July, 2011:

Amazon Event Space & Gallery

The Amazon Club, together with the Yokohama Seasider Magazine, announce a funky new art and event space in the center of town. (more…)

Airegin 横濱エアジン

Yokohama is a jazz city, hosting several jazz festivals every year, while the central area has an abundance of jazz bars and live houses. Airegin, an intimate live jazz bar in Bashamichi, is a cornerstone of Yokohama’s jazz legacy. (more…)

L’isola del Brio

The Noge district abounds in small eateries. In our opinion, many of the best focus on authentic cuisine from some specific region. Add Brio both to the list of greats in Noge and to some of the best casual Italian in Yokohama. (more…)

Sugiyama Shôta 杉山昇太

by Ry Beville

Every city needs good leaders. It also needs behind-the-scenes movers and shakers who get good things done but rarely get much credit for their work. (more…)

Shirai Takako 白井貴子

by Sugano Yasuyo

Shirai Takako, an icon of Japanese music and a resident of nearby Kamakura, deserves honorable mention as a Yokohama citizen. How did she come to be part of this community? We decided to ask her about her unique roots here. (more…)

Shyo Shyo An 笑笑庵

by Sugano Yasuyo

Summer festivals, events, fireworks– have you given a thought to going out this summer in a yukata? “I want to wear one, but don’t know how to put it on.” That’s no excuse! Drop into Shyo Shyo An near Momiji-zaka, Sakuragicho for a lesson on (more…)

Water, Water Everywhere

by Kondo Hiromitsu

Together with students from our recent photography school, we visited Noge Suigyôdô, which occupies a part of the grounds of the Narita-san Yokohama Betsu-in Temple. The Suigyôdô is a place where people who are suffering from (more…)