Showing posts with label Leisure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leisure. Show all posts

Thursday, December 21, 2017

[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 


Friday, July 8, 2016

[LEISURE] Swimming Pools in Prefectural Parks

There are three Kanazawa prefectural parks which have outdoor swimming pools.

Mitsuike Park  (Tsunami)

http://www.kanagawaparks.com/mitsuike/play/
9:00-17:00 (entry by 16:30)
From the 2nd Saturday of July to the end of August.

1 y-old to elementary school student: 110 yen/person
Junior high school student and up: 310 yen/person

*No swimming diaper allowed. Children must be potty trained.
*Preschool children must be accompanied by a person over 16 years old.
*There may be temporary closure due to water change. Please confirm the park center.


Hodogaya Park (Hodogaya)

http://www.kanagawa-park.or.jp/hodogaya/pool.html
(blog with latest news: http://hodogaya-info.blogspot.jp/2016/07/blog-post.html)

9:00-17:00 (entry by 16:30)
From the 2nd Saturday of July to the end of August.

1 y-old to elementary school student: 110 yen/person
Junior high school student and up: 310 yen/person

*No swimming diaper allowed. Children must be potty trained.
*Preschool children must be accompanied by a person over 16 years old.


Tsujido Kaihin Park (Tsujido)

http://www.kanagawa-park.or.jp/tujidou/pool.html

9:00-18:00 (entry by 17:00)
From July 9th to September 11th (2016)

Elementary school student and younger: 210 yen/person
Junior high school student: 520 yen/person
High school student and up: 830 yen/person
*For high school and up, 520 yen after 15:30.
*Carnet tickets available.

*Children who haven't finished potty training can play ONLY in the "Kujira-no-umi (Whale Sea)" area with swimming diaper on.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

[EVENT] Kanagawaku International Festival Minato Festa

Kanagawaku International Festival (Minato Festa) is going to be held on 25th May. The place is near Yokohama Station and it takes 10 minutes from the West Exit. There will be some booths for foods, items and exhibitions.


 
Date:     Sunday 25th May, 10:00-15:30
Place:     Sawatari Chuo Park and Yokohama Shimin Bosai Center
               4-7 Sawarari, Kanagawa ward
Access:  ・10 minutes from Yokohama Station West Exit
              (Via Diamond Underground Shopping Arcade South 12 Exit)
              ・13 minutes from Tanmachi Station  (Tokyu Toyoko Line)
              ・Yokohama Municipal Bus System34 Shimin Bosai Center Mae Bus stop

Contents: ・Events on the stage - Taiko (Japanese drums), brass bands, and dance
                  performances
                ・Touching animals like pony
                ・The Exhibition of the activities by the groups around Kanagawa ward
                ・The booth for selling fresh local vegetables and products from foreign countries
                ・The food stands for international foods and Japanese popular foods
                ・The booth for Handicraft workshop
             
 Admission Free

It's going to be held even if it's raining, but in the case of rough weather, it's going to be postponed.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

[EVENT] The Exhibition of Original Pictures from the Picture Books "THOMAS & FRIENDS" at Yokohama SOGO

This exhibition is going to be held on the 6th floor at Yokohama SOGO from April 12th to May 18th. In addition to the exhibition of the original pictures, there will be some other events like a diorama, which children can play with, and a talk show by a curator etc..



Tickets: 800yen for adults, 600 yen for university and high school students, 300 yen for junior high school and elementary school students and under preschool students are free.

This is the official website. ( only in Japanese)
http://www2.sogo-gogo.com/common/museum/archives/14/thomas/index.html

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

[ACTIVITY REPORT] Strawberry Farm Visit, April 2014

About 10 families visited Yumegaoka Farm(ゆめが丘農園) in Izumi ward, Yokohama for strawberry picking.

Official Website (in Japanese)

The farm is located only 5 minutes on foot from the Sotetsu Izumino Line Yumegaoka station (North Exit). We first go to the farmers' market very close to the station (also called Hamakko) and bought tickets. It seemed that we could pay on the farm but it should be better to buy the tickets.
*Farmers' Market. The car parking is here (about 70 lots).
















The farm is open from January to the mid-May (it will be closed when strawberries are all gone), from 10:00-15:00, but only on weekends and holidays. No need to make reservation if there are not too many reservations (we can check the condition on their website, although it's in Japanese), but it would be better make it particularly when you are a big group.

*The farm entrance.













The price changes up to the month. When we visited there in April, it was 1200 yen/adult, 600 yen/child of 3-6 years old, and free for under 3 years old. The duration is 30 minutes and we are not allowed to bring back so we pick and eat immediately. They also offer condensed milk. When we check-in (write down the name of representative and the number of people in the group), the farm staff will tell us at what time we are supposed to leave.



The strawberries are grown in the sort of high planters but 2-3 year-old kids can reach somehow. Parents and children all enjoyed the picking and eating a couple of different kids of strawberries!!! Very sweet!

Not only the strawberries, we also enjoyed shopping at the farmers' market. The most of the vegetables, fruits, meat, hand-made pickles and jams etc. are from Yokohama and very fresh and at reasonable prices!! 


Some worries if strawberries are still left after April, but when we visited there, there were quite a few strawberries and even green ones and flowers.

And we were also worried about the weather (forecasted to be raining), but as they're in the greenhouse, we don't have to worry about it once we get there.

However, there is no indoor stroller parking.

The staff at the farm were kind, too. We'd like to visit there again!

Monday, April 7, 2014

[LEISURE] Train Movie for Young Kids at AOEN Cinemas

しんかんせんとわくわくでんしゃ大集合(The Shinkansen and Exciting Trains Get Together) is a movie for young children. There appear various trains in Japan with some quiz and anime.
The movie is out from Saturday,10th May at AEON Cinemas (Minatomirai or Kohoku New Town in Yokohama)

Tickets: 500 yen for children from 2 to 12 years old (before junior high school), 1000 yen for 12 and up. A pair of tickets for a child and an adult in advance available at 1400 yen (100 yen cheaper) at Loppi (A ticketing machine in Lawson and MiniStop).

Duration: 45 min

*The theater is less dark than usual and the sound is lower so that children won't be frightened.



Tuesday, December 10, 2013

[EVENT] Santa Greeting Info in Yokohama



Santa Greeting Information in Yokohama
*18 December update

Toysrus/Babysrus


14 Dec (SAT)
Kohoku Newtown, Odawara, Machida Tama Sakai

15 Dec (SUN)
Minatomirai, Fujisawa

At each store, from:
10:00~/11:00~/13:00~/14:30~/15:30~
for about 30 minutes

Source: http://www2.toysrus.co.jp/rm/HTML-MAIL/1210/html1.html

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

The Santa's room on the 3F of 2nd building of Red Brick Warehouse.

Santa will visit on 11, 14, 19, 22, 25th December.

Snow Wednesday: artificial snowing on wednesdays 13:00~/15:00~/19:00~
Snowing everyday from 21st to 25th.

Source: http://www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/event/index/2013/11#event90

Yokohama Bay Quarter

22 Dec (SUN), 23 Dec (MON)
12:00~/14:00~/16:00~
each time for about 30 minutes, he is going to walk around inside the Bay Quarter so you gotta find him!

Source: http://www.yokohama-bayquarter.com/page/event/

Colette Mare

21 Dec (SAT), 22 Dec (SUN), 23 Dec (MON)
12:00~/14:00~/16:00~
ON the 1F
Official site:http://www.colette-mare.com
Source: http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/shopping/event/933710/

Yokohama Takashimaya

22 Dec (SUN)
11:30~/13:30~/15:30~
On the 6F Kids' Patio
Photos with Santa: 30 families each time, reservation tickets from 10:00.
Source: http://www.takashimaya.co.jp/base/yokohama/top/img/info_131218_yokohama.pdf

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

[EVENT] Yokohama Farming and Green Festival 3rd November 2013

Place: Yokohama City Environmental Activity Support Center, Yokohama Jido Yuenchi park, and Yokohama Municipal Children's Botanical Garden.
These facilities are next to each other (The botanical garden is in Minami-ku, but just across the road from the park.) There is also the Common Wealth War Cemetery Yokohama next to the Jido Yuenchi Park, which is nice place to visit.
*There is a parking for 50 cars, but as there will be a lot of visitors on that day, we are requested to come by public means of transportation.

Larger Map


Date and hours: 3rd November 2013, 10:00-14:00 (-15:00 at the botanical garden for children)
Schedule (in Japanese)

Canceled in case of storm.

<Yokohama Farming and Green Festival 2013> at Jido Yuenchi Park
















Reaping experience of vegetables, craft workshops (wood, acorns, pressed flower etc.), food stands (yakisoba, pork soup, sausages etc.), fresh vegetable market, garbage/firefighter truck presentation etc.

<Yokohama Stockbreeding Festival 2013> at Yokohama City Environmental Activity Support Center


Food stands, sales of Yokohama pork and beef, eggs, ice-cream etc... everything from Yokohama.
Some photos from the official website (the link is below).
The milking experience machine.











There will be some cows.











Yokohama porc / beef.










Yakitori (Yokohama Chicken)

Source: Official site of Yokohama City (in Japanese)

<Thanks Giving of Fallen Leaves> at Yokohama Municipal Children's Botanical Garden

Herb tea, dried flower wreaths, fruits (kaki) etc... The original rose of Yokohama, Hamamirai will be sold.











Official site (in Japanese)

Thursday, October 17, 2013

[EVENT] Yokohama Market Festival 2013 on 27th October


There will be the Yokohama Market Festival on Sunday, 27th October.
*IMCY will join Kandaiji Chiku Center Festival on the very same day, so please visit us, too!!

Yokohama Market Main Place Fish market is also open to public on 1st and 3rd Saturdays every month, 9:00-11:00 (the webpage in Japanese).

Yokohama Central Market Main Place (Kanagawa ward) 9:00-14:00 横浜中央卸売市場本場

Fresh Bazaar of vegetables, fruits and meat, trying and sales of vegetables, meat etc.. Taiko, dance and juggle performances.


Larger Map

Access: Yokohama Municipal Bus #48, to Cotton Harbor, get off at Chuo-Shijo Mae(about 10 min).
Bus schedule (revised July 2013)
15 min walk from Keikyu Line Kanagawa station, 20 min walk from Yokohama station, 25 min walk from Keikyu Nakakido station or JR Higashi-Kanagawa station.


Yokohama South Market (Kanazawa ward) 8:00-13:00 南部市場

Fresh Bazaar of vegetables, fruits, meat and flowers, sanma (fish of autumn) grill, tuna cut-out show, dance, taiko performances..


Larger Map

Access: Seaside Line Nanbu Shijo station (one stop from Shin-Sugita station)

Photos from last year:
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/keizai/shogyo/orosi/topics/ichibamaturi2012kaisaikekka.html


Source: Official website of the city of Yokohama (in Japanese)

Thursday, October 3, 2013

[EVENT] Yokohama Station Festival 2013, 4-14 October



Yokohama Station Festival 2013(2013横浜えきまつり)started around Yokohama station!!
The 14th of October is the Day of the Train in Japan since the first passenger train started to run on that day in 1872 (from Shimbashi to Yokohama, but to be precise, both stations at that time situated in different places of the present time, the Yokohama station at that time was now called Sakuragicho station).
And the Yokohama Station Festival 2013 is from 4th October to 14th October.

Source:
Official Website of the festival in Japanese

There are various events and here are some pick-ups. All of them are free of charge (except for goods sales).

MUSIC EVENTS

Nishi-guchi (West Exit) Live
At Takashimaya
5th and 6th October 11:00-15:30, 13th October 11:00-14:00
1F  main entrance stage at Takashimaya Yokohama store
5&6th : a Vietnamien singer, Hien Thuc, a idol dance group from Laos, Over Dance and other performance of ASEAN countries
13th : Yokohama Firefighter Band, Yokohama F Marinos cheer leading team, Japanese drum performance etc.

At Joinus
5th and 12th October, 13:00-, 15:00-, 17:00
B2F square
Smile Song (a free live held every saturday, Station festival special version)

TRAIN EVENTS

YOKOHAMA Train Festival 2013
5 and 6th October
At Yokohama Shintoshi Hall (Sogo 9F) Plaza (in front of Sogo, B2F) 5th:9:45-17:00, 6th 10:00-17:00
Photo with the stationmaster (on 5th only), Panel Quiz Rally, Craft workshop etc.
At Porta Shopping Mall 9:45-16:00
Train goods and the local specialties will be sold.

Train Characters Gathering
5th October 11:00-16:00
At JR Yokohama Station Central Concourse
 

From left to right:
Keikyun from Keikyu Line
Norurun from Tokyu Line
Hama no Denchan from JR East Yokohama branch
Hamarin from Yokohama Municipal Transport
Hyo-chan from Kiyoken (nothing to do with trains though specialty of Yokohama)

Come on Kids! Get on a mini-train!!
14th October 11:00~13:00, 14:00~16:30
At 2F Terrace in Sogo Yokohama
Kids can get on a 6-car mini train running around the terrace
Canceled in case of heavy rain

Yokohama Station Festival Walking Day
14th October
Admission at Sakuragicho station Concourse, from 9:00 to 11:00
It will take about 4hours 30min (including the sightseeing time, walking time around 2hours, about 7km). You are supposed to arrive at the Goal (JR Yokohama Station Concourse) by 16:00.
Course: JR Sakuragicho, The First Railway Monument, Dockyard garden, Nihonmaru, Kisha michi street, Zou no hana park, Red Brick Warehouse, Rinko Park, Yokohama Museum of Art, Hara Model Train Museum, JR Yokohama Station.






[EVENT] HALLOWEEN EVENTS 2013


Yamate Halloween Walk 2013

(Stamp Rally in costumes, Free of charge)
Sunday, 27th October, 2013
10:00-16:00
http://www2.yamate-seiyoukan.org/event/event/2013harowin (in Japanese)

Place: 7 Western Houses in Yamate, Yamate 68, YITC, Iwasaki Museum, America yama Park, Marine Tower and Yokohama Doll House

Start place: anywhere above, but you must be in costume to get the stamp card
Goal: British House Yokohama, Bluff 18 and America yama Park

Prize: Effort Prize (9 stamps, first 2000 people)
Perfect Prize (13 stamps, first 100 people)

Open Cafe in front of Ehrisman Residence and Diplomat's House
Open Garden at Yamate 234, 10:00~ free tulip for first 100 people
Face Painting at Yamate 111, British House, Yamate 234, Berrick Hall, and Diplomat's House
10:00-15:00 100 yen, first 150 people

Kitchen Cars (food stands) at America yama Park
Costume and goods sales at 7 Western houses

Costume Contest at Italia yama Garden. Application from 13:30, first 50 groups, 14:00 the contest starts (grand-prix, the president's prize and unique prize)

(1-hour free parking at Yamashita Parking with 9 stamps)

Halloween decorations at 7 western houses from 19th October.


Kawasaki Halloween 2013

Date: 26-27th October, 2013
English Page
http://lacittadella.co.jp/halloween_english/#stacktitle1


Motomachi Halloween 2013

Date: Thursday, 31st October, 2013 (trick-or-treating from 16:00~)
Place: Motomachi Shopping Street
http://www.motomachi.or.jp/html/event/halloween2013.html (in Japanese)

Peko and Poko (Fujiya characters) will come in costume, too!
Kids in costume can enjoy trick-or-treating at shops.

Takarajima Halloween Rally 2013

Date: Sunday, 27th October, 2013
Target: Children under 12, in costume
Place: Minatomirai Area

*Official details has not been released online yet.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN in Minatomirai 21 Shintakashima 2013

Date: Saturday, 26th October, 2013
Place: Shintakashima

*Official details has not been released online yet.

Monday, September 16, 2013

[LEISURE] Conveyor-Belt Sushi Restaurant

This article is about one of a conveyor-belt sushi restaurants, Hamazushi. The system may vary in each conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chain.

Just in front of the little pathway to the fruit farm in Totsuka, is a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant called Hamazushi (jumps to the link to Hamazushi official site in Japanese).










Once you enter the restaurant, you register the number of your company and your preference of seats (table or counter), then a sheet of paper with a number is issued. And you wait until your number is called (I think you will be seated directly if it is not crowded).


  


You can take sushi as you like. In this chain, the black plate is with wasabi and the red plate is without wasabi.




[Order your sushi]
If you can't find what you want on the conveyor-belt, you can order with this machine.

The ordered sushi plate will arrive on a little red stool on the conveyor-belt and the machine rings to let you know the arrival of your sushi.





They have an English menu, too.
The green button is to call a staff, the yellow button is to have the check (will be explained later).





[To prepare tea]
Hot water comes out from this faucet. And green tea powder is in the little round bin in front of the faucet.

Once you are seated, you must do almost everything by yourself!
Chopsticks are in the rectangle case.



There were five different soy sauces in this restaurant.







[If you want to take out some sushi]
You can take the plastic case and put sushi using a new pair of chopsticks. And please eat as soon as possible!





[Finish and Check]
Call a staff by pushing the yellow button on the machine and let her count the plates. She'll give you a bill and you'll pay at the casher.










Wednesday, September 11, 2013

[LEISURE] Cats Cafes and Rabbits Cafe in Yokohama "LEON"

There are many 'cats' cafes' 猫カフェ(neko cafe) in Japan and of course, there are some in Yokohama.

Here's some info on Cats and Rabbits Cafe Leon near JR Ishikawa-cho along with my experience.
Neko Cafe Leon official website
(There are a guidance and drink menu in English)



View Larger Map

We visited in September, 2013. The condition may change so please check the latest condition on the official website.

[How to Get There]

The cafe is near JR Ishikawa-cho station North exit, the Chinatown side.
They have a Cats cafe and a Rabbits cafe next to each other. When you go up the stairs, the door to Rabbits cafe is just in front of you and the one to the Cats cafe is on your right.

[When You Arrive at the Cafe...]

*If you are with young children (under 13 years old), you are requested to agree with some regulations. Please read About Bringing Young Children
Take off your shoes at the entrance, wash your hands with soap, and spread disinfectant over your hands. Then a waiter person will seat you to a table. Tell her how many hours you would like to spend and order a drink per person. If it is in 'treat time', you can buy snacks for cats and feed them (¥100 per serving, 1 serving per person). If you would like to use a locker in the cats' room to keep valuables, ask the staff for the key.
 

Basic charge is ¥600/30 minutes.

"One order system": we are requested to order at least one thing from the menu.

The English menu.



The end time will not be informed, so please check the time on your own responsibility.



[In the Cats' Room]

You can go to the cats' room whenever you like. You can play with cats walking around in the room but not the ones in their cage. When you feed the cats, keep the plate high or cats may take it away. And to avoid unexpected bite, put the snack on your palm and feed the cat. Used plates are supposed to be returned in a little box near the door.
Too cute!
"No Entry". Maybe a restroom.












[If You Want to Go to Rabbits' Room]

You can also go to the rabbits' room through cats' room by paying ¥300/person. Let the staff know that you would like it. There is a door to the rabbits' room in the cats' room.

[Rabbits' Room Rules]

Rabbits are in their cage. There is a name card next to each cage with their name, type and O or X sign on the bottom which means if you can put the rabbit on your lap or not (O=OK, X=Not Available).

There is a call buttons and you push it when you would like to put a rabbit on your lap, you would like to let it back in the cage, a rabbit escaped, or you would like to exchange the rabbit on your lap to your neighbor's etc...

The rabbits with X sign, you can't take them out but you can open the door and stroke them. Please be careful not to put your hands near the rabbit's mouth or its belly. It may bite you. You should not put your finger into the cage, either.

[About Rabbits Cafe] *updated Dec. 2013

The Rabbit Cafe area is closed on 31st December 2013...
Source: http://nekocafe-leon.com/rabbit/index.html (in Japanese)

You can not use "ONLY" Rabbits Cafe on weekdays (but weekends and holidays).
If you would like to enjoy only Rabbits Cafe on a weekend or holiday, the charge is ¥800/30 minutes (and after 30 min, ¥200/10 minutes). There are also "90 min package/ ¥1,700" and "120min package/ ¥2,000".

Rabbits Cafe page (in Japanese)

[Reservation]

Reservation of Cats Cafe is available on weekdays. Rabbits Cafe reservation is not available so if you would like to make a reservation, you can reserve seats at Cats Cafe and use both Cats and Rabbits Cafes by paying +¥300.

[Taking Pictures]

You can take pictures of cats and rabbits, but without flash. And please be careful not to include other customers in your picture for privacy reasons.

[About Bringing Young Children]

Children under 13 (elementary school and younger) must be accompanied by guardian(s) and you should keep an eye on them so that they won't hurt or surprise the animals. We are not supposed to run, make big noise or scream, and should speak in a low voice. These requests are explained at the entrance before entering with kids. Cats and rabbits are very sensitive animals, so please understand it and consider refraining from using the cafe if you are not sure that your kids can keep the "promise".

My child was 3 years old and he also paid the charge (as well as an adult) and a drink. He was rather kind to animals but was often frightened by their movements so I really had to pay a lot of attention while taking pictures of my family and the animals.

My son got an allergy test before and there was no sign of animal allergies. Please make sure that your children are not allergic to those animals, too.

ENJOY!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

[LEISURE] Fruit Gathering on Farm "Iwasaki Kaju En"in Yokohama

There are farms in Yokohama where we can enjoy picking fruits. We already introduced some blueberry farms (please read the older post), and this time we'll introduce another farm in Totsuka along with our own experience.

Iwasaki Kaju En website top
(岩崎果樹園)
戸塚区平戸町5418 (5418 Hirato-cho, Totsuka-ku)



View the Larger Map

@How to get there@
The nearest bus stop is '坂下口 sakashita guchi',
From JR/Subway Totsuka Station (15-20 min/¥210) : East Exit, Bus Stop #6,  戸38 Hodogaya Station (East Exit)
Bus Stop #7 横43 Yokohama Station (East Exit), 横44 Yokohama Station (East Exit)

From JR Higashi-Totsuka Station (10min/¥210): East Exit, Bus Stop #4, 横17 Yokohama Station (West Exit), 東01 Idogaya Shimocho (井土ケ谷下町), 東03 Hirado Danchi (平戸団地),  東08 Yokohama Park Town

From JR Hodogaya Station (20-25min/¥210) East Exit, Bus Stop #1 戸38 Totsuka Station (East Exit), Bus Stop #2  77 Serigaya (芹が谷)

From Yokohama Station West Exit (40 min/¥210) , Bus Stop #23 横17 Higashi-Totsuka Station (East Exit)

From Yokohama Station East Exit (38 min/¥210), Bus Stop #9 横43, 44 Tostuka Station (East Exit) , #11  77 Serigaya

Around the bus stop. (Route 1) Turn right.

This panel says "A Farming Area in Hirado"
Pear, Chestnut, Peach, Grape, Kaki and Ume (Plum).
There are 8 farms, but not all of them do fruit picking, but sell their fresh fruits at the gates.
Another panel "Hirado Fruit Village"
(an official panel by the city of Yokohama)









Go up the small road and we find Iwasaki Kaju En.
(The third farm).

The entrance is on the right, continue going up the hill.














Then we found the staff of the farm. We asked the picking of fruits (nashi and grape).
A 'welcome fruit' :-) There were some tables where we can enjoy the fruits.








We got a basket and went to the field with one of the staff.
Nashi (Japanese pear) field.











Pears are very big! And look, two cast-off skins of cicada!



Nashi was ¥600/kg (the price may change a little)








Grape field.

Grape was ¥1,300 yen/kg (the price may change)











When we finished gathering, we went back, got the fruits measured, and paid.

@What fruit we can gather on this farm?@

Budo (Grape): 10 August - 31 August
Nashi (Pear): 20 July - 20 September
Kaki: 10 October - 31 November
Mikan (Tangerine): 1 November - 15 December

@What is the open hours?@

Basically no closed days.
Lunch break from 12:00 to 14:00 (please avoid these hours)

Enjoy!!

*In the end, we would like to show our gratitude to the farm owner who kindly accepted our writing about the farm on this blog.


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Some knowledge about Yokohama Fruits.
Yokohama has 'yokohama brand' fruits which is called 'Hama ~'. Most of these fruits are not available at retail stores but at JA, temporary outdoor markets or on the farms.

Hama Nashi (浜なし, Japanese pear) is one of the most popular fruits from Yokohama. There are also Hama Budo (浜ぶどう, grape) and Hama Gaki (浜がき, kaki).

Here is the link to the website of Yokohama city explaining about Hama Nashi(in Japanese)

Thursday, August 1, 2013

[EVENT] Red Brick Resort 2013 1st Aug-25th Aug, 2013

Red Brick Resort 2013

From THU1st August to SUN 25th August, 11:00-23:00.
At Red Brick Warehouse Square.
















*The photo is from last year's Red Brick Resort 2012.

There are a little jungle, white sand, foot-bathing water etc... You'll forget where you are!


Source: Red Brick Warehouse/ Event (in Japanese)