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| I cycled to Yokohama today. The distance in a straight line from my home to Yokohama is 12.5km, but there is not a direct route.So I cycled in old Tokaido via the embankment of Tsurumi River. I went ahead through the reclaimed land to Daikoku Wharf to see Yokohama Bay Bridge. It is the wharf where Queen Mary 2 (148,528t) arrived in February. QM2 was too big and was not able to dock at the Yokohama International Passenger Terminal. Yokohama Bay Bridge has two levels. The upper level is the Metropolitan expressway, and the lower level is R375, but bicycles cannot use it.  There is a monument about the Namamugi Incident along the way.The incident happened in 1862 before the opening of Japan. A Briton who rode across the daimyo's procession on horseback was killed. This resulted in the Anglo-Satsuma War (Bombardment of Kagoshima）  between the U.K. and Satsuma feudal clan. After the war, the Satsuma feudal clan had a friendly relationship with the U.K. and led to Meiji Restoration. 50.9Km/Total 6h |
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