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Kirin City Plus: Tasty lunch with ocean view at Yokohama Bay Quarter

Strolling the Yokohoma Bayside is fun. The area has many museums, shops, restaurants and activities to offer. Check out Yamashita Park, Marine Tower, Minato Mirai district with Cosmoworld, its famous...
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Exploring Yokohama Harbor

Among the many attractions and cities to visit within the vast Kanto Plain, Yokohama is one of the major hubs with a lot to offer. It is one of Japan’s largest port cities and draws millions of visitors and commuters every year.
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Mmmmm… doughnuts in Tokyo

I won’t call myself a doughnut connoisseur, but I’m definitely an enthusiast. I LOVE doughnuts. All confections really. But there’s just something so comforting and satisfying about a perfectly made, fluffy, sweet-but-not-too-sweet doughnut.
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Yokohama AsoBuild, home to various attractions

Founded in March 2019, AsoBuild is a new type of entertainment building offering various hands-on attractions and the latest projection-mapping technologies.
All menu items at the Peanuts Diner are named after characters from the comic strip, "Peanuts," like Spike's chili con carne casserole, shown here July 3. HANA KUSUMOTO/STARS AND STRIPES
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Peanuts Diner in Yokohama recalls spirit, drawings of Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip

Lucy’s homemade lemonade, Marcie’s waffle chicken and chocolate brownies named after Charlie Brown: Every menu item, every decoration and even the paper napkins at the Peanuts Diner adhere to the “Peanuts” theme.
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‘Pikachu Outbreak!’ comes back with bang!

This week, over 2,000 Pikachus will descend on Yokohama’s Minatormira District for the annual “Pikachu Outbreak!” festival.
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Yokohama's Chinatown has a ton of restaurants, but only one Setsuen

Chinatown is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Yokohama City, and as one of the largest Chinatowns in Asia, it offers many restaurants and food stands to get a great bite to eat. Picking a place to have a nice lunch or dinner can be overwhelming in such a place, but Setsuei has you covered.
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Speakin’ Japanese: Visiting Little Okinawa in Tsurumi, Yokohama

Here’s some phrases that will be helpful when you visit Tsurumi.
The 19th edition of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's Surface Warrior Spotlight shines brightly on the land of the rising sun and Osamu Ogawa, a Japanese local national serving as a marine terminal superintendent with the 599th Transportation Brigade's 836th Transportation Battalion in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Graphic)
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Japanese local national steps into SDDC's Surface Warrior Spotlight

The 19th edition of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's Surface Warrior Spotlight shines brightly on the land of the rising sun and Osamu Ogawa, a Japanese local national serving as a marine terminal superintendent with the 599th Transportation Brigade's 836th Transportation Battalion in Yokohama, Japan.
YOKOHAMA, Japan (May 23, 2019) A Sailor assigned to USS Benfold (DDG 65), along with members from Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), USS Millius (DDG 69), US Naval Computer and Communications Station Far East (NAVCOMTELSTAFE), and COMSUBPAC Navy Data Center (COMSUBPAC NDC) participates in a community relations (COMREL) clean-up at Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery in the Yamate High Bluff area of Yokohama May 23. (U.S. Navy photo by Edward L. Holland)
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Japan-based Sailors Clean-up Yokohama Foreign Cemetery

The bi-annual community relations (COMREL) clean-up helps preserve, enhance and beautify the cemetery which was founded in 1854 during the signing of the Kanagawa Treaty.
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Everything you need to know about chopsticks in Japan

Any meal in Japan is sure to include some form of chopsticks. Since their invention in ancient China more than 3,000 years ago, chopsticks have been widely used in Asian countries.
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Mike's Tex-Mex restaurant near Yokota AB offers taste of home

A 10-minute walk from Fussa Station, the eye-catching yellow wall with red letters of “Mike’s Tex-Mex” invited me to sample homemade tex-mex foods.
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Speakin’ Japanese: Sushi sayings

The following Japanese phrases sure will help you fully enjoy some tasty sushi. Don’t be afraid to speak up, it’s part of the fun.
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Kirin City Plus: Tasty lunch with ocean view at Yokohama Bay Quarter

Strolling the Yokohoma Bayside is fun. The area has many museums, shops, restaurants and activities to offer. Check out Yamashita Park, Marine Tower, Minato Mirai district with Cosmoworld, its famous Ferris wheel, Landmark Tower and Queen’s Square.
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Speakin' Japanese: Tapioca Talk

Tapioca is booming in Japan. Why not take a break and enjoy the latest drink craze? 
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Let's 'do tapioca' at Tokyo Tapioca Land

In Japan, tapioca drinks and sweets are in the vogue, especially among young women.