Japan Private Guided Tour with Aki
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Category: Architecture

Kabukza theater

Kara-hafu, characteristic of Japanese Roof

Traditional Japanese architecture is characterized by roofs with various designs of gables.This article covers the unique Japanese gable called Kara-hafu. Roofs and gables in Japanese architecture Japan’s average annual precipitation is almost twice that...

Plate of Yokohama Three Towers

Yokohama Three Towers

There are three buildings with distinctive towers near Yokohama Port: Kanagawa Prefectural Government Main Building, Yokohama Customs Headquarters Building, and Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall, known as King, Queen, and Jack, respectively, are called...

Kanagawa Prefectural Government Main Building

Charms of Yokohama’s Modern Architecture

Yokohama is a beautiful harbor city, having a distinguished and exotic atmosphere.Yokohama first appeared in history only 168 years ago when Commodore Matthew C. Perry landed on the desert village to end Japan’s seclusion...