Yokohama Current Events & Activities

Students who will be entering Junior High School from April 2010 will be sent notifications of their Junior High School entrance on or after Jan.22. For Non-Japanese students who wish to enter public Junior High School in Yokohama but have not received this notification, please go to the Registration Division (Toroku-Gakari) of your local ward office.
Inquiries: Your Local ward office or Yokohama Board of Education, School Support & Regional Cooperation Division at (045) 671-3270 (*J), Fax (045) 681-1415
For inquiries regarding students with disabilities, please contact the Tokubetsu-shien Kyoiku Sogo Center at (045) 336-6020(*J), Fax (045) 333-1455

★Yokohama Emergency Medical Information Center　
Tel.:045-201-1199 Fax: 045-212-3808　Open 24 hours and all year around
This center will introduce you the medical institutions available.
★Holiday Emergency Clinic (Internal medicine and Pediatrics): For sudden illness on Sundays, national holidays, and during the period fromDec.30 to Jan.3. *Please bring your health insurance card.
Aoba-ku: 045-973-2707
Asahi-ku: 045-363-2020
Hodogaya-ku: 045-335-5975
Isogo-ku: 045-753-6011
Izumi-ku: 045-801-2280
Kanagawa-ku: 045-317-5474
Kanazawa-ku: 045-782-8785
Kohoku-ku: 045-433-2311
Konan-ku: 045-842-8806
Midori-ku: 045-937-2300
Minami-ku: 045-731-2416
Naka-ku: 045-622-6372
Nishi-ku: 045-322-5715
Sakae-ku: 045-893-2999
Seya-ku: 045-302-5115
Totsuka-ku: 045-852-6221
Tsurumi-ku: 045-503-3851
Tsuzuki-ku: 045-911-0088
*Consultation time differ at each clinic. Basically it’s from 10:00-16:00.
*For more details, visit the website.　http://www.yoke.or.jp/englishblog/diarypro/data/upfile/944-1.pdf

Come to the Bay Bridge-Sky Walk during the Christmas season and to see first sunrise of year 2010!
①Christmas tree-making class
Date&Time: Dec.13 (Sun), 10:00-15:00
Limit: 100 people *First come, first served.
②Christmas Special Live Performance
Date&Time: Dec.23 (Holiday); 13:00-, 14:00-, and 15:00-
③Free soft drink for couple
Date&Time: Dec.23-Dec.25; 10:00-17:00
④Open everyday from Dec.23 (Holiday) to 15:00 on Dec.31 (Thu)
⑤Special New Year’s Day event
Date&Time: Jan 1, 2010, open from 6:00-12:00 *First 1,000 people will receive a disposal pocket warmer (kairo). *There will be Oshiruko (red bean soup) served for 500 people.
Jan.2 and 3 are on regular hours.
Admission Fee: \600 for adults and \300 for Jr. high school students and younger
Location: Yokohama Bay Bridge-Sky Walk (bus route #17 from JR/Keikyu Tsurumi Stn to “Sky Walk mae” bus stop)
To Apply: Please go directly to the site.
Inquiries: (045) 506-0500(*J)

Christmas is just around the corner, and many sites in Yokohama are being beautifully illuminated! There is the Yokohama Promenade of lights at Yamashita Park Street, a Chinese New Year event at China town, and much more that you can enjoy both before and after Christmas! For more information, see: http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/tourism
Date&Time: Dec.1 (Tue)-Feb.28 (Sun)
Location: Red Brick Warehouse (from Bashamichi Stn on Minatomirai Line) and Yamashita Park (from Motomachi Chukagai Stn on Minatomirai Line) etc.
To Apply: Please go directly to the site
Inquiries: (045) 211-0122, Fax (045) 221-2100

Come and enjoy skating!
①Parent-Child Skating Class
(One-hour skating class for beginners)
②Skating Day Festa (One-day free admission event for kids)
Limit: ①200 people *Chosen by lottery.
Eligibility: ①Parent and child *Beginners only. ②Elem. school age and younger
Date&Time: ①Dec.23 (Holiday), 9:00-10:00 ②Dec.25 (Fri),10:00-18:00
Location: Kanagawa Skating Rink (6 min walk from JR Higashi Kanagawa Stn)
Fee: ①\500 (including skate rental and insurance) ②Free admission plus \400 for skate rental
To Apply: ①RPP(E,A,T, and N&G of all paticipants) to〒221-0824 Kanagawa-ku Hirodai Otamachi 1-1 *Entries must be received by Dec.15.
②Please go directly to the location.
Inquiries: (045) 321-0847(*J)

Come and enjoy. Closed from Dec.30-Jan.1　
Admission Fee:\800 Adult \200 for elementary and Jr. high school students
①Special Exhibition “Enjoy Rody”
Dec.5 (Sat)-Jan.24 (Sun)
②Piano Concert: Dec.18 (Fri) 13:30-, 14:30-
③Christmas puppet show: Dec.20 (Sat); 11:30-, 14:00
Fee: \1200 for adults \600 for children (including admission fee)
*\1500 for adults and\800 for children at the door.
Location: Yokohama Doll Museum (2 min walk from NO.4 exit, Motomachi Chukagai Stn on Minatomirai Line)
Inquiries: (045) 671-9361 (*J)

Let’s tour around the zoo and feed some animals their special Christmas meals. The zoo will be decorated for Christmas as well. The first 50 people to arrive at the zoo will receive a special magnet sticker!
Date&Time: Dec.23 (Holiday), 13:30-15:30 (Christmas meals)
Location: Nogeyama Zoo (10 min walk from Keikyu Hinode-cho Stn, or take a Municipal Bus from Sakuragi-cho Stn and get off at Nogeyama Dobutsuen)
Fee: Free
To Apply: Please go directly to the zoo.
Inquiries: (045) 231-1307 (*J)

This is a Japanese folk dancing event for both beginners and experienced dancers. Have fun dancing on Christmas Eve!
Date&Time: Dec.24 (Thu) 11:00-15:30
Location: Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan (5 min walk from JR Kannai Stn South exit or Isezakichojamachi Stn on Municipal Subway)
Fee: Free
To Apply: Please go directly to the location.
Inquiries: (045) 671-5049 (*J)

①Yokohama Illumination Walk
②New Year Isogo Shichifukujin Walk
Date&Time:
①Dec.12 (Sat) Meet around 16:00-16:40
②Jan.5 (Tue) Meet around 8:45-9:20
Will be cancelled in case of inclement weather.
Location:①JR Kannnai Stn South Exit
②JR Nejishi Line Isogo Stn
Fee: \500 for adults, \300 for elementary and junior high students
To Apply: Please go directly to the location.
Inquiries: (045) 671-5049 (*J)

This is a bus trip to Hamawing, the wind power plant, and to the Kirin Yokohama Beer Village.
Meeting Place: Kannai Stn, Kusunoki Hiroba
Fee: \300
Limit: 40 people *Chosen by lottery.
To Apply: RPP (E,C,A,N,T) to: 〒231-0016 Naka-ku Masago-cho 4-43 Kinoshita Shoji Bldg.4F Yokohama-shi Chikyu Ondanka Taisaku Suishin Kyogikai Eco-Hama Tour Kakari
*Entries must be received by Dec.15.
Inquiries: (045) 681-9910 (*J)