by Luke (Schneider) Oyama ’54 [Luke takes us through the history of Yokohama in this six part article – enjoy!] – Part VI – Sports, Music, and Others —————————————————————————————————————— Sports ———————————————-——————————————————————– TENNIS The government leased property to the Foreign Settlement for safe recreational purposes and constructed the Yamate Park but as the residents could not […]

by Luke (Schneider) Oyama ’54 [Luke takes us through the history of Yokohama in this six part article – enjoy!] – Part V – Bluff/Yamate —————————————————————————————————————— Bluff Area: Churches and Religion ———————————————-——————————————————————– CATHOLICS Though Christianity was forbidden for the Japanese, this prohibition did not apply to foreigners and the government permitted the construction of a […]

by Luke (Schneider) Oyama ’54 [Luke takes us through the history of Yokohama in this six part article – enjoy!] – Part IV – Yatobashi-Yamashitabashi/Motomachi —————————————————————————————————————— Yatobashi/Yamashita-bashi Area ———————————————-——————————————————————– ICE MAKING PLANT At around the bottom of the slope of Yatozaka, the Dutchman , Ludwicus Stornebrink founded an ice making plant in 1879 and named […]

by Luke (Schneider) Oyama ’54 [Luke takes us through the history of Yokohama in this six part article – enjoy!] – Part III – Chinatown —————————————————————————————————————— Chinatown Area Since the opening of Japan to Western culture, there came traders, moneychangers, furniture makers, musical instrument makers, laundrymen, cooks, barbers, dressmakers, interpreters, accountants, servants, and other experienced […]

by Luke (Schneider) Oyama ’54 [Luke takes us through the history of Yokohama in this six part article – enjoy!] – Part II – Streets Crossing Honcho-Dori —————————————————————————————————————— Yokohama Station to Sakuragicho AreaYoshidabashi Area – Bashamichi to Honcho-dori The first horse carriages in Japan were used by the foreign consular for commuting between their consulates […]

by Luke (Schneider) Oyama ’54 [Luke takes us through the history of Yokohama in this six part article – enjoy!] -Part I- Yokohama-Sakuragi-cho and Honcho-dori —————————————————————————————————————— Yokohama Station to Sakuragicho Area —————————————————————————————————————— GAS STATION The first gas station in Japan was built and operated by Yokohama Beiyu Co., Ltd. in mid 1920’s at the location […]