March 2010
Yokohama ham shop and drinks
JA1PTO

JA1IZZ, JA1PYP and myself JA1PTO made a Yokohama tour on March 6.
Unfortunately it was rain, we should visit Yokohama again in a near future. May be.

We met at JR Ishikawa-cho station at around noon, there are 3 parts shops and one ham shop called Hamer's near the station.

Fi rst we visited parts shops called Edison's Plaza. There are 3 shops on the second floor. I purchased bag full of resisters, diodes and chokes. Each bag is 100 yen.
　 　
JA1IZZ in front of Edison's Plaza sign. 　 There are 3 shops. 　
　 　 　
3 bag full of resisters, diodes and chokes. 100 yen each. 　 　 　
　
Next, we went to Hamer's.
We can try ICOM IC-7800, 3 elements stepper antenna in the store. Collins 75A3 is sitting next and is ready to use.
　
　 　
JA1PYP is interested in IC7800 and stepper antenna. 　 Good old rigs. 　
　 　 　 　
It was around 2PM, we went to near by Yokohama China Town for late lunch. We enjoyed 2 bottles of Chinese wine also.
　 　
China Town gate. 　 Beijing duck for sale. 　
　 　
Cinese wine. 　 We enjoyed a lot of foods. There are 2 more dishes. 　
　 　 　 　

There is a Hikawa-maru, a good old cruise ship, now retired and stationed at Yamashita park. We made a ship tour. It cost 200 yen. Hikawa-maru first introduced at 1930 as a cruise ship between Japan and US, served as a hospital ship during war and again served as a cruise ship and retired at 1960.

　 　 　
Hikawa-maru.
 　 　 　
　 　
First class cabin. Blanket is folded decorative to entertain long cruise. This tradition is still exist.
 　
This is a coach class cabin. There are 4 double deckers on each sides.
 　
　 　
Reading room.
　
JA1PYP steering the ship. Behind is a miniture Hikawa shrine.
 　
　 　
This is a radio room. 　

Rusted iron wall, the ship is 80 years old.

　
　 　 　 　

We went to Noge area directly by taxi.
First we entered Beni-ton, red pork, for couple of drinks. We enjoyed Sake and Shouchu, stew and skewered pork. Next we went Ping Ping a stand bar, where we had couple of Shochu and simple foods. Then we went to Papa John, Jazz bar. We enjoyed wiskeys and Jazz. Finally, we had a ramen noodle and Chinese wine at the restrant near Sakuragi-cho station.
　 　
Sake and Shochu at Beniton bar.
 　
Stand bar Ping Ping
 　
　 　 　 　
Link to JA1PTO's visit to Hamer's on Feb. 2010
Link to ham shop Hamer's
　
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