Short trip to Sakuragicho

Stopped by Sakuragicho Station in Yokohama, located just 30 minutes away from Tokyo by rail. A beautiful sight awaited us. A clear square was present just out of the station, plus a couple of modern structures and skyscrapers. Walking further, we were able to see the harbor view. We've actually covered the areas of Sakuragicho Station previously, but it seemed as if our main objective there this time was to walk around the area and dine.



It was a very relaxing trip - going into one department store to another and just enjoying the view. As we were walking, I was told to look around. It was hard to see any adults (by adults, I mean Generation X) or elderly in Yokohama. Most of the people we saw were kids or youngsters. It seemed like a place for the young to hang out or date, I could see why - even the boys describe Yokohama as "The City of Love".





One of the places listed inside my itinerary in the last trip to Yokohama was Aka Renga or the Red Bricks Warehouse, but there wasn't enough time for us to drop by that time. This was my first visit. Made of red bricks, the former customs warehouse had an old European influence. To us it felt like an old warehouse built during wartime, used to store military weapons. At least that's how we imagined it.

There was an ice rink just beside it and a lot of people going in an out of the warehouse. Inside, it was dim, there were a number of cafes, restaurants, shops and even allocated venues for exhibition and gigs. Something different than your average complex. We dined at this seafood buffet restaurant Reza's been raving about inside the warehouse (one post dedicated to that later), until we're so full that we had to take a bicycle taxi ride back to the station.





Something you guys should try out whenever you reach Sakuragicho. They're to be seen around landmark areas. This friendly guy who could speak English well (relative to the average Japanese) was our driver. Turned out it was a pretty cool way to tour the city - an experience!