Now here’s a bar we really like: Clá. This small Italian hideaway with attractive decor off an alley in Bashamichi serves around 120 varieties of Italian wines and a decent selection of small dishes perfect for pairing. So what do we like so much (more…)
October, 2011:
Sitar
by Yasuyo Sugano
Sitar is an authentic Indian restaurant that values traditional flavor, and this past June marked their 26th year following that standard. Located on a quiet residential backstreet near Rose Hotel in China Town, the restaurant seems to transport (more…)
Andrew Balmuth
We’ve asserted several times that Yokohama is the craft beer capital of Japan. There are more bars per capita selling artisanal microbrews here than in any other city in Japan. Most of the beer is domestically produced, but an increasing (more…)
Hostel Zen
Art takes many forms. The Yokohama Triennale is a citywide celebration of those forms, with major venues like the Yokohama Museum, BankArt and Yokohama Creativecity Center (YCC) hosting an array of artist talks, workshops and (more…)
Art is Long, Life is Short
by Kondo Hiromitsu
The hot summer is over. Cool mornings and nights have moved in. The autumn of arts. The autumn of sports. The autumn of appetites. In this season after the searing heat, it seems like the pace of the world finally picks up. But with something (more…)
The International Center for Japanese Culture (ICJC)
The International Center for Japanese Culture (ICJC) is one of Yokohama’s most promising cultural assets and institutions, operating under the auspices of the Yokohama International School (YIS). Located on the Yamate Bluff, the ICJC offers (more…)