Our travels in Japan have introduced us to a culture of organized, meticulous, and gracious hosts! Even the taxi car drivers wear white gloves and cover the seats with freshly ironed lace doilies:)!
The port of Yokohama (minutes) from Tokyo allowed our ‘berthing spot’ to be virtually ‘downtown’ in a beautiful bay/walking area with easy and immediate access anywhere!! We spent time walking the area and particularly enjoyed the irony of Yokohama hosting one of the largest Chinatowns in the world. This area called “Chukagai” has intricate “Pailou” gates which mark the entrance to the area, as seen pictured above! The port of Yokohama is one of the absolute favorites of our seamen. It was a delight to see them have an opportunity to get off the ship and relax a little before the challenging work of an ocean passage!!

Here was our spot for the final ‘toast’ for the night and our new Japanese friends:)!