On Halloween, that spooky foreign day on which all Japanese kids seem to dress up in super cute witches and warlocks costumes, I headed down to the old foreign quarter of Yokohama. Motomachi is a district with old foreign residences that sits on a hill above the city. Wandering around this area even feels like… Continue reading Motomachi in Yokohama – old foreign quarter
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Anzac Day 2009 in Japan
The Commonwealth War Cemetery at Hodogaya, near Yokohama, is the venue for the annual Anzac Day Service in Japan. It’s a cemetery with around 300 Australians interred, as well as from other Commonwealth countries. Today’s service was held in heavy rain, but there were still around 150 in attendance.