Bondon In Japan: Yokohama

Yesterday some of the people from my Oregon group as well as several Japanese students took a trip to Yokohama which is about an hour away from Tokyo. We started our tour of Yokohama in its Chinatown where we ate lunch and looked at a shrine. After that we went to the port and walked around on a pretty sweet viewpoint/dock feature. Next we went over to a mall which was quite spendy, especially for a building who's outside looked like a prison. There were $100 earmuffs to give you an example. After this we went to a newer but still expensive mall where we looked at the Pokemon Store, essentially a Disney Store but with Pokemon stuff. They had several other themed stores that some people went in but I am not an anime person so I went and sat with some people on a bench. After this we rode a curved escalator down to the lobby and walked to the Landmark Tower which currently holds the tallest viewpoint in Japan (soon to be beat by the Tokyo Sky Tree). It also has Japan's fastest elevator and we travelled at 750 km/hour, up 69 stories in 40 seconds. At the top we were greeted by a beautiful view of the city and Tokyo even. Buildings and lights went to the horizon. My pictures don't do the view justice so I apologize, but honestly it is one of those things you kind of have to see yourself to fully experience. It was a very tiring day but nonetheless I had a lot of fun and it was my first time to Yokohama so that was sweet!