Yokohama Living

Established in 1999, Zoorasia is home to only about 60 different species. Don’t let this fact stop you visiting though for Zoorasia is more than just a zoo, it’s an experience.
The okapi is the unofficial symbol of this zoo and it was at this zoo that they were successfully bred in Japan for the first [...]

Hikawa-maru, the 78 year-old passenger boat permanently moored at the edge of the Yamashita park is a familiar landmark of the waterfront area of the city. Due to the change of management, this floating museum was closed around the end of 2006 and underwent major renovation. Now reopened with pride as a ship once [...]

Here is a list of Yokohama’s museums and their web sites. If I have left any out or if there are any dead links please just leave a comment. To be honest, I haven’t been to most of these museums as I am not really a museum person but if you have and would like [...]

There is a group planning a photo walk around Yokohama on March 30th, 2008. It seems that anyone can join in. Find more details on this Zooomr blog including a video introduction. There is a map of the planned route on the blog too.