[LEISURE] Tourist Farms in Yokohama

There are many farms in Yokohama, and some are open to public. We can enjoy picking fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, Japanese pears, Kakis, satsumas etc... or digging out sweet potatoes.

Here is the list of farms (make use of some website translator):
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kankyo/nousan/midoriup/

These articles are on some of the farms we visited:
Yumegaoka Strawberry Farm
Iwasaki Fruit Farm 

[EVENT] Enjoy Japanese New Year 2018

Nanakusa Rice Soup at Yokomizo Old House (Tsurumi ward)

 

Nanakusa (seven herbs) rice soup is Japanese traditional food that they have on 7th January, to ease the stomach after the festive dishes of the New Year and to wish the health.

Sunday, January 7th, 11:00-13:00 (registration from 10:30)
100yen/serving

at Misono Park, Yokomizo Old House
http://qq2h4dy9n.wixsite.com/yokomizoyashiki/english-1

Nanakusa Rice Soup at Seseragi Park (Tsuzuki ward)

https://seseragiblog.wordpress.com
Sunday January 7th, 11:00-
100 yen/serving (100 servings)
17 Shin-ei-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama (closest station: Nakamachi-dai, Blue Line)
Information not updated yet

Nanakusa Rice Soup and New Year Games (Sakae ward)

Monday, January 8th, 11:30-13:00 (registration from 11:15)
100 yen/serving (150 servings)
at Hongo Fujiyama Park (Old houses)
56-1, Nakano-cho, Sakae-ku, Yokoahama (closest station: Hongodai, JR Negishi Line)
http://www.hongofujiyama.jp
http://www.hongofujiyama.jp/newgyoji/nanakusagayu.JPG (the event poster in Japanese)

Nanakusa Rice Soup / Sweet Bean Soup at Nagayamon Park (Seya ward)

Nanakusa Rice Soup
Sunday, January 7th, 11:00-
100 yen/serving (100 servings)
Nagayamon Park (closest station: Mitsukyo, Sotetsu Line, 18min walk or bus)
http://nagayamonnkouen.la.coocan.jp

Sweet Bean Soup with Mochi rice cake
Japanese people decorate mochi (rice cake) during the New Year and then brake it down to eat in sweet bean soup around this day.

Thursday, January 11th, 11:00-
100 yen/serving (200 servings)
http://nagayamonnkouen.la.coocan.jp

Nanakusa Rice Soup at Tsuduki Minka-en (Tsuduki ward)

Sunday, January 7th, 11:00-12:00 (100 servings)
100 yen/serving
2 Odana-nishi, Tsuduki-ku, Yokohama (8min walk from Center Kita, Blue Line)

http://tminkaen.org/home-en (Home)
http://tminkaen.org/annual-events
http://tminkaen.org/events/event_1164?mc_id=1634 (in Japanese)

Kikuna Jinja Shrine (Kohoku ward)

January 7th 12:00-
http://www.kikunajinja.jp/gyouji/nanakusa.html
6-5-14 Kikuna, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama (3min from Kikuna Station)

Hodogaya International Lounge

Tea Ceremony Experience

You can enjoy a cup of green tea and Japanese confection.

Saturday, 27th January 14:30-16:00
at 3F Japanese Room, Iwama Shimin Plaza
1-7-15 Iwamacho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama (2min walk from Sotetsu Line Tennocho station or 10 min from JR Hodogaya station)

Free for non-Japanese people and 500 yen for Japanese people.
Please sign up by telephone, e-mail or at the counter.

http://www.hodogaya-kokusai.com/en/events-2/introducing-japanese-culture/

[HEALTH] Be Careful of Mosquito-borne Infections

*This is an announcement through YOKE.

If you are traveling to South Asia, South-East Asia, Central America or South America during the holidays, please read through this leaflet about mosquito-borne infections.

PDF (English)

PDF (Japanese)

Happy holidays!