Monday, April 18, 2011

Yamate in Yokohama, Kanagawa

Yamate is located in Yokohama city, 30 minutes from Tokyo central station.
The area is famous as foreigners' neighborhood from 1860’s. Some of those classic houses such as a former British diplomat's house were designated as the important cultural assets of Japan and open to the public.

↑Ehrismann Residence by Antonin Raymond, Czech architect

↑Diplomat's house by J.M.Gardiner, American architect
 
↑Bluff No.18

 
↑Japanese residence built in 1909.

Without admission, you can enter inside those houses.

The architecture is really interesting.
For those people interested in architecture as well as history of opening Yokohama port, it must be very good place to visit.




<Guide Memo>外国人が洋館に興味あるかといえばNOでしょう。
ただ横浜(みなとみらい、中華街など)を案内することはあるので、時間調整でドライブすることはあります。(私は2度山手をバスで案内しました。)
洋館はどれも素敵。中も無料で入れます。これまたかなり素敵♪
万が一、建築とかに興味があり、ウォーキングでまわるなら、2時間~3時間要