Residents and visitors alike will be familiar with the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery. Perched precariously…
Browsing: In Depth
If you have been to Gōra (or its vicinity), you will have noticed, high on…
Yokohama has been Japan’s first international gateway since its port was opened to the world…
The most influential and prolific foreign architect in Japan never had any formal training. William…
Ken’ichi Yanagawa, universally known as “Yanaken,” is cheerful, enthusiastic, articulate, and always full of infectious…
Antonín Raymond (1888-1976) had a long and influential career as an architect in Japan and…
Need to escape the city? How about a refreshing day-walk in Hakone? Set out after…
Red brick architecture was synonymous with 19th-century Yokohama. An iconic landmark, Yokohama Port Memorial Hall,…
October 14 marked 150 years since the first railway in Japan connected Shimbashi in Tōkyō…
Yokohama has a reputation as an open-minded, cosmopolitan city, welcoming newcomers from across Japan and…