Sunset at Osanbashi Pier, Yokohama

Easy access, wide open view, and photogenic scenery!

Tomoko Kamishima Jun 15, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Getting dark; the buildings are starting to light up</p>

<p>Sun setting over the Intercontinental Yokohama Grand Hotel</p>

<p>Enchanted with the beautiful sun-ray road on the water</p>

<p>Wide open view and photogenic surroundings</p>

<p>Model for a commercial shot posing against the Minato Mirai skyline</p>

<p>Rainbow color umbrella and sunset hunter</p>

<p>View from the upper deck of the pier</p>

<p>Friends chatting and waiting for the sunset</p>

<p>Sky changing color minute by minute</p>

Osanbashi Pier is one of the nicest sunset spots in Japan. Easy access, wide open view, photogenic surroundings, and no entrance fee! These are photos from my visit there on a warm night in mid-June. Couples and friends are enjoying the transition of the beautiful orange sky minute by minute. Sunset hunters are enchanted with the beautiful sun-ray road on the water. And a model for a commercial shot is posing against the Minato Mirai skyline. After being satisfied with the breathtaking sunset show, you can take a stroll through Yokohama’s romantic bay area. Both Chinatown and the Kannai district are within walking distance. An index of this series is here.

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Tomoko Kamishima @tomoko.kamishima

Japan is a small island nation, but we have a huge number of surprising things to discover here. Many of these delights can be found when you step off the main street onto small side paths. I really enjoy studying about and researching various aspects of traditional Japanese culture, and then sha...