November, 2011:

Autumn Foliage in Yokohama 紅葉

三渓園 Sankei-en
紅葉
中区本牧三之谷 58-1
Naka-ku Honmoku Sannotani 58-1
045-621-0634
www.sankeien.or.jp

根岸森林公園 Negishi Park
けやき、桜
中区根岸台
Naka-ku Negishidai
045-671-3648
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kankyo/park/yokohama/kouen010.html

日本大通り Nihon-Odori
銀杏
中区
Naka-ku
http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/ja/tourism/spot/virtualtour/course_02_13.html

山下公園 Yamashita Park
銀杏
中区山下町 279
Naka-ku Yamashita-cho 279
045-681-1860
http://www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp/topics/kouyou/spot.html

港の見える丘公園 Minato-no-Mieru Hillside Park
紅葉、銀杏
中区山手町 114
Naka-ku Yamate-cho 114
045-671-3648
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kankyo/park/yokohama/kouen007.html

保土ヶ谷公園 Hodogaya Park
銀杏並木
保土ヶ谷区花見台 4-2
Hodogaya-ku Hanamidai 4-2
045-333-5515
http://www.kanagawa-park.or.jp/hodogaya
http://www.kanagawa-park.or.jp/momiji/index.html

県立 三ツ池公園 Mitsuike Park
紅葉、銀杏
鶴見区三ツ池公園 1-1
Tsurumi-ku Mitsuike-kouen 1-1
045-581-0287
http://www.kanagawaparks.com/mitsuike

野毛山動物園 Noge-yama Zoo
紅葉、カエデ
西区老松町 63-10
Nishi-ku Oimatsu-cho 63-10
045-231-1307
www2.nogeyama-zoo.org

グランモール公園「美術の広場」(横浜美術館の前)Grand Mall Park (in front of Yokohama Museum)
けやき並木
西区みなとみらい 4
Nishi-ku Minatomirai 4
045-671-3648
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kankyo/park/yokohama/kouen021.html

Saiko 菜香

If you’re traveling through or near Chinatown and have an appetite for something sweet, your choices can be overwhelming. It seems like there is some souvenir shop or retailer on every street selling something good. We’ve been (more…)

El Nubichinom エル ヌビチノ

El Nubichinom is a quiet, backstreet joint where you can sip on some great beer in a quiet, tranquil environment. It’s perfect for drinking solo or in intimate company because “El Nubi,” as it is colloquially known, is perhaps Japan’s smallest (more…)

Obscur French Cuisine & Bar

“French Cuisine & Bar.” So Obscur on Noge’s main street bills itself. Subdued lighting and quiet jazz sets the ambiance when you enter. Comfy seats with armrests help you sidle up to the bar. Concrete walls provide a nice backdrop for (more…)

Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show

The annual Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show in early December celebrates an important milestone this year: 20 years of success. Even if you don’t really have any interest in hot rods, this show may surprise you. It did, us, when we first attended several years ago. (more…)

The Wealth of Our Minds

by Kondo Hiromitsu

Day by day, autumn deepens. How are you spending your time this season? I suspect there are probably those who went to one of the Yokohama Triennale events or perhaps downed some delicious beer at Oktoberfest. Enjoying fine art and (more…)