More than a year has passed since the great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan. While that region suffered the worst of nature’s terrible power (and, in Fukushima, human folly) the repercussions of March read 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. read 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 read more »
BeerFes Yokohama
We’ve mentioned several times over the last year or so that Yokohama is quickly becoming the craft beer capital of Japan. The metropolitan area has more craft beer bars per capita than any other major city and, by the end of the year, there will read 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 read more »
Officially, Yokohama
by Ry Beville
In this, our third and final report on Yokohama Goods, I take a look at some of the physical products (as opposed to consumable foods) that were submitted to the contest last year. As with the food and beverage items, there was a lot of read more »
Officially, Yokohama
In this 2nd part of our three part series on Yokohama Goods, I talk about the consumable products: what you can eat and drink. The majority of the several hundred items entered in the competition fell into this category. From chocolates and read more »
Officially, Yokohama
by Ry Beville
The association of certain goods with certain countries or regions is of course a world-wide phenomenon: Florida oranges, Swiss chocolate, Australian beef, Hong Kong dim sum… In Japan, however, meibutsu, or “local goods,” is a part of custom read more »
Feature Interview: Yokohama City Mayor, Hayashi Fumiko
Interview with the Yokohama City Mayor read more »
Little Step Project
by Katsuchi Yosuke, Charcoal Grill & Bar Green
The towering peak of Mt. Fuji is visible even from within Yokohama. It is the most widely recognized mountain among Japanese and probably overseas visitors alike. read more »