Looki ngto getawayfrom thebase? Notsurewhereto go? Japan hasso manythi ngsto seeand do, takeadvantageofthi sgreat opportuni ty. Herei sa smallli stof eventsi n thenear futureto help you getoutoftheHonch.
Ci rquedu Solei l TheCi rquedu Solei lshow Corteo wi llrun i n Harajuku’ sNew Bi gTop Nati onalYoyogiStadi um Olympi cPlaza ( 5mi n.walkfrom JR Harajuku Stati on /Mei jiJi ngumaeStati on on theChi yoda Li ne)through May5. Ti cketsrangefrom 4, 000 to 1 3, 000 yen. The Ci rquedu Solei lshow ZED i spermanentlybased near theTokyo Di sneyResort. TaketheJR Kei yo Li neor Musashi no Li neto Mai hama Stati on ( South Exi t)and walkabout1 0 mi nutes. For ti ckets,checkwi th local ti cketagenci esand conveni encestores.
Sumo Grand Tournament Sumo i sthenati onalsportofJapan. Now i syour chanceto seesumo wrestli ngli ve. thegrand tournamentwi llbeheld May1 0-24,2009at Kokugi kan i n Tokyo. Ti cketsare3, 600 yen— 1 4, 300 yen per day. Don’ tmi ssthi sopportuni tyto seethi s amazi ngevent. For morei nformati on checkout http: //www. sumo. or. jp/eng/ti cket/ni ttei _hyo/i ndex . html
Sanno Festi val
Checkwi th localti cketagenci esor conveni encestoresli ke7-1 1 ,Lawson or Fami lyMartfor ti ckets. Deep Purpleand Yngwi eMalmsteen Apri l8& 1 5,7p. m. Tokyo:Tokyo I nternati onalForum HallA 1 0, 000-1 2, 000 yen Tri vi um - May9,4 p. m. Yokohama:BayHall 6, 500 yen MXPX– May24,6p. m. Yokohama:BayHall 6, 000 yen KatyPerry-May28& 29,7p. m. Shi buya:Duo Musi cExchange 5, 000 yen Mr.Bi g-June20,5p. m. Tokyo:Budokan 8, 500 yen
Experi enceJapanesecultureatoneofthelargest festi valsi n Tokyo June1 0-1 6,2009. Shri nesare paraded through thestreetsofthe Akasaka di stri ct,near theHi eJi nja Shri ne.
Baseball seehi gh cali ber professi onalbaseballfrom local favori tesYomi uriGi ants,Yokohama Baystars,Ni ppon Ham Fi ghtersand YakultSwallows. Ti cketscan be purchased through localti cketagenci es and Lawsons conveni entstores. Thebaseballseason conti nues through late November.
TheYokohama Ramen Museum
Yokohama Kamonyama Park 1 0 mi nutewalkfrom Sakuragi cho Stati on Kamonyama Parki sa smallpubli cci ty parkcloseto Mi nato Mi rai21 .Therei sno admi ssi on fee. Sankei en From JR Negi shiStati on,about1 0 mi nutes bybusnumber 54,58,99,1 01or 1 08to Honmoku.From there,Sankei en i s another 5-1 0 mi nutesbyfoot. Sankei en i sa beauti fulJapanese landscapegarden i n southern Yokohama, exhi bi ti nga number ofhi stori cbui ldi ngs from acrossJapan.Admi ssi on i s300 yen. Tokyo
From theveryfi rstdocumented ramen eaten bya 1 7th centurysamurainamed Mi to Komon to today’ snei ghborhood ramen shop,ramen hasbeen a regular on menusacrossJapan and around the world. I n themuseum you wi llfi nd severalramen restaurantshai li ngfrom allover Japan. Thi smuseum/amusement parki sseti n1 958,when thefi rst i nstantramen wasi nvented. The museum opened i n March 1 994 and pay tri buteto ramen dai lyfrom 1 1a. m. 1 1 p. m. ,closed on Tuesdays. Therei sa smallchargeof300 yen for admi ssi on, food and dri nksareseparate. Sundays usuallyaremuch busi er and theremay bea wai tof20 mi nutesor morefor a seatata restaurant. Other daysare much lesscrowded. Themuseum i s abouta 3-mi nutewalkfrom Shi n-Yokohama stati on.
Ueno Park A few stepsfrom Ueno Stati on OneofJapan' smostpopular cherryblossom spots,Ueno Park featuresmorethan 1 , 000 treesalongthestreetleadi ngtoward theNati onalMuseum and around Shi nobazu Pond.Therei sno entrancefee.Food standsareavai lable. Shi njuku Gyoen 5mi nutewalkfrom Shi njuku Stati on Shi njuku Gyoen i sa largeparkfeaturi ngmorethan 1 , 000 cherrytreesi n morethan a dozen vari eti esi n Western and Japanese-stylegardens.Theentrancefeei s200 yen and parkhoursare9 a. m.to 4: 30 p. m. Chi dori gafuchiKudanshi ta SubwayStati on Cherrytreesdecoratethemoatsoftheformer Edo Castlearound Ki tanomaru.Therei sno admi ssi on fee.Row boatsareavai lablefor rent.Manyfood standscan befound atnearbyYasukuni Shri newhereanother 1 , 000 cherry blossom treesareplanted. Sumi da ParkA few stepsfrom Asakusa Stati on Theparkstretchesfor a few hundred metersalongboth si desoftheSumi da Ri ver.Therei sno entrancefee.Food standsareavai lable Koi shi kawa Botani calGarden 5-1 0 mi nutewalkfrom Hakusan or MyogadaniSubway Stati on Koi shi kawa Botani calGarden i sa spaci ousparkwi th manycherrytreesand a Japaneselandscape garden.I ti sa greatplaceto vi ew di fferentcherrytreevari eti es.Theadmi ssi on feei s330 yen. I nokashi ra ParkSouth ofKi chi jojiStati on Therearea few hundred treesi n thi spubli cci typarkwi th a pond.Therei sno admi ssi on fee.
Thi sli sthasbeen compi led asa courtesyfor hospi tal staff. I n no waydoesU. S.NavalHospi talYokosuka or theU. S.Navyendorseor supportanyoftheevents
Compi led by USNH Yokosuka Publi c Affai rs