I’ve managed to finagle my way onto 2 work trips to japan this year.  A few weeks ago I was in Sasebo and this time I got to go to Yokosuka for 2 weeks.  We barely dodged a hurricane and I got to experience my first earthquake.  Thought I was crazy in the morning because my coworkers were on the ground floor enjoying some tasty beverages and might not have noticed if the building had fallen down.  Either way, most exciting trip to date! I brought my camera with me pretty much everywhere so I was sure to look like a complete tourist. Luckily I left my fanny-pack at home so I did manage to get people to go to dinner with me. Speaking of dinner, the food here is fantastic. I enjoyed just wandering around Yokosuka taking pictures of whatever I wanted and finding Christmas presents for everyone on my list.  I think I did a pretty good job of squeezing a vacation in between all the work I had to do. 😉

View from my hotel room complete with authentic Japanese schoolgirls.
View from my hotel room complete with authentic Japanese schoolgirls.
Yokosuka!
Yokosuka!
Betty Boop outside a bar.
Betty Boop outside a bar.
Yoko skyline.
Yoko skyline.
Graffiti
Graffiti
DIY barbed wire
DIY barbed wire
Hello kitty with a gas mask
Hello kitty with a gas mask
Sweet guitars
Sweet guitars
High rise
High rise
I kept forgetting that some of these shopping centers and restaurants were more 8 stories or more
I kept forgetting that some of these shopping centers and restaurants were more 8 stories or more
Arcade games are very popular
Arcade games are very popular
No idea what this says
No idea what this says
This city is bigger and more gritty than Sasebo for sure.
This city is bigger and more gritty than Sasebo for sure.
Pretty blue
Pretty blue
Bicycles everywhere
Bicycles everywhere
Coffee! I did miss the coffee stands on every corner like they have here
Coffee! I did miss the coffee stands on every corner like they have here
Rust
Rust
Don't know whose handprints these were
Don’t know whose handprints these were
Paper lanterns
Paper lanterns
More colorful paper lanterns
More colorful paper lanterns
It rains a lot here
It rains a lot here
Pretty
Pretty
Shopping center at night
Shopping center at night
Mikasa shopping center. I bought a lot of Christmas presents here!
Mikasa shopping center. I bought a lot of Christmas presents here!
Yoko at night
Yoko at night
My hotel
My hotel
Stairs at the hotel.  We stayed at the Hotel New Yokosuka. Very nice.
Stairs at the hotel. We stayed at the Hotel New Yokosuka. Very nice.
Water main for fire trucks. I think the little blue guy is a water drop.
Water main for fire trucks. I think the little blue guy is a water drop.
Happy little owl
Happy little owl
Cute yellow lucky kitty!
Cute yellow lucky kitty!
Angry bicycle
Angry bicycle
Flowers for sale
Flowers for sale
Not everyone is pleased that the Navy is here...
Not everyone is pleased that the Navy is here…
Paper lanterns. Every restaurant has them
Paper lanterns. Every restaurant has them
Lots of alleys to explore
Lots of alleys to explore
A variety of interesting parking garages. not a lot of real estate here so they get creative.
A variety of interesting parking garages. not a lot of real estate here so they get creative.
2 precious little old ladies at the knife store in Mikasa mall.
2 precious little old ladies at the knife store in Mikasa mall.
Details in the rain
Details in the rain
Traffic
Traffic
Hand print!
Hand print!
They're not nearly so careful about litter in their waterways... unfortunate
They’re not nearly so careful about litter in their waterways… unfortunate
Spiral staircase by the Thai restaurant
Spiral staircase by the Thai restaurant
Lucky kitty!
Lucky kitty!
Sunfish painted on a wall.
Sunfish painted on a wall.
Thousands of really awesome tricked out scooters.
Thousands of really awesome tricked out scooters.
Crossings
Crossings
Wall art
Wall art
Dragon
Dragon
One of the local watering holes
One of the local watering holes
Gee I wonder what this place is for...
Gee I wonder what this place is for…
More lucky kitties. They're my favorite.
More lucky kitties. They’re my favorite.
Cherry blossoms. It was too late for me to see any this time.
Cherry blossoms. It was too late for me to see any this time.
My favorite motorcycle this trip.Tiny little cafe racer. WANT
My favorite motorcycle this trip.Tiny little cafe racer. WANT
The Honch. Where all the bars are at and where I'm assuming most of the sailors are at as well.
The Honch. Where all the bars are at and where I’m assuming most of the sailors are at as well.
Info
Info.  Wish I could have read it.
Wanted. Maybe if this engineering this doesn't work out for me.
Wanted. Maybe if this engineering this doesn’t work out for me.
Streetview.
Streetview.
Some roofs needed some repair.  Not actually related to the hurricane that threatened us early in the trip.
Some roofs needed some repair. Not actually related to the hurricane that threatened us early in the trip.

 

Love your city
Love your city.  Love your family.  Your good manners make a beautiful town.
Flowers in the park
Flowers in the park

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Beauty and the beast
Beauty and the beast
Row of bells
Row of bells
Traditional architecture
Traditional architecture
Cute little building. Don't know what it was for.
Cute little building. Don’t know what it was for.
Locked
Locked
Yokosuka is known as the Jazz city. Music is a big influence here.
Yokosuka is known as the Jazz city. Music is a big influence here.
Another musician
Another musician
A memorial of some kind.
A memorial of some kind.