🐦 Through Western Hills and Chinatown Chimes: A 13km Ptarmigan in Yokohama 🐦
Yokohama City’s Naka Ward, which developed as Japan’s premier gateway following its port opening in 1859, beautifully blends Western elegance with vibrant Asian cultures. This 13km GPS art course invites you to sketch a Ptarmigan, starting from America Yama Park and looping across the panoramic Yamate bluffs, historic Kannai districts, and a bustling Chinatown.
The journey begins with sweeping ocean views at Harbor View Park, passing the Osaragi Jiro Memorial Museum and the Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature. Winding past Kitagatakoutai Jingu Shrine, the trail plunges into Yokohama Chinatown to embrace the colorful architecture of Yokohama Mazu Miao, Yokohama Kuan Ti Miao, and the entertainment hub Yokohama Daisekai. Moving into the civic center, you will circle Yokohama Stadium and the lush Higa Garden inside Yokohama Park. The route then connects grand historic monuments like the Port Opening Memorial Hall and the Museum of Yokohama Urban History with the futuristic BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai complex, before climbing back to the elegant western architectures of Bluff No.18 and the Yamate Italian Garden.
Balancing steep hill inclines with flat, historic streets, this 13km loop offers an invigorating cultural run. When the digital bird appears on your map, you will have navigated the very heart of Yokohama’s timeless international heritage.
TOURISTS SPOT
- Yokohama Park
- America Yama Park
- Harbor View Park
- Higa Garden
- Yamate Italian Garden
- Osaragi Jiro Memorial Museum
- Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature
- Kitagatakoutai Jingu Shrine
- BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai
- Yokohama Stadium
- Museum of Yokohama Urban History
- Port Opening Memorial Hall
- Yokohama Chinatown
- Yokohama Mazu Miao
- Yokohama Kuan Ti Miao
- Yokohama Daisekai
- Bluff No.18
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A PIONEER IN GPS ART.
1st work was authorized by Guinness World Records as “the Largest GPS Drawing”.
He is the only Japanese person to be featured in a Google documentary as an innovator. He is fascinated by the idea of drawing with GPS and has published more than 2,500 works.
