Summer is coming to an end. Warm days will continue for several weeks yet, but evenings will be a little less muggy. Dragonflies cruise the wind currents in greater numbers. Rice fields grow thick with their bounty. Typhoon season is here, too, so enjoy the fine days while they last. Kids have already started going back to school, but what about you? Why not learn something new? As we put together our Spotlight column, events calendar and other features, we’re always amazed by the number of workshops and educational activities in Yokohama. This city is like a well-rounded university. We…
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Yokohama Brewery in the Bashamichi area has been brewing fine hometown lagers and ales for almost twenty years. It often tries to use locally grown products in its beers to support the community. On September 29th it debuted a special brew featuring a product that you likely didn’t know was even being grown in the city: hops, the crop responsible for giving beer its bitterness and aroma. Furukawara Taku, who runs the Aromaful Vege Farm in Kohoku Ward, is likely the only person in city limits cultivating hops. On August 25th the brewery staff visited his farm and helped harvest…
Summer is coming to an end. Warm days will continue for several weeks yet, but evenings will be a little less muggy. Dragonflies cruise the wind currents in greater numbers. Rice fields grow thick with their bounty. Typhoon season is here, too, so enjoy the fine days while they last. Kids have already started going back to school, but what about you? Why not learn something new? As we put together our Spotlight column, events calendar and other features, we’re always amazed by the number of workshops and educational activities in Yokohama. This city is like a well-rounded university. We…
Just after exiting the Yamate Tunnel heading to Honmoku, you’ll find the quaint Craft Bar Kokopelli on your left. This cozy bar-restaurant run by the charming husband-and-wife duo Kobayashi Junichi and Kyoko focuses on home-cooking with heart. During our lunchtime visit we chose the stewed hamburger (¥980) and the rockfish (¥1280) in ishiru sauce (a fish-based soy sauce) from the five popular lunch options. The juicy hamburger came coated in demiglace sauce with an ample helping of mushrooms and potatoes. The rockfish was colorfully adorned with fresh tomatoes, asparagus and zucchini. The main dishes come with an appetizer set of…
First off, we wanted to let you know that in this issue we have made some changes to how we list our events. They are now thematically organized in different sections of the magazine in a way that we think serves you better. We hope you like the new format. If you have any feedback for us, we’d love to hear it! Speaking of events, the summer is jam-packed with them as usual. As rainy season gives way to beach weather, dig your swimsuits out of the bottom of your drawer and make your way to the coastal beach houses…
This issue marks the 100th publication of the Yokohama Seasider! These days, we are available in both print and digital versions–the former still free at hundreds of locations across the city, the latter via download from our website. We also have a mobile-friendly website, and active accounts on Facebook and Twitter. Please follow us. 100 issues may seem like an arbitrary milestone to celebrate, but one thing is certain: we’ve been proudly producing this monthly magazine for a long time now. The imposing number ‘100’ wakes one up to this fact. We’ve been able to continue for so many years…
For the month of June at THE DARKROOM we will be exhibiting pictures taken with pinhole cameras. To explain the concept of the pinhole camera simply, just as the name implies, a small hole is used in the place of a lens to expose the film and capture an image. First, making the pinhole camera is a bit of a fun exercise.The basic concept is simple and anyone can make one using various materials as long as you get main points right. Here is one example: And here is what a photo might look like:…
Yokohama’s local beer scene just keeps getting better. In December of last year, with the opening of TDM1874 in Tokaichiba, the city added one more place where you can drink great craft beer right from the source. It’s both a brewpub and a liquor shop, and lovers of fine alcohol will have difficulty motivating themselves to go home. CEO Kato Shuichi, a Yokohama native and 5th generation owner of retail liquor company Sakaguchiya, came up with the idea of building a brewpub/liquor shop in lieu of remodeling his aging, original shop. After much preparation and research into brewing, his plan…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcAbdQAGlV0 Located just a few minutes from the high rises and modern architecture of Minato Mirai, Noge provides a completely different perspective of Yokohama. One of the most iconic districts in the city, the area hosts a plethora of small bars & restaurants that are tightly packed into a neighborhood that never sleeps. Adventure awaits the traveler looking to explore Yokohama a little deeper. For more information on Yokohama, check out the official visitors guide: http://www.yokohamajapan.com/ NOGE: http://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-t… Locations in order of appearance: Murataya (2-65 Noge-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, http://www.murataya.co.jp/) Hanasaki Butchers Store (2-69-6 Noge-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, https://goo.gl/LrznfJ) Hanasaku (2-60 Hanasaki-cho,…
Enjoy the fine weather while you can. Monsoon season is a month away, followed by the heat of summer. Maybe summer is more to your liking, but it’s hard to complain about May in Yokohama. Many will open their windows and get some overdue spring cleaning done. Winter items are packed away, junk gets recycled or repurposed, a new cycle is underway. That new cycle is true for many businesses, too. With job transfers and new fiscal years traditionally happening in April, new employees start to find their feet in May. It’s a season where hope gives way to confidence…