Yokohama News

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World champion teaches plate spinning at a workshop in Yokohama Totsuka’s Komachi Cafe.

A family of three trying plate spinning (from a trial session held in March 2026)…

29.05.2026 4 minutes

The “Let’s Go with Sotetsu!” wrapped train launches 300 days before the Yokohama Green Expo.

Photo taken at the Sagami Railway Vehicle Center on May 18, 2026 The Sagami Railway…

29.05.2026 6 minutes

The “Kanagawa Battery,” a symbol of the opening of Yokohama Port, will be digitized with VR and AR content released.

The city of Yokohama and the Kanagawa Daiba Regional Revitalization Promotion Association have created digital…

29.05.2026 7 minutes

Beach cleanup in Kanai: Protecting the sea through a community cleaning event.

A cleaning event called “Naka Ward Cleanup DAY! 2026” will take place on May 30,…

29.05.2026 6 minutes

The 74th Yokohama Parade in Full: Photo Special

The 74th Yokohama Parade (International Costume Parade) was held on May 3. The parade began…

21.05.2026 4 minutes

Seminar on developmental disabilities in Kawasaki set for 23rd, focusing on home support.

A series of seminars to promote understanding and support for developmental disabilities will be held…

21.05.2026 3 minutes

Golden Week Event Guide for Yokohama (2026): Where to Go This Holiday?

How are you enjoying Golden Week? During the holiday, Yokohama is full of events! Here…

21.05.2026 5 minutes

Event in Yokohama’s Kannai district focuses on AI and Web3: “Are you still human?”

On May 20, the non-profit organization “Machizukuri Agent SIDE BEACH CITY” (SBC) will hold an…

21.05.2026 6 minutes

If you drive on Kanagawa Loop 2, you’ll always see a ramen shop — we investigated the secret of this mysterious road in Yokohama.

While driving through Yokohama, there is a road that catches your attention. It is the…

21.05.2026 5 minutes

A taxi robbery-murder in Hiratsuka remains unsolved for 16 years… Prefectural police say, “Please provide any information, no matter how small.”

In the city of Hiratsuka, 16 years have passed since the robbery and murder of…

21.05.2026 3 minutes