Yokohama - Yokohama station, Isezaki, Kannai, Motomachi

[Minato Ku]

Yokohama is the second most populated city in Japan but it's also a suburb of Tokyo.
It ha both the dual role of a major commercial hub in the south of Tokyo metropolitan area and a commuter city.

1. I've arrived from Central Tokyo using the JR East Tokaido line. Its route is express only serving Kawazaki station between Shinagawa in south central Tokyo and Yokohama.
On of the right, you can see the Yokosuka line train that do the route between Tokyo and Yokohama.

Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
2. Train of the Keihin Tohoku line, it also lead to central Tokyo and the northern suburbs but serving all the station in between.

Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
4. Yokohama station is a major transit hub. It's one of the world busiest station.
JR East lines, Tokyu, Keikyu, Sotetsu, Yokohama subway, Minato Mirail line. Several companies serve this station.

Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
5. There is nothing really grand inside the station. Its impressive scale is the result of the number of different halls and shopping mall and department connected to it that create a massive complex.

Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
6. Yokohama station is a massive shopping complex with several underground shopping malls

Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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8. A map of Joinus underground mall in western side of the station

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11. The western side of the station

Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
14. The Takashimaya department store constructed above the Sotetsu's Yokohama station.

Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
15. The newest feature of Yokoma station, the western front building.

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22. Back inside

Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
23. Toward the eastern side

Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
24. Porta, an other underground shopping center in the east side of Yokohama station. It's also connected to several office buildings.

Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
26. An overview of the various underground part of Yokohama station

Yokohama station, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
27. The east side building

Takashima, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
28. The Yokohama central post office

Takashima, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
29.Yokohama is almost surrounded by freeways. On the opposite side there are office, hotel and retails complex with department stores and shopping center. No space is wasted here.

Takashima, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Porta, Takashima, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Porta, Takashima, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
32. Back to the western side.

Kitasaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
33. Yokohama station is also surrounded by several rivers (and incidentally a freeway on this one ).

Nishitsuruya-bashi Nishi ku, Kanagawa ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
35. Call me crazy but I kinda like this. I don't this it's a good idea (not at all) but the way it works in Japan fascinates me.

Nishitsuruya-bashi Nishi ku, Kanagawa ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Tsuruyacho, Kanagawa ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
41. I find this kind of urbanity fascinating. I don't think it would work elsewhere as well. There is just a massive two levels freeway in front a shopping streets. The massive power of a transit hub like Yokohama station means that even massive barriers like a freeway above a river are not enouth to isolate the area.

Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
43. The southeastern front of the station with the Takshimaya departement store and Sotetsu terminal

Hamarin, Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Hamarin, Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
45. The small shopping streets of Minamisaiwai next to the station

Pal nerd st, Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
46. All this commercial activity is product of the development of the train station. You can see the name Sotetsu over this movie theater complex. Private railway companies in Japan has done everything to increase of the values around there stations.

5th Ave Yokohama Nishiguchi, Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Nanko-bashi, Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Nanko-bashi, Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr
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Pal nerd st, Minamisaiwai, Nishi ku, Yokohama by Minato ku, sur Flickr

To be continued.