May is a fun month in Yokohama as the weather warms and beckons outdoor adventures throughout the city. Most of all, it features one of the sweetest and most important holidays of all, Mother’s Day. Of course, enjoy German bratwursts and German beer at the Yokohama Frühlingsfest (Spring Festival) held at the Red Brick Warehouse through May 7. In this month’s issue, we highlight Swiss architect Max Hinder who lived in Yokohama in the early Showa Era (1926-1989) and left an indelible legacy of Western-style buildings throughout Japan. On one of your outdoor excursions we recommend visiting the French Hill where remnants of one of Hinder’s buildings still survive.
