Our 108th entry in this blog is our trip to Yamashita Park in Yokohama, Japan.  This is Ate Rei and Sai’s first time to set foot in this park and even if it is a small park along the cost of Yokohama, they still loved it 🙂  “Yamashita Park is a public park that stretches about 750 meters along Yokohama’s waterfront. The park is about a hundred meters wide, and consists mostly of open green space. It was constructed after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.” -japan-guide.com/e/e3204.html
Here is Papa Dave going inside the park right after we finished eating at a nearby Sushi Restaurant where our little Sai looks happy but actually never ate anything, as always. haha! 🙂

Yamashita Park is a five minute walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minato Mirai Line. The park can also be reached by foot from Chinatown in five minutes or from Minato Mirai in about 30 minutes.  A few fountains and an eclectic group of monuments are distributed throughout the park: The Guardian of Water, a sculpture gifted by Yokohama’s sister city San Diego in 1960; Yokohama Indian Water Fountain, Donated by the local Indian community for aiding the Indian survivors after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, as well as to remember those who perished in the disaster; A Girl Scout Statue; Statue of the Girl with Red Shoes (Akai Kutsu); Monument of the Children’s Song “Seagull Sailor Man”, and a Monument of General Artemio Ricarte – Philippine General, erected in 1972.  We do have a photo of something below, but not sure which monument this one is. haha! 🙂

Ate Rei continues her walk and exploration of the park 🙂

“Strolling through Yamashita Park, it is hard to miss the massive ocean liner in the water beside the promenade. The ship is called the Hikawa Maru, and was first put into service in 1930 along the Yokohama-Vancouver/Seattle line. After 30 years at sea, the ship was retired. It now serves as a museum, with informative displays and interiors in the style of the 1930s.” -japan-guide.com/e/e3204.html

Our favorite part of this park is the Rose Garden.  Paired with this perfect weather, this rose garden is so relaxing to walk into and smell the roses that comes with a wide range of colors and sizes.

We continued our walk along the Yamashita Park to go to our next destination, Sakuragicho Station to find food. 🙂  We also saw this big cruise ship docked along the port.

And that was our quick trip and stroll in Yamashita Park.  Me and Papa Dave have been here several times and there is not much change actually.  Still, we are going to visit this park again next time 🙂