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Yokohama lifestyle

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There are 3.7 million residents (1.6M households) including 75,297 foreigners who live and operate in Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city.

What many individuals do not know is that Yokohama can be “firsts”. The initial ice cream, the very first soap, the initial English language newspaper (Japan Herald), the very first Japan’s daily newspaper including Japan’s first railway, all were only available in Yokohama.

The city’s proximity to Tokyo appeals to families. In fact, Japan’s efficient train service will have you at Yokohama station within just 30 minutes from Shibuya and much more or fewer the same time frame cruising the Shuto expressway on less congested hours.

After the city opened its ports around the globe 155 years back, the people’s acculturation to western ways explains what we should see today, from rich cuisine to beaux arts.

Read more at http://tokyofamilies.net/2014/04/yokohama-lifestyle/