaru, official mascot of EXPO Y150. It is a sprouting seed on a boat.Aug 18, 2009
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Inside Hajimari-no-Mori. It's not a huge place, but the main attraction is La Machine and the Yokohama Monogatari Pavilion.Aug 18, 2009
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Hajimari-no-Mori Gate. Aug 18, 2009
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Map of the Bayside Area which consists of several expo places, three of which required admission. Aug 18, 2009
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Ticket office at Hajimari-no-Mori. Admission for adults is 2400 yen.Aug 18, 2009
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Hajimari-no-Mori consisted of these round buildings.Aug 18, 2009
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Bayside Area's main venue is the Hajimari-no-Mori.Aug 18, 2009
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Bashamichi Station pointing the way to EXPO Y150. The expo has three areas, with the Bayside Area being the main one at the waterfront area next to the Red Brick Warehouses.Aug 18, 2009
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Bashamichi Station on the MInato Mirai Line is one of the stations closest to the expo site. It has an info counter.Aug 18, 2009
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Yokohama Port was opened to the world in 1859, making 2009 the 150th anniversary of the port's opening. To celebrate, Yokohama held EXPO Y150 during April 28 to Sept. 27, 2009.Aug 18, 2009
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