#Rental Housing in Yokohama

[rentlifeagency]

The RL Hiyoshi Studio 404 unit is a furnished 1K studio apartment with 21.40 m² of space that is located in Kohoku Ward, Yokohama, and is within a 5-minute walk of Hiyoshi Station on the Tokyu Toyoku Line. Rent is currently ¥86,000 and possibly available from late June. Contact Rent Life for details.

Details: https://english.rent-yokohama.com/

[bashamichiroom]

The Riverside Hoshikawa 103 apartment is a foreigner-friendly 2SLDK (3LDK) apartment with 82.64 m² of space, built in April 1994, located in Hodogaya Ward, Yokohama, and is within a 7-minute walk of Hoshikawa Station on the Sotetsu Line. Cost is ¥142,330/month. Contact  Bashamichi Room to schedule a viewing.

Details: https://www.bashamichi-room.com/rent/2dk2ldk-rental/riverside-hoshikawa-103

[pix4japan]

Changing Faces of a Teal Storefront

Location: Gumyoji, Minami Ward, Yokohama, Japan Timestamp: 18:06・2024/04/09

Fujifilm X100V with 5% diffusion filter ISO 3200 for 1/20 sec. at ƒ/11 Classic Negative film simulation

Opened in 2022 by a Vietnamese proprietor, this yakitori restaurant (serving pieces of chicken grilled on skewers) has received mixed reviews.

This rental space has seen numerous businesses over the years. In 2021, it housed a Taiwanese fried chicken restaurant. From 2015 to 2020, a green tea cafe thrived here. Prior to that, from 2011 until 2014, a cosmetics store with a beauty salon enjoyed a successful run.

For me, the shop's teal siding and the stark contrast of the red sign were the main attractions. This vibrant combination caught my eye during this photo shoot!

Links to references and sources are available in the 1-minute write-up here: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20240409-yakitori

[kasa51]

末吉町4丁目公団住宅 by kazu saito

[helpmekyoko]

La Pryle Shin-Yokohama 1034 is a 1K studio apartment that comes with all the basics of a standard 2-year lease apartment. Within a 10-minute walk of both Shin-Yokohama Stations on the Blue Line and the JR Line in Yokohama. Much larger than normal studio apartment by Japanese standards with many nice modern features for only ¥94,728 a month. No deposit is required, which equates to a savings of ¥84,000. HMK Japan clients can likely save even more money after negotiating with the property manager and the real estate agent on your behalf.

Contact “Help Me Kyoko!” (HMK Japan) for details and assistance in communicating with the real estate agent:

 http://helpmekyoko.blogspot.jp/2017/09/la-pryle-shin-yokohama-1034.html

[horsezhikyo-blog]

October 2017 Photo Technique Digitial - Furihata Ai Interview

TL: Hoji

QC: Ramen, KuuRin

The location of today's photoshoot is at Seibuen Amusement Park. Have you been to amusement parks privately before?

I used to frequently visit places like the gardens or Disneyland, but I haven’t visited these places recently. I finally got the chance to visit amusement parks again! It's also my first time in Seibuen Amusement Park, so I am really happy. There is a swimming pool here, and the location is also very close to Seibu Dome!

Let’s put aside the live concert in Seibu Prince Dome on September 29 & 30... and focus on the outfits! In this photoshoot, the outfits used are the summer school uniforms from "Love Live! Sunshine!!" and the stage outfit for the song "Yume de Yozora wo Terashitai". Furihata-san chose the yukata and the popular retro style attire herself.

I like all of the outfits mentioned very much. I wanted to change the colour and the impression from the last cover (April 2017), so I chose a retro style attire that has some casual feel to it.

After putting on the makeup, your sudden appearance with long hair surprised people (laughs). Did Furihata-san request the usage of a wig?

I felt that it matches the yukata, so I wanted to try it out!

The yukata fits you well! I guess you really like yukatas and kimonos.

Last autumn, I rented a kimono from the kimono rental shop "shim" with my friend to take a walk in Asakusa. The attire used this time also came from the same shop. "shim" has very unique yukatas: they have a sense of retro style, and yet they’re also fashionable, so I wanted to put them on!

The earrings that you wore when you were in your yukata is your personal item.

There is a vintage clothing store that I really liked in Shimokitazawa. I came across these earrings when I was shopping with my younger sister.

Ah. You must have a nice relationship with your brother and sister since you shop together with them sometimes.

When they are around, I prefer to ask them "Let's go out and take a walk!" rather than going out alone. When I go out with my brother, we would usually visit the bathhouse near our house.

Eh eh~! Such a great relationship!

They are all good kids. Even though we are always quarrelling (laughs). When I was quarreling with my sister, my brother would arbitrate. When I was quarreling with my brother, my sister would arbitrate. Even though it is a bit noisy, I feel relieved whenever I come home and see them around (laughs).

What a really nice sister-brother, sister-sister relationship! Which Aqours member is most similar to the usual Furihata-san?

How do I put it... uh, hmm... As expected, it’s Ruby. Even though Ruby is a "little sister" character, she has an unexpectedly reliable side to her personality. Besides that, I am constantly thinking about getting closer to Ruby, and also looking for areas of similarities between us.

So it is. This must be the secret to playing a character well. Now, let's discuss the live concert tour. It's Aqours' first live tour.

Yes it is. I was very anxious at first, but when it began it was like "Oh no, I'm so happy!". We are performing for two days at each venue, and there are the live viewings as well. I am very happy that there is a chance that many people would be able to see the live performance.

I want everyone to see a different me in each performance. Whenever I think about how I should present Ruby to the fans, and what kind of style I should be performing in, it fills me with excitement. I want to show fully not only the cute side of Ruby, but the cool side of hers to everyone too (laughs).

What are the fan's reactions?

At a distance where it seems that you are able to reach the audience when you stretch out your hands, everyone smiled brightly. In that moment I try my best to see all of their faces clearly, and wave to them with all my might!

There were scenes where you cried last time at the live concert in Yokohama Arena. What do you think will happen this time?

Instead of saying it was tears, it’s more suitable to say that I was sweating profusely (laughs). Whenever I think that "I must put my heart and soul into this!", it makes me so excited. I really enjoyed the parts where I could dance excitedly without losing any of my coolness.

What kind of Ruby can we expect to see in the upcoming live concert on September 29 & 30 at Seibu Prince Dome?

I would like to show a Ruby that has even more confidence than the one in Nagoya and Kobe. When I was sitting on the ferris wheel for the photoshoot today, I saw the Seibu Prince Dome through the windows.

It was really huge, and I thought to myself "We are going to perform in a venue this big!?". Even though it’s hard for me to imagine... I will still perform confidently!

Looking forward to it! Also, the highly-anticipated second season of "Love Live! Sunshine!!" is about to start airing in October! Can you reveal some details about it?

In a sense, each aspects of the show have been improved, but personally, I would say Ruby is going to be overloaded with cuteness!

They are going to make her even more adorable?

The part where she meets people for the first time should make it even more obvious. (laughs)

They are also going to make Ruby stand out more? (laughs).

Also, they will enhance Aqours' cohesion, and it'll be a product that shows its overflowing love towards Numazu. It goes without saying to please look forward to the music too!

We really can’t wait! Finally, the magazine will be starting the serialization of "Furihata's Photo Studio" in November! Every issue will have a theme of its own. The photography will be handled by Furihata-san, while Asaka-san will be writing the contents of the photography guide.

I am overjoyed. Is it okay for so many things to turn into reality, one by one? (laughs) There are a lot of things I want to capture with my camera, and I also want to visit many kinds of places to capture different types of pictures. Even though I have said I am interested in cameras, I have no idea on how to use the various functions of the digital camera. I even have a compilation of the questions that I need help with.

In the stream "Punkichi no Himitsukichi" where I was the host, there was a part where I could judge the photos that the fans had sent in (laughs). Even though I criticized them a lot, in reality, I have no professional knowledge. So I want to be able to hold the camera with confidence, and display that figure to everyone.

There could be the day when Furihata-san teaches others..

Indeed, I do want to teach people! Once I have learned how to use lighting for photography, I would like to try and take photos of people.

You were able to design the logo for the official t-shirt of "Furihata's Photo Studio" too.

Of course! In the serialization, there won't be just the photography guides, there will be T-shirts, merchandise, photography exhibitions,etc. There are a lot of things that I want to achieve, so I want to fumble around while trying many different things.

The live concert in Seibu Prince Dome, the second season of the anime, the new serialization... The rest of 2017 still has a lot to offer you!

I really can't wait for everything to happen! I will be in your care!

Notes not related to interview:

Special thanks to Tako for doing some simple QC. Also not forgetting the two major QC’s who helped a lot, who is Kuu and ramen from Onibe Translations! It is my first time doing a TL so you can say it was pretty bad without the QC’s. I will be TLing more stuffs in the future, if there is no one who wants to do it. Ah, how I wish I was Aiai’s younger brother. Sometimes it makes me wonder how does it really feel to quarrel with her and live together as a family? haha. Our age gap is also perfect for her to become my onee-chan too! oh no tmi

[bigyack-com]

Ascott Opens First Citadines in Osaka, Japan

Ascott has expanded its already considerable portfolio of serviced apartments in Japan, with the opening of its first Citadines serviced residence in Osaka. Ascott is operating the property through a master lease agreement with Toshin Development Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Takashimaya Group. Located near the Namba Station, Citadines Namba Osaka is in a vibrant financial, retail, and recreational hub within close proximity to tourist hotspots. Guests can easily visit nearby attractions such as the Dotonbori, Kuromon Market, Osaka Castle, Universal Studios Japan and Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. Mr Tan Lai Seng, Ascott’s Regional Manager for Japan & Korea, said, “With Japan’s thriving economy and inbound travel market, we see great opportunities to expand in the country where we have a strong portfolio of over 5,000 units across more than 30 serviced residences, hotels and rental housing properties in nine cities. Our properties have been performing well at an occupancy rate of 80% to 90%. Upcoming major events such as the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and Osaka-Kansai World Expo are expected to boost demand for our lodging properties, including Citadines Namba Osaka.”

Citadines Namba Osaka signifies a successful transformation from a department store into a serviced residence. It is part of the Takashimaya Higashi Annex, an integrated development which also comprises offices, shops and Takashimaya Historical Museum. Paying homage to the heritage building’s roots as a department store, Citadines Namba Osaka has taken on a modern Art Deco design that evokes nostalgic memories of a department store of the past, with concepts of fashion and shopping being weaved into different parts of the property, furniture pieces, signages and artwork. The old-world charm of the marbled column lobby is accentuated by intricate details such as acanthus motifs, ornate carvings, decorative travel trunks and elevators with dial indicators retaining the original design used in the building years ago. In collaboration with Takashimaya Osaka Department Store, cosmetics, fashion accessories, handbags and shoes in showcases are displayed at the reception  area. Along with a carousel-themed children’s playroom and an industrial-themed restaurant with a vintage car, they all add to the quaint and playful vibes of the design. The Citadines serviced residence offers 313 units with varied apartment types to cater to guests on short and long stays. Guests can make use of the on-property facilities such as restaurants, gymnasium, meeting rooms, launderette, children’s playroom, as well as a residents’ lounge with a kitchen. Besides Citadines Namba Osaka, Ascott also operates seven other serviced residences in Japan. They are Ascott Marunouchi Tokyo, Somerset Azabu East Tokyo, Somerset Ginza East Tokyo, Somerset Shinagawa Tokyo, Citadines Central Shinjuku Tokyo, Citadines Karasuma-Gojo Kyoto and Citadines Shinjuku Tokyo. Next year, the company will open lyf Tenjin Fukuoka as well as Ascott’s first property in Yokohama, another Citadines property, in 2023. See latest Travel News, Interviews, Podcasts and other news regarding: Ascott, Citadines. 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[olympictickets]

Olympic Hospitality: Tokyo Hotels Are Already Booking out for the Olympic 2020 Games

There is still only two years left of the big event but in light of the recent restrictions imposed by Airbnb and its rapid growth in the tourism sector, Tokyo hotels are sourcing in anticipation of the Olympic2020. To visit the summer of 2020, it is not too early to plan. Olympic fans from all over the world are invited to book Olympic 2020 tickets from our online platforms for Olympic Tickets. Olympics Hospitality fans can book Olympic Hospitality from our ticketing marketplace exclusively on discounted prices.

As a tourist destination, Japan has experienced an unprecedented influx of interest. Last year, the country welcomed 28.7 million visitors, a massive increase of 19% over the previous year (2016). But that's nothing compared to the expected numbers that will arrive in Japan in time for the Summer Olympic.

The main hotels in Tokyo have already started posting ads to inform potential visitors that their accommodation is already full. The Okura Tokyo Hotel, Okura's flagship hotel, said each of its 508 rooms was now fully booked for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic.

This early booking, combined with the recent crackdown on Airbnb rentals in Japan forced the organizers to prepare for the Summer Games must act quickly and intelligently to ensure not to be left on the starting line.

The current situation of Airbnb

The Japanese government was severely repressed last June against Airbnb-style accommodations. Amendments to Japan's Hotels and Inns Act required Airbnb hosts to register by June 15th.

At that time, the owners who did not respect the rules and those who did not have a valid license number had their tenancy status revoked. The rules have been described as rather restrictive, with property owners being limited to renting their properties for only 180 days a year.

The rules also stipulate that rooms must be of a certain size and that a person occupying a managerial position must always be on site. As a result, many landlords who rented out unused apartments and rooms have been closed, which makes it difficult not only to fill their apartments, but also prevents visitors from finding affordable housing.

What are the numbers of visitors?

According to the Japan National Tourist Board website, the number of tourists visiting Japan has almost tripled in just four years, from 10.3 million visitors in 2013 to 28.7 in 2017. Since 2011, The number of visitors to the country has been steadily increasing, and officials expect visitors to reach 40 million by Olympic 2020 and 60 million by Olympic 2030.

This is a big step forward, but not unreasonable, considering that just between the months of January and May 2018, the country would have welcomed 13.1 million guests, only 300 000 less than the total number of visitors in 2014.

It's a good thing to know, but it's essential to think about booking a visit to Tokyo, especially since, according to reports from The Investor, hotel spending represents 28% of total expenses of some tourists. Due to this massive financial incentive, Tokyo is booming in the hospitality sector, with new accommodation options still in the works.

Where should people stay?

The choice of your place of residence during your Summer Olympic visit actually depends on many factors. what sports do you plan to see; What do you want to do while you are in town? your budget and the size of your travel group. In general, most areas within 20 km of downtown Tokyo will be easily accessible, thanks largely to the country's incredibly efficient rail network.

The downtown areas of Tokyo, including Shibuya, Shinjuku, Marunouchi, Akasaka, and Roppongi are the most international neighborhoods in the city. They are also very well connected to the rest of the other neighborhoods and main railway stations in the city.

If you are not bothered by the journey and want to getaway from the hustle and bustle of Olympic Tokyo, but still, want to enjoy the comfort of the city center, consider booking a hotel in nearby Yokohama.

What are the hotel options?

Some hotels are already completely booked and others not yet built, it can prove to be a true minefield. However, there are some great options. If you are eager to make the most of your time and your money is not an object, the city is full of luxury choices.

Many of these options are in Marunouchi, central Tokyo, and Roppongi. For those on a limited budget, consider booking a hostel. Typically located in Akasaka and the more residential areas of Tokyo, they are an excellent escape from the hectic life of city centers.

Olympic 2020 fans can get Olympic Tickets through our trusted online ticketing market place. OlympicTickets2020.com is the most reliable way to book Olympic Packages.

[patriciaselina]

Nakajima Yoshiki’s “Tomorrow will be better than today” #2

I'd been thinking that the parts of the world I know of is a small one. And what a person doesn't know, he doesn't understand, does he?

This is the second part of a canvassed twelve-part series of translations of Nakajima Yoshiki's KIKI VOICE diaries. The entire post is crossposted onto Wordpress but can be seen under the cut!

#2: That's right, let's go on a trip

Original date: August 18, 2016

It's hot! It's hot, isn't it-! Hello everyone, it's Nakajima Yoshiki.

Rather than it being suddenly sunny, the weather's smoothly turned into a hot and humid Japanese summer.

Nakajima's naturally curly hair hasn't been listening to him lately...sorry.

Honestly, this year, I'd decided that my big goal would be to "go to many places!" I've been a bit slow at fulfilling this, though (lol)

I come from Yokohama in the Kanagawa prefecture (Kantou), and for as long as I can remember I've never gone far from Kantou. Well, even if my family says "we'd gone to these and those places before, though," if I myself can't remember it, they don't count.

I'd been thinking that the parts of the world I know of is a small one. And what a person doesn't know, he doesn't understand, does he?

So I've decided to start from within our borders, and there's a lot of stuff I wanna see!

Speaking of!

I went to Okinawa. The sea's pretty~

Took a day trip on a bullet train.

It's my first time in Okinawa! I've got some friends who come from Okinawa, but this is the first time I've gone there for myself!

Iyaah, it's hot! (chit-chat) It's twice as hot as Tokyo! (more chit-chat)

I got a rental car over there, and usually, when I was on the south side of the island, that's all the small talk I could do!

And then I chowed down on Okinawa soba like an idiot(^q^)

Going on unknown roads, riding an unfamiliar car, they all gave off this mysterious vibe.

The car passed by lots of places. Sometimes there'd be something about it that reminds me of home. Also, the place names! I didn't read any of em! (lol)

I'm from Kanagawa, and now I have the privilege of working in Tokyo, but this - this is also a place where people live, this is also how they spend their everyday lives. I wonder if there's anyone here who came from the same hometown as me, who ended up working in Okinawa.

Different people live different lives, and not one of them is interchangeable with another. Also, I think the Okinawans we got to meet were really easy to talk to.

That's right!

Together with Yashiro Taku-kun who (FINALLY) got his driver's license, and Uchida Yuuma-kun who happened to be free at the time (including last month this is the 2nd time I've mentioned him), we went for a drive along the sea~

It's the first time I've done something like go to the sea with my friends.

Of course, we couldn't go for a dip in the ocean, though. Even though Yuuma bought a swimsuit.

At any rate, I just said "let's hang out!" and we got together immediately, went for a drive and got there. This kind of initiative is something the me from the not-so-distant past would've never thought about (lol)

I have good friends.

Something I'm thankful for is that this year, the jobs I've gotten outside Tokyo have increased.

Every time, I get to eat the delicious food from those places. It may seem to be a veeery simple thing, but I think and i've noticed that stuff like the smells of those places, are as easy to remember as one's earliest childhood memory.

Thinking “I wonder if my understanding has gotten broader” and stuff, and re-learning stuff all over, is the meaning behind a good trip.

I wonder where should I go next-?

Everyone, think recommendations up for me-!

Well then, until next month! See ya~!

Nakajima Yoshiki

●This Month's Recipe● Simple! Arrabbiata

Won't you have spicy food to match a hot summer? Arrabbiata is "anger" in Italian. The reason for that seems to be 'cuz the spiciness causes your face to look angry. That's what I saw in Wikipedia.

Add capsicum to taste. Simmer the garlic together with the olive oil, and when their aroma is strong enough, add canned tomatoes.

And that's it! The variations are endless! This time I added the umami and sweetness of vegetables, and onions too.

By the way, this arrabbiata in particular is something I fed Yamashita Daiki-kun and Fukamachi Toshinari-kun when they dropped by my house, so it's a creation of mine I have confidence in. By all means, please try it out! 　 (For one serving)　

100g pasta

one clove of garlic

one piece of capsicum pepper (to taste)

1/2 onions (finely chopped)

150g canned tomato

olive oil

salt

sugar

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You can see the first halves of these monthly diaries under these search results! The second halves are all only available to site subscribers, hence why I end up downsizing the pics from those parts >_> (s/o to @sarapyon for helping me get these!)

Like I said in the first part - I always have to keep reminding myself that Yoshiki writes more casually than Souma, who I usually translate for. If this means I completely eschew exact translation in some parts, so be it - I wonder if his "voice" got through to you?

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY PEOPLE WENT TO OKINAWA. I’m assuming he went there on his own, but the fun thing with Japanese is that he doesn’t have to specify if he was with other people, so I’m winging this...

junon taku on the beach is a bad idea

what kind of swimsuit did yuuma bring tho, i wonder

An earlier episode of Fuburaji shows that Kobapyon and Nakkyan hang out a lot, Kobapyon jokingly saying Nakkyan sticks to him ‘cuz he got no other friends. (Or at least...I hope..he was joking...) (Seriously tho, in his feature with Shohei, Nakkyan also says he’d wanna hang out with Shohei more. Pls just give him friends)

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36 Hours in Yokohama – The New York Times

Yokohama resides in the perpetual shadow of its more prominent neighbor. Less than half an hour by train from Tokyo, the sprawling port city is the second-largest in Japan, yet registers as barely a blip among most tourists to the region. But that may soon change, at least among sports fans. This fall, Yokohama is hosting the final and semifinal matches of the Rugby World Cup. And during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the city will host spillover sporting events, including baseball, softball and soccer. Beyond the stadiums, visitors will find much to praise around town, from traditional gardens and temples to only-in-Japan night life and Chinatown cuisine worth a weekend detour from the capital.

Friday

1) 4 p.m. Waterside walk

Begin a visit to this bayside city with a walk along the waterfront, where hulking cruise ships, fishing vessels and industrial tankers glide in from Tokyo Bay. Start in the waterside Rinko Park, with lawns backed by towering high-rises, and try to spot fish jumping in the water offshore. Continue south past skyscrapers and a 369-foot-tall Ferris wheel, to the Red Brick Warehouse, a pair of former customs buildings constructed in the late 19th century that have been transformed into a popular shopping complex. Keep strolling south through Yamashita Park, home to blooming flowers and curious statues, and then loop back toward Osanbashi Pier, an international cruise terminal where the futuristic design — all undulating wood with plots of grass — is as impressive as the view of Yokohama’s Bay Bridge and glittering skyline.

2) 6 p.m. Sake and skewers

Join the local after-work crowd at Hanamichi, a boisterous standing bar on the B2 level of the Pio City building. Expect cheap sake — 200 yen a glass (about $1.85) from the decades-old self-serve dispensers on the counter — and snacks like tuna sashimi or piping-hot ebi (shrimp) tempura. Then continue into the neighboring Noge district, a traditional night-life area that has skirted recent waves of urban redevelopment. The lively streets are packed with dining options, but for dinner, duck inside Suehiro, a delightfully dated yakitori joint slinging grilled skewers of kawa (chicken skin), ginnan (ginkgo nuts), shishito peppers and chicken wings. Dinner for two, about 4,000 yen.

3) 8 p.m. Brilliant corner

Step back in time at Chigusa, an enduring jazz cafe that first opened in Noge in 1933. After surviving war, earthquakes, a fire and the death of its founder, this beloved institution was forced to close in 2007, but reopened on a nearby corner a few years later, thanks to support from an official Chigusa fan association. Live jazz shows are regularly staged inside the cozy space, but most nights, customers take turns choosing from the extensive collection of rare vinyl. While waiting your turn, sip a gin and tonic and respect the reverent atmosphere — this is a place for listening, not socializing.

Saturday

4) 9:30 a.m. Canal course

The calm waters of Yokohama’s canals offer ideal conditions for stand-up paddle-boarding. For a rare perspective of this built-up city, glide past soaring office buildings and along tree-lined canals during a beginner’s course run by Mizube-so, an organization founded to promote aquatic activities in the city. Courses run year-round in good weather, but most popular are the fleeting days of cherry blossom season, when the banks of the Ooka River explode in fluffy pink petals. A morning 90-minute course costs 4,000 yen. In winter, wet suits are available to rent for an additional 1,000 yen.

5) Noon. Lunch lines

Expect a line outside Maruwa, a no-frills restaurant specializing in tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet), where regulars eagerly queue before opening time. Inside, this traditional spot has only 25 seats split between a bar, a few small tables and a corner tatami mat. There’s no English menu, but asking for tonkatsu will get you a set meal with hot tea, miso soup, Japanese pickles, rice, raw shredded cabbage and a tender pork cutlet coated in flaky panko and deep fried à la minute until the crust is perfectly golden brown. Absolutely famished? Order the rosukatsu, a larger, fattier cut of pork served with the same accompaniments. And don’t forget a generous drizzle of the house tonkatsu sauce, a thick Worcestershire-style condiment (tonkatsu, 1,200 yen; rosukatsu, 1,900 yen).

6) 1:30 p.m. Garden gems

After lunch, hop on bus 8 or 148 (200 yen) to reach Sankei-en, a peaceful Japanese garden south of the city center. Spanning over 43 acres, this sprawling garden was once the private residence of a wealthy silk merchant, but it has been open to the public since the early 1900s. Amid the forested hillsides sit 17 structures of historical significance that have been transported from other parts of Japan, including an asymmetric teahouse beside a tinkling stream, and a 15th-century, three-story pagoda from Kyoto that occupies a scenic hilltop. But the real draw is the seasonal nature: springtime cherry blossoms, summer’s blooming lotuses, fiery autumnal foliage and late-winter plum blossoms. Stroll along the peaceful paths, over bridges crossing small streams, past bamboo groves and ponds filled with waterlilies and lotus flowers, then rest with a matcha soft serve at a cafe beside the central pond. Admission, 700 yen. Free tours in English are often offered by volunteer guides at 2 p.m.

7) 5 p.m. Vertical diversion

Occupying the grounds of a former shipyard, the central business district of Minato Mirai 21 is today a glitzy neighborhood of modern high-rises, sprawling shopping complexes and several museums, including the Yokohama Museum of Art, the Mitsubishi Minato Mirai Industrial Museum, and the Yokohama Port Museum. Looming above it all is the angular, 972-foot-tall Landmark Tower, the city’s tallest building, where you’ll find an unparalleled vantage of the city and beyond from the Sky Garden, an observation deck on the 69th floor. Arrive before sunset for a view that extends to Mount Fuji on clear days, or go after dark to admire the twinkling urban sprawl. Admission: 1,000 yen.

8) 6:30 p.m. Chinatown color

Colorful, grandiose gates mark the entrances to Yokohama’s Chinatown, the largest in Japan. Wander the narrow alleys strung with red-paper lanterns, past bubble tea cafes and hawkers luring passers-by with multilingual dim sum menus. Hidden within the disarray is Kanteibyo, a gilded Chinese temple with an ornate, crimson-and-gold facade. After admiring the showy site, head to dinner at the Chinese restaurant Dalian. Dumplings are the specialty at this bi-level spot, so once seated — ask for a table upstairs — order some plump gyoza and piping-hot xiao long bao soup dumplings. Add to that an off-the-menu order of mapo tofu, which arrives sizzling and jiggling in a cast-iron skillet, though the spice level is adjusted to accommodate nonnative palates. Dinner for two, about 4,000 yen.

9) 9 p.m. Stand-up sips

Anyone who loves the pint-size bars of Tokyo’s Golden Gai will feel right at home exploring Miyakobashi Shotengai, a two-story riverside strip of bars and snack shops, each no larger than a suburban walk-in closet. Climb the pink staircase to reach the second level, where you’ll find Hoppy Sennin, one of the few bars still serving draft Hoppy, a low-alcohol brew that is mixed with shochu (a distilled spirit) to create a facsimile of a pilsner (original Hoppy) or stout (black Hoppy). Later, get the real thing downstairs at Una casa de G.b. G.b. El Nubichnom, an eccentric street-level tachinomi (standing bar) specializing in Japanese microbrews.

Sunday

10) 10 a.m. Meditative morning

The Soto school of Zen Buddhism has two head temples, one of which is Sojiji, on the northern edge of the city, a short walk from Tsurumi train station. This temple has history dating to the eighth century, but it was relocated to Yokohama after a devastating fire in the late 1800s. Today the sprawling compound spans over 120 acres of manicured lawns, stately temple buildings, and educational facilities open to visitors interested in the practice of zazen, seated meditation. Stroll the meandering paths on your own, or arrange a guided tour in English with one of the resident monks (400 yen).

11) 1 p.m. Brew crew

The promise of free beer attracts many to the Kirin Beer Factory, an industrial brewery where popular, hourlong guided tours run several times a day (reserve online in advance; in Japanese with English audio guides). The well-organized tour covers the brewery’s history, the mythical creature that gave the brand its name, and its modern brewing techniques. It’s also informatively hands-on: you’ll smell fresh hops and sip first-press wort before being served three glasses of beer and a small snack in a spacious cafeteria. Those who prefer more adventurous, flavorful brews should head next door to Kirin’s foray into craft brewing, Spring Valley Brewery, where taps recently featured a yuzu white ale and an orange-infused I.P.A., worthy of an enthusiastic “Kanpai!”

Lodging

The Hotel Edit Yokohama is a relatively new Western-style boutique property with spacious public areas, a street-level restaurant and 129 compact rooms in a central location beside the Ooka river, just a five-minute walk from a major train station (6-78-1 Sumiyoshicho, Naka-ku; hotel-edit.com/en; from around 5,000 yen).

Opened in late 2018, the Hare-Tabi Traveler’s Inn is a cozy Chinatown property with 20 wood-paneled capsule rooms fitted with mattresses, ample lighting and décor inspired by compartments on luxury sleeper trains (216 Yamashitacho, Naka-ku; hare-tabi.jp; from 2,100 yen).

The largest range of apartment rentals are in the Chinatown area, where you’ll find both Western-style bedrooms and Japanese-style rooms with tatami mats and futons. Rates for a one-bedroom apartment are often less than $100 on Airbnb.

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Clean & Bright and Fully Furnished Private Apartment – 30-min to Shinjuku

Location: 5-min walk from Shimura Sanchome Station on the Mita line. Convenient, direct ride to major stations such as Sugamo, Hibya, Otemachi, and Meguro. About a 30-min ride to Shinjuku Station, with one transfer.

Fully furnished, short-stay private apartment room for rent near Shimura Sanchome Station. Please click on the photo for the full listing, more photos, and to inquire directly to the agent.

Total Monthly Cost: ¥90,000 ($807), not including utilities

Size: 10.10-sqm (109-sqft)

Floor:  First floor in two-story building

Year built: 2015

Fully furnished, short-stay private apartment room for rent near Shimura Sanchome Station. Please click on the photo for the full listing, more photos, and to inquire directly to the agent.

Notes: Short stay available. Supermarket and drug store within 3-min walk of building. No deposit, no key money, no agency fee. No guarantor company fee. Utilities are not included in total monthly cost.

Private room in share house near Omorimachi Station – 10-min direct to Shinagawa

Location: 5-min walk from Omorimachi Station on the Keikyu Main line. A prime location for easily commuting to the Tokyo metro area’s business centers (Heiwajima, the nearest station, is an easy 7-minute walk; an alternative is Oomori station, which is a 7-minute bike ride away. Oomori station is on the same line as Yokohama, Kawasaki, Nihonbashi, Ginza, and Asakusa.)

Fully-furnished private room for rent in Cross World, a cooperative guesthouse for global-minded people. Located near Omorimachi Station on the Keikyu Main line. Please click on the photo for the full listing and to inquire directly to the agent.

Cross World is a “cooperative guesthouse for global-minded people”. Features of this cooperative house include two English-speaking managers, Japanese residents who want to communicate in English to improve their English, and monthly cross-cultural parties to expand your personal and professional network.

Total Monthly Cost: ¥64,000 ($574), not including utilities

Size: 9-sqm (97-sqft)

Floor:  Fourth floor in 4-story building

Year built: 1995, recently renovated lounge space and roof

Cross World is a “cooperative guesthouse for global-minded people”. Please click on the photo for the property description and to inquire directly to the agent.

Notes: Excellent location, make new friends. No deposit, no key money, no agency fee. Utilities not included in total monthly cost. Shared kitchen space.

Private room in guest house near Higashi Jujo Station – 16-min direct to Ueno Station — 13-min direct to Shinjuku Station

Location: 5-min walk from Higashi Jujo Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku line, 6-min walk from Jujo Station on the Saikyo line. Excellent for getting anywhere you want to go in Tokyo, south to Shinjuku in 13-minutes direct or east to Ueno and Tokyo.

Private room for rent near Jujo Station on the JR Saikyo line, 13-min direct to Shinjuku. Please clic kno the photo for the full listing and to inquire directly to the agent.

Total Monthly Cost: ¥55,000 ($493), utilities (electricity, gas, water) included

Size: 7.65-sqm (83-sqft)

Floor:  Second floor in 2-story building

Year built: 1978

Shared kitchen and dining facilities in this bright and sunny guest house near Jujo Station on the Saikyo line. Please click on the photo for the full listing and to inquire directly to the agent.

Notes: Located near Jujo Ginza shopping trade (shoutengai) 3-month fixed term contract. Utilities included in total monthly cost. Credit card payment ok. Great location for getting to major stations in Tokyo.

Private Room in Guest House – Excellent location in Yotsuya / Shinanomachi / Aoyama Itchome neighborhood – Upscale residential area – Easy access to Omotesando, Harajuku

Location: 5-min walk from Shinanomachi Station on  the JR Chuo Rapid line, 10-min walk from Yotsuya Station on the Marunouchi line, 12-min walk from Aoyama Itchome Station on the Ginza line. Upscale residential neighborhood, near Meiji Jingu Gaien stadium, sports complex, and Meiji Avenue’s golden gingko trees.

Example of one of the private rooms available for short-term rental in this excellently located guest house. Please click on the photo for the full listing, more room types, and the full listing.

Total Monthly Cost: ¥61,000 ($546), utilities (electricity, gas, water) included

Size: 5.54-sqm (60-sqft)

Floor:  Sixth floor in 6-story building

Year built: 2011

Common area dining and kitchen in this excellently located share house in the Shinanomachi / Aoyama Itchome neighborhood. Please click on the photo for the full listing, more photos, and to inquire directly to the agent.

Notes: Usual minimum contract term is one month (but 2-week stay is also possible), no guarantor required, no key money, no agency fees. You can pay the first month’s rent on your move-in day and can pay by credit card, bank transfer or cash.

Guests are allowed and there is no curfew. Free unlimited WiFi/LAN.

Dorm Rooms for rent in Samurai Creator’s Okubo Share House – Perfect for creators and entrepreneurs who want to live in an international environment

Location: Excellent location 6-min walk from Okubo Station on the JR Chuo line, 3-min direct to Shinjuku Station

The Samurai Creator’s Okubo share house was designed by designers for designers, creators, and entrepreneurs interested in international exchange and a creative living space. Every month residents and friends come together for a party. Please click on the photo for the full listing and to inquire directly to the agent.

Total Monthly Cost: ¥40,000 ($358)

Size: Shared dorm-style rooms

Floor:  Sixth floor in 6-story building

Year built: 2018

Common area tatami room for hanging out with house mates. Please click on the photo for the full listing and to inquire directly to the agent.

Notes: Brand new share house (opened in July 2018), convenience stores, supermarket, Don Quijote nearby. High-speed internet. One-month fixed-term contract. No deposit, no agency fee, no guarantor required.

Samurai Creator’s Okubo share house. Please click on the photo to see the full listing and to inquire directly to the agent.

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The Rise and Fall of Carlos Ghosn

In Japan, salarymen slave away at the kaisha (or company) with a sense of communal pride almost as important as the salary. In 2008, the same year that Japanese law began requiring companies to disclose directors’ pay in their annual reports, Nissan’s shareholders voted to set an annual cap of about $27 million on compensation for all board directors combined. As a result Carlos Ghosn, the Chairman or CEO of Nissan felt he was being underpaid compared to non-Japanese CEOs. If you were a Nissan board member wanting to retain Ghosen, would you help under-report his salary by creating two salary pots for Mr. Ghosn’s compensation, one pot would be paid in the current year and reported in the company’s annual report and securities filings, and another amount would be designated to be paid out after Mr. Ghosn left Nissan, and pay all or some of the costs of his $18 million in residences abroad and family vacations: (1)  Yes, (2) No? Why? What are the ethics underlying your decision?

Carlos Ghosn was tired. At 64 years old, the chairman of an auto empire that spanned several continents and included Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi wasn’t bouncing back from jet lag the way he used to. Melatonin wasn’t working anymore, and he had bouts of insomnia, phoning his children in the middle of the night or going on long walks around his Tokyo or Paris neighborhood. He planned to retire soon, stepping back from spending his life on an airplane, albeit a luxurious one paid for by Nissan.

Last month, just before Thanksgiving weekend, Mr. Ghosn headed to Tokyo to meet his youngest daughter and her boyfriend and attend a board meeting. He was scheduled to land at Haneda Airport at 4 p.m.

The daughter, Maya Ghosn, 26, had spent most of her childhood in Japan and wanted to introduce her boyfriend, Patrick, to her favorite places. Bringing a boyfriend home is a common rite of passage, but a particularly intimidating prospect when growing up Ghosn — a child of one of the most romanticized and ruthless chief executives the global business community has ever seen.

Ms. Ghosn had made a 7:30 dinner reservation at Jiro, the Michelin-starred sushi counter hidden in a basement in the city’s Ginza district.

On the tarmac in Beirut, Lebanon, Mr. Ghosn opened WhatsApp and texted his four children on a group chain labeled “Game of Ghosns,” for his favorite TV show, “Game of Thrones,” the bloody HBO drama about dynasties under siege. “On my way to Tokyo! Love you guys!” Mr. Ghosn texted as his jet lifted off.

He never made it to dinner.

On Nov. 19, Japanese prosecutors surrounded Mr. Ghosn’s Gulfstream after its arrival and arrested him on allegations that for years he had withheld millions of dollars in income from Nissan’s financial filings.

Ms. Ghosn was staying at her father’s corporate apartment, and when he didn’t show up she checked with his longtime driver at Nissan, who assured her his flight had probably been delayed. She texted: “Hey, just heard your flight got delayed. Please let me know when you land, worried about you.”

Exhausted from jet lag, she took a nap. Patrick woke her when he saw a tweet about Mr. Ghosn’s arrest. “I was in shock,” she said in an interview.

Minutes later, the doorbell rang. Two Japanese men in black suits slipped off their shoes to enter the two-bedroom apartment and showed Ms. Ghosn a brief note in English.

“There is a case against your father,” it read, according to Ms. Ghosn’s account. “The Tokyo judge has warranted us access to search the house. We need a witness. Thank you for cooperating.”

Fifteen men, also in suits, followed. They locked the front door, told Ms. Ghosn that they were prosecutors, warned the couple not to use their phones and suggested that they might tap the apartment. They rummaged through Mr. Ghosn’s drawers, studying family photos, Maya’s 10th-grade report card, personal letters, her parents’ divorce papers.

“I wanted my dad to know that in this situation I was polite and handled it maturely, and I didn’t want to give them any reason to feel satisfied by an ounce of despair in my eyes,” Ms. Ghosn said. “But inside, I was shaking. I couldn’t stand up. I had to hold the wall.”

Six and a half hours later, at 11:30 p.m., the men left.

Worried that anything they said was being recorded, Ms. Ghosn and her boyfriend went into the bathroom, climbed into the shower fully clothed, turned on the water and whispered about what to do next. She called her siblings to figure out how to tackle Japan’s labyrinthine legal system.

Told by the authorities that she was forbidden to contact her father, Ms. Ghosn waited at the apartment for nearly two days until an American lawyer working for her family called.

“We got very clear instructions to leave as soon as possible for fear of being detained or interrogated to extort my dad,” she said. “So we got on the first flight out.”

‘A Person Who Was Above the Clouds’

Carlos Ghosn wasn’t supposed to succeed in Japan, but he wasn’t supposed to fail like this. He first made headlines in 1999 when, in a nation known for its distrust of outsiders, Mr. Ghosn, a brash Brazilian-born and Lebanese- and French-educated engineer, showed up in sunglasses and a pinstripe suit with plans to carry out an American-style restructuring of a failing Nissan. The Japanese carmaker had $35 billion in debt, provided lifetime employment to a bloated work force and produced a fleet of the kind of cars you’d dread getting at the rental counter.

Mr. Ghosn, then 45 and a vice president at Renault, had helped oversee a turnaround at the middling French automaker, which had agreed to spend $5.4 billion to buy a 36.8 percent stake in Nissan Motors.

John Casesa, then a top auto analyst at Merrill Lynch, advised Mr. Ghosn to rent a house in Tokyo rather than buy one.

“The widely held consensus was that he would fail, that Nissan wasn’t worth saving and it couldn’t be done,” Mr. Casesa said.

At the time, Bob Lutz, the loquacious vice chairman of General Motors, assessed the deal this way: Renault would be better off “taking $5 billion, putting it on a barge and sinking it in the middle of the ocean.”

But Mr. Ghosn, with his severe black eyebrows and puffed chest, was undeterred. He closed factories, slashed suppliers, laid off 14 percent of the work force and invested in design. Six years later, Nissan had surpassed Honda to become Japan’s No. 2 automaker, its market capitalization had quintupled and its operating margin had risen tenfold. Altima sedans, Titan pickup trucks and Murano S.U.V.s made Nissan a major player in the United States market — an achievement that Wall Street once deemed impossible.

By the early 2000s, Mr. Ghosn was head of the Renault-Nissan alliance and the first person to simultaneously serve as chief executive of two Fortune Global 500 companies, the type of chief executive who even if you didn’t know how to pronounce his name (rhymes with phone), you’d know his products.

The enigmatic “gaijin” (as foreigners are called in Japan) had achieved a status bestowed on only a handful of chief executives, akin, at least in Japan, to Steve Jobs, Warren E. Buffett or Elon Musk. Paparazzi swarmed. Fans asked for autographs. Japanese businessmen, eager to emulate the Nissan chief, inquired where Mr. Ghosn had bought his rectangular sunglasses and custom suits.

In 2004, Emperor Akihito awarded Mr. Ghosn a Blue Ribbon Medal for his extraordinary contributions, making him the first foreign business leader to receive the honor. A manga comic book, “The True Story of Carlos Ghosn,” heralded a shadowy hero from a faraway land. Lebanon put Mr. Ghosn’s face on a postage stamp.

But even as many in Nissan celebrated the comeback, others scoffed at Mr. Ghosn’s celebrity.

From the start, he faced distrust from the Japanese policymaking and business establishment. The very idea of an outsider’s bringing free-market capitalism to Japan’s quasi-socialist corporate culture jabbed at historical wounds.

“When MacArthur came after World War II, the Japanese just surrendered to his leadership,” a retired Nissan executive told Newsweek.

Mr. Ghosn pulled on a white jumpsuit to tour factory floors, but beyond the photo ops, there were signs that his splashy — some would say autocratic — presence was out of sync with modest Japanese culture. In 2004, Mr. Ghosn grazed a motorbike while driving a Porsche in the Roppongi area of Tokyo, a haven for moneyed foreigners. (The couple on the bike had minor injuries.) The Japanese media groused that Mr. Ghosn wasn’t driving a Nissan.

Then the man whose militant approach to cutting jobs (21,000, if you’re counting) earned him the nickname “Le Cost Killer” spent more than $200 million for Nissan to be a sponsor of the Rio Olympics in 2016, casting himself in the Olympic torch relay. He hopped between homes paid for by Nissan. In 2017, he paid a Lebanese artist and friend $888,000 to create a statue, “Wheels of Innovation,” for the entrance of Nissan’s Yokohama headquarters. (Having a lavish second wedding reception in Versailles the same year, with Marie Antoinette-themed costumes and, yes, lots of cake, did not help.)

“He was a person who was above the clouds,” said Yuichi Ishino, who worked in Nissan’s finance department from 2002 to 2005. “No one dared to say anything that would confront his opinions.”

The stickiest issue was always Mr. Ghosn’s pay.

In Japan, salarymen slave away at the kaisha (or company) with a sense of communal pride almost as important as the salary. Last year, Mr. Ghosn made $16.9 million ($8.4 million from Renault, $6.5 million from Nissan and $2 million from Mitsubishi). That’s nearly 11 times what the chairman of Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, earns but well below the $21.96 million paid to Mary Barra, the chief executive of General Motors.

In 2008, the same year that Japanese law began requiring companies to disclose directors’ pay in their annual reports, Nissan’s shareholders voted to set an annual cap of about $27 million on compensation for all board directors combined.

After that, Mr. Ghosn made the case to the public that he was underpaid — instructing Nissan to hand out background materials reminding investors and the news media that he made significantly less than his counterparts at other global automakers.

At the company’s most recent annual meeting, in June, Mr. Ghosn stressed to shareholders that the company’s compensation policy was “designed to reward performance and to attract, promote and retain the best management talent in the auto industry.” He added that while Nissan tried to reward senior management “competitively,” the company remained “financially very disciplined.”

Asked by the Financial Times that same month if he was overpaid, Mr. Ghosn laughed. “You won’t have any C.E.O. say, ‘I’m overly compensated,’” he said.

Such brazenness rankled employees and the public in Japan.

“Even when a company is a global multinational company, it’s still stamped by its country of origin and the place where it has its headquarters,” said Sanford M. Jacoby, a professor of management at the University of California, Los Angeles, who has studied Japanese corporate culture. The Japanese, he said, put more weight “on egalitarian policies of government and pay and other things.”

In France, where the government owns a 15 percent stake in Renault, shareholders have also taken issue with Mr. Ghosn’s pay. “We believe that anyone making 240 times more than the minimum pay of his employees is out of control,” said Pierre-Henri Leroy, the head of Proxinvest, a French shareholder advisory group.

In October, a whistle-blower inside Nissan said he had evidence that Mr. Ghosn had been instructing Greg Kelly, a top aide and a board member, and a small group of confidants at Nissan to effectively create two salary pots for Mr. Ghosn’s compensation.

One pot would be paid in the current year and reported in the company’s annual report and securities filings. Another amount would be designated to be paid out after Mr. Ghosn left Nissan, according to a person familiar with Nissan’s internal investigation. The whistle-blower’s findings were sent to Hiroto Saikawa, the company’s chief executive, and an internal auditor.

Nissan went to prosecutors with allegations that Mr. Ghosn, working directly with Mr. Kelly, who was once the head of human resources at Nissan, had underreported his income from 2009 to 2017, according to a person with knowledge of the internal investigation. Nissan’s investigation found that the underreporting had occurred when some of the compensation, though committed, was deferred and not reported in securities filings.

Nissan also told prosecutors that it had evidence Mr. Ghosn and Mr. Kelly developed plans to pay Mr. Ghosn a further $124 million in cash and other financial instruments, some as compensation for a future advisory position for Mr. Ghosn.

Hari Nada, a Nissan executive and confidant of Mr. Kelly’s, sent a private jet to fly him from Nashville to Tokyo for the same board meeting that Mr. Ghosn planned to attend. The two men were arrested hours apart. Mr. Kelly’s family said Mr. Nada had assured him that he would be back in Nashville by Thanksgiving, in time for scheduled neck surgery.

Nissan would not comment about the Kelly family’s statements about Mr. Nada. Mr. Nada did not answer phone calls seeking comment.

Mr. Kelly was released on Christmas after his family cited his ill health and posted bail of 70 million yen (about $640,000). His lawyer in Nashville, Aubrey Harwell Jr., said his client denied wrongdoing. Mr. Kelly and Mr. Ghosn “had conversations regarding legal ways they could defer compensation,” Mr. Harwell said.

Mr. Ghosn, Mr. Kelly and Nissan itself all face charges they violated financial reporting laws. The company’s board removed Mr. Ghosn and Mr. Kelly as representative directors, positions with power to sign company documents.

Thirty-two days after Mr. Ghosn’s initial arrest, when his release on bail appeared likely, the Japanese authorities rearrested him on new charges that he shifted personal losses during the 2008 financial crisis temporarily onto Nissan’s books. On Monday a court extended his detention until Jan. 11.

That Mr. Ghosn may have deceived regulators while enriching himself runs afoul of cultural norms in Japan, where the public is more likely to forgive corporate cover-ups when executives appear to be protecting the company.

“Although you don’t see it written down, there is almost a social consensus that ‘OK, you did your crime, but you did it for the company,’” said Seijiro Takeshita, dean and professor at the School of Management and Information at the University of Shizuoka.

Or as Jesper Koll, who has worked in Japan for decades as an economist and is head of Japan for WisdomTree investments in Tokyo, said: “The one thing that Japan does not want and would never tolerate is personal greed.”

‘As the World Ghosns’

Mr. Ghosn’s longtime driver has been out of touch since shortly after the arrest. The driver told the Ghosn children the day after their father was detained that the Japanese authorities had found his car in Tokyo. They tore up the leather seats and found only cat food.

Mr. Ghosn’s chief of staff, Frédérique Le Greves, who arrived in Tokyo the same day as Mr. Ghosn, has not made any statement and returned to France after she learned of the arrest, a person close to the Ghosn family said.

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