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Red Brick Festival
The Red Brick Festival is being held down at the Red Brick Warehouses also known as Akarenga near Sakuragicho in Yokohama. Actually it has already started and I have even attended a little bit of it. The ice cream part. I took some photos of the cool and crazy ice creams that are on offer [...]
Yokohama Nogeyama Zoo
Nogeyama Zoological gardens opened their gates to the public on April 1st, 1951. According to the website it is home to about 100 different species (about １416 creatures).
The red pandas are one of the most popular animals at the zoo and they are one of the first animals you will see upon entering. Unlike Zoorasia, [...]
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 [...]
Hikawa-maru
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 [...]
