The Lowdown on Yokohama, Japan. April 26th, 2006
The area around Yokohama station's west exit is pretty in-yer-face. It's swarmingly crowded, lit up with neon in Close Encounters style, and every other step you're treated to the stomping hardcore and cacacaclatter from the pachinko parlours...
March 18th, 2006
In Yokohama, there are lots of up-market places to go shopping. But, while Queen's Square, Landmark Plaza and Motomachi are nice, they're not really so different from the rest of the world. So, for a more down-to-earth, authentically Japanese shopping experience, go to Isezakicho...
February 3rd, 2006
Peace Cafe is a gem of a cafe-bar next to the baseball stadium in the middle of central Yokohama. The atmosphere and staff are relaxed, the music chill, and the menu is in English as well as Japanese, which is handy...
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