Archive for July 2nd, 2008

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109 Cinemas MM Yokohama

109 Cinemas MM Yokohama

The 109 Cinemas in Minato Mirai is my favorite cinema in Yokohama. There are 11 screens, two of which are state of the art DLP theatres (screen 7 and 9). Access from Yokohama Station East Exit (横浜駅東口) is about 7 minutes on foot. Otherwise it is very close to the exit of ShinTakashima Station on [...]

Site Update: New Features

Some of you may have noticed that we have installed a new forum but it’s getting s fresh start. Sorry to all those who lost their posts from the old deadhippo.com forums. The new Yokohama Living site is going to be bigger and better than its previous incarnation over at deadhippo.com. It is and is [...]

Graffiti Stops Shinkansen

Graffiti Stops Shinkansen

The story of the Shinkansen (Japan’s bullet train) being stopped because vandals/artists defaced/decorated it with graffiti has been in the news the last few days. (Link: Japan Times) I have heard a similar story before in Japan. Of course the graffiti wouldn’t affect the performance of the train but it might damage the reputation of [...]