[ENTERTAINMENT] SIRO-A: That's ZENtertainment!

SIRO-A is a non-verbal performance group that went up to the semi-final at America's Got Talent in 2015. They have a lot of experience in performance in other countries. This March, they're starting a new entertainment show in Asakusa. 

Here's the trailer video:

For more information, check out the official website:

http://www.siro-a.com/zentertainment/

And here's the message from them:

Greetings from SIRO-A, the tokyo-based non-verbal techno performance group!

After touring all over world, we'll be back in Asakusa, Tokyo with our brand-new techno-traditional entertainment "That's ZENtertainment!"

The show if fully packed with dance, comedy, illusion, acrobats and photo interactive sessions, anyone from kids to adults can enjoy.

Please come see us to know what it truly is!

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Show schedule update
Please check this page (official website):
http://www.siro-a.com/zentertainment/schedule_e.html

Admission free for under 3 years old.
At Asakusa Rock Yumemachi Theater  Address: ROX1F Entrance, 1-25-15 Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo
http://yumemachi.jp/

[EVENTS] Experience Japanese New Year (2017)

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.

Saturday, 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
Saturday January 7th, 11:00-
100 yen/serving (100 servings)
17 Shin-ei-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama (closest station: Nakamachi-dai, Blue Line)

Nanakusa Rice Soup and New Year Games (Sakae ward)

Sunday, January 8th, 11:30-13:00
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.k5.dion.ne.jp/~h_fuji_p/renew-gyouji-table/28-gyouji-table.html

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

Nanakusa Rice Soup
Saturday, January 7th, 11:00-
100 yen/serving (100 servings)
Nagayamon Park (closest station: Mitsukyo, Sotetsu Line, 18min walk or bus)
http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/9327mzss/

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.

Wednesday, January 11th, 11:00-
100 yen/serving (200 servings)
http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/9327mzss/

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

2 Odana-nishi, Tsuduki-ku, Yokohama (8min walk from Center Kita, Blue Line)

http://tminkaen.org/?p=7198

*They have rice soup event every year but as the house is under reparation this year until the end of next January, there won't be any in 2017.

Hodogaya International Lounge

Tea Ceremony Experience

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

Saturday, 28th 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/

[EVENT] Christmas Fun for Kids (Meet Santa Claus etc.)

*Photos from past events

Yokohama World Porters

http://www.yim.co.jp/16christmas/

23rd, 24th and 25th

Santa's sweet walk
1F 11:00-, 13:00-
5F 11:20-, 13:20-
Santa walks around in YWP and give away candies.

Photo with Santa
12:00-, 14:00-
For first 20 groups each time. Ticket distributed 2F main entrance (next to the stage) 1hour before each time.

Red Brick Warehouse

http://www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/christmas2016/

Christmas Market

7th, 10th, 14th 17th, 21st and 24th

Santa will walk around inside/outside the building.

Santa's Post Office photo spot on 3F 2nd building (no Santa Claus)

Yokohama Bay Quarter

http://www.yokohama-bayquarter.com/page/event/#480
23rd and 24th, 12:00-, 14:00-, 16:00- (30mins)
Santa walks around BayQuarter. Free.
You can check Santa's schedule on each day at 3F information counter

Tressa Yokohama

http://www.tressa-yokohama.jp/event/xmas2016.html?top

YCC Gospel Lovers Live

23rd Live: 14:00-, 16:00-

Santa Photo Shoot:13:00-, 15:00- (30 mins)

North Bldg. 2F Lyon Square
First 50 groups (each)

Toysrus

https://www.toysrus-cp.jp/xmas/?utm_source=25&utm_medium=onlineheader&utm_campaign=present

4th: Isogo, Yokosuka
11th: Odawara, Sagamihara, Atsugi
17th: Fujisawa, Yokohama Izumi
19th: Hadano, Hiratsuka
23rd: Kohoku New Town Store
11:00-, 13:00-, 15:00-, 16:00-, 17:00-
for 30 minutes each time, no reservation required, free

Motomachi Shopping Street

Motomachi Twinkle Christmas
http://www.motomachi.or.jp/event/twinkle2016.html

Green Santa
11th, 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, 25th

Free Shuttle Double Decker
21st to 25th

Zoorasia

Happy Christmas in Zoorasia

http://www.hama-midorinokyokai.or.jp/zoo/zoorasia/authorba23b/docs/30a6f172d3c19541d84b61275816a2efd6aa6ddf.pdf

On weekends and holidays
Photo with Reindeer or Alpaca
In front of Ausie Hill Restaurant
11:00-, 12:30-
First 50 groups each

Christmas feeding, Christmas Concert 23rd - 25th December

[EVENT] Hodogaya International Festa 2016

IMCY will have a booth at Hodogaya International Festa 2016!

Date: November 20th (SUN)

*our stand opens at 11:00. Workshops closes at 14:45 and sales at 15:15.

4F Iwama Shimin Plaza (2min walk from Sotetsu Tennocho, 10min walk from JR Hodogaya).

Get more information and access at 

Hodogaya International Festa Official Page

We'll sell some handmade items and imported items as always.

This year, we'll have 1) Dcoupage bag workshop (you can make a bag decorated by decoupage*1) and 2) Aroma stone decoration workshop (you can decorate an aroma stone*2).

*1 Decoupage: you "decoupe (=cut)" paper napkins of your choice and paste it with special glue onto a bag. It takes 15-30 minutes to let it dry to take it home. Washable when it's completely dried. 

*2 Aroma stone: a small stone made of plaster. You can drip your favorite aroma oil and it can gently defuse the perfume for a couple of days.  Be careful not to let children play with it (or eat it!).

[ACTIVITY REPORT] Co-Events with Hello Kids International School Tsurumi

IMCY had two co-events with Hello Kids International School in Tsurumi, Yokohama, in 2016.
More than 30 families gathered to both events!

Icing Cookies and Uchiwa Craft 

July 9th (SAT), 2016
at Hello Kids International School, Tsurumi

Kids learned shapes and colors.

Icing cookies time! Children decorated the cookies in the shapes of summer stuff in white, blue, green, pink and yellow.

Uchiwa craft! Children made their own uchiwa fan with drawings and origami papers. 

Halloween Craft and Party

October 29th (SAT), 2016
at Hello Kids International School, Tsurumi

 

The school turned into a Halloween haunted house! 

While kids created their trick-or-treating bag with a spider motif, parents prepared a candy lei for their kids.  After the party, children enjoyed a Halloween maze and workshops. They looked all happy with a lot of treats they received!

[HEALTH] Immunization (Vaccination) Information in Yokohama

Here're some links to vaccination information by the city of Yokohama.

Health and Social Welfare Bureau of the city of Yokohama（横浜市保健所）

Vaccination info page (Chinese versions available from this page):
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kenko/hokenjo/genre/kansensyo/vaccination.html

Guide to Vaccinations for Children 

Vaccination medical questionnaire 

BCG Vaccination Questionnaire




FYI
Multilingual information of Immunization
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kenko/hokenjo/genre/kansensyo/language/language.html

*Unfortunately, the information in the link above has not been updated for a while (now children can get polio vaccination at local clinics, not at the Health and Social Welfare bureau).

[EVENT] Halloween Events in Yokohama 2016

Yamate Halloween Walk 2016

October 30th (SUN) 10:00-16:00
-You need to be in costume to participate.
-Free stamp rally sheet for first 6000 people.
-Start point: 7 Western Houses in Yamate, Yamate 68, YITC, Yamate Shiryokan, America Yama Park, Yokohama Doll Museum, Osaragi Jiro museum or Marine Tower.
-Goal: Bluff 18 or America Yama Park
-Small gift for those who collected 9 stamps or all the stamps
-There will also be kitchen trucks, face painting, open cafe, costume sales etc.

-Face painting at Berrick Hall (200 yen) 10:00-15:00
-Costume contest at America yama Park, first 60 groups sign up from 13:00

-Changing room (free) Ehrissman residence basement

http://www.hama-midorinokyokai.or.jp/yamate-seiyoukan/details/2016-10.php
(in Japanese)

Motomachi Halloween 2016

October 31st (MON)
Trick-or-treating at shops from 16:00
http://www.motomachi.or.jp/event/halloween2016.html

World Porters Halloween Magic 2016

http://www.yim.co.jp/16halloween/

Pumpkin curving on October 30th 13:00-, 14:00-, 15:00
Tickets distributed from 10:30, 500 yen

Hawaiian town Event information
http://www.vivre-shop.jp/vivre/pc/focused_list.php?SHOP=wp&FOCS=1119280

Minatomirai Halloween

http://www.minatomirai21.com/eng/topics/detail.html?navi=10&tab=36&lst=193&topicsno=12570

1) Queen's Square At 

http://www.at-yokohama.com/event/detail.php?id=151

2) Mark Is

http://www.mec-markis.jp/mm/campaign/kt0082hween2016s01.html

3) Landmark Plaza

http://www.yokohama-landmark.jp/page/event/

4) Queen's East

http://www.queens-east.co.jp/qe/event/detail.html/?id=125

Yokohama Bay Quarter Halloween

http://www.yokohama-bayquarter.com/page/event/#550
Stamp rally sign up already closed.
Parade registration by October 12th (the parade is on 29th)

Yokohama East Happy Halloween

http://www.yokohama-east.net/festa2016/index02.html
Sogo, Porta, Lumine, Yokohama Sky, Marui City, Bay Quarter, Kiyoken and Nissan HQ

Halloween parade registration is already closed. Photo contest on 23rd (the same day as the parade).

Tressa Yokohama 

http://www.tressa-yokohama.jp/shop/eventnews.jsp
Decorations, Photo spot and Trick-or-treating at some shops.

Kawasaki Halloween 2016

October 29th
-Halloween Kids Parade (registration required, free of charge)

October 30th

-Halloween Parade (ticket required ¥1000, 2500 people, elementary school and up, 13:30-14:45)
and more!

http://lacittadella.co.jp/halloween/