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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Yokohama Triennale was first held in 2001 and will be held for the third time this year from 13 September to 30 November 2008 (79 days). It is basically a showcase of modern art from both Japanese and foreign artists and according to their web site will be held at several locations in [...]

These photos were taken at a cosplay event in Yokohama on Sunday February 26th 2006. The word cosplay is derived from two words - costume and play. It has always been a very popular pastime for children all over the world but now in Japan and many other places around the world teenagers and up [...]

I purchased this domain a long time ago with the intention of transferring the deadhippo.com site over but I didn’t want to just copy all the files across. I wanted to create a new user experience for people living in and around Yokohama.  Stay tuned for more details.