The Hikawa Maru ocean liner berthed near the Yamashita Park in Yokohama, Japan.

More information on the Hikawa Maru in this post.

The Hikawa Maru ocean liner berthed near the Yamashita Park in Yokohama, Japan.

Hikawa Maru is a famous luxury ocean liner built before World War II. It sailed regularly across the Pacific Ocean connecting Japan and the USA West Coast. After the war it has been converted into a public exhibit and is now permanently berthed at Yokohama Port.

What did I do? I had a little family reunion.

My parents came over to Yokohama using $10 freeway plan from Nagoya.
It seems to be about less than 4 hour driving without any traffic from Nagoya to my place, so it’s not so bad, right?

We visited some Harbor area in Yokohama, where our beautiful office is located at.
This is one of the signature places in Yokohama and there were many people walking around indeed that time.

Do you see the Ferris Wheel in the picture?
That Ferris Wheel is lighten up at night and it’s pretty romantic when you see it from the bridge like this one below.

There is a big ship in this harbor.
I don’t remember the name of the ship, but it’s a real historical ship.

That’s our city, Yokohama.
I’m not a local here, but I’m glad I moved to this area.

Crossing the river to go to Yamashita Park. You can see Marine Tower.

The entrance to Yamashita Park is through there. On the right is the Yokohama Doll Museum.

This is a statue outside the Yokohama Doll Museum.

The entrance to Yamashita Park!

And here's the southern end of Yamashita Park.

Same place as the previous picture, but showing Minato Mirai in the background.

There's Marine Tower, the world's tallest lighthouse.

You can take sightseeing boats from here in the park.

This is Hikawa-maru, a boat that was used to transport passengers between Japan and Seattle.

Yamashita Park has a very western design.

There are some trees, too.

This is the main promenade along the waterfront in Yamashita Park.

I seem to like taking pictures of Minato Mirai, don't I?

This is Osanbashi Pier, the international terminal. Cruise ships often stop here.

A closer look at Osanbashi Pier

The fifth and final part will include Zou-no-hana Park, and move on towards Cosmo World.

It has an interesting history as it has served as both a passenger ship and a hospital ship. It was actually the only mainstream Imperial Japanese passenger liner to make it through World War II. During that time it also hit mines on 3 separate occasions. Luckily for the Hikawa Maru and its’ crew, the steel hull was thick enough to insure the lifeboats would stay high and dry for me to photograph in another century.