yokohama yamate western-style tour hang out

As for Yamate the Western style building is many from the fact that it is foreign living Ku in the last days of the shogunate, exoticism it is one of the Yokohama sight-seeing spots which overflow.The station of the vicinity becomes the JR Ishikawa Cho station.To the hill park where the port is visible from here, it will try walking slowly.
* This article is 2001 March information.(Part, in 2006 information addition)

When it comes out of Cho station Minaguti Ishikawa, immediately there is the Italian mountain garden.At one time from the fact that it is the Italian consular mansion, it is called the Italian mountain.There is a house (old Uchida residence) of the burahu 18th mansion and diplomat, two Western style buildings and a garden here.At the burahu 18th mansion to be reconstructed and displayed the original town furniture which was made in original town and, it can endure the way of the living of the foreigner of Meiji era.Admission no charge.To the holiday ke to be, it is to be quick, but the handmade pound cake of the house tea room of diplomat is large popularity.

For a while when it keeps climbing the slope, the spire of the Yamate Catholic church is visible on the left.It is something where the present church collapses with Kanto large earthquake disaster, after that is reconstructed.It is the building whose Gothic construction is beautiful.As for the school which scatters around the Ferris woman institute.The yamate park which is the inner part of the church spring the cherry tree blooming, is clean.

and walk straight further, drama first experience impressive that appeared in magistrate slope ( left photo) you will see the. marin tower is not visible to the other side of the hill like a really drama. i think to have been acting here is fujiki naohito and miki mizuno, would not even be impressed fan. (2004current year, their apartment, marine tower was difficult to see from here becomes)

and proceed for a while, motomachi in the park house erisuman (right photo ) takes you to the. this is the restored building was relocated erisuman private residence of the swiss trader, put them in course. free admission. opposite, famous cafe thurs tei picture there are. holiday is always filled with people. recommended tea room in the house if you want to kei rest immediately erisuman.

and a little down, western-style small green wall you will see the. here is yamate museum . is the only remaining wooden building of the meiji era in yokohama. collection of tableware and furniture are on display. meiji era phonograph has a retro atmosphere in particular. admission200yen. to the left there is a foreign cemetery, beyond that minato mirai21district can be seen. combination of building retro and modern monument is interesting! (photo is visible from the roadMM21view of the)

turn right at the foreign cemetery, straight forward and harbor view hill park you will arrive in. as the name, you can see the beautiful sea and the bay bridge. because it is a bench here and there, you can leisurely holiday kei. and dusk when the holiday will be filled with couple. on weekends, street performers that i have been made. (landscape photo from the park)

when you get off the stairs, in front jiro osaragi (jiro us saragi) memorial (admission200yen left photo) there are. jiro is a great writer of yukari osaragi in yokohama, his major works kurama tengu . that is adjacent to the memorial hall foghorn tea room anaba is a cafe available without admission.

right, beautiful rose garden is in place, 5month and9around the moon will be full of roses. in the back that, roof and white walls of a beautiful red brick yamate111ichibankan is (free admission and right photo ) . for example wooden cafe branch of the boat here as well rose garden there are. it is recommended that soft-serve ice cream chiffon cake of roses and roses.

hill park to harbor view from ishikawa-cho station, 1this course is a walk of less than an hour. i noticed the other is. western-style building is located close to the trendy cafés . please indulge western-style cakes along with the tour.