This Week: At Home And Around Tokyo For February 14-20

Snow Fever

Sagamiko Resort's Snow Park

We haven’t been able to see much snow in Tokyo yet this year. Sagamiko Resort in Kanagawa, however, has got us covered — its Snow Park is a vast area (6,000 sq. meters) covered in snow where kids can play all day long, ride they sleds (or tubes!), build snowmen and enjoy the winter weather to the fullest. Best thing? It's so close to Tokyo that you can easily make it a day trip! Plus there are heaps of other attractions around the resort you can enjoy as well.

A New Year Spectacle

China Town's Chinese New Year 2022

Held for the 36th time, Yokohama Chinatown's Chinese New Year celebration is now a popular annual tourist destination. While the famous New Year countdown is now over, you can still tour around to see the spectacular lantern works. Happy New Year to everyone celebrating the Chinese style!

Power Of Visuals

Yebisu International Festival For Art & Alternative Visions 2022

Held annually since 2009, Yebisu International Festival aims to gather and encourage creativity through visual art exhibitions, movies, and dance performances. With “After The Spectacle” as this year’s theme, the event welcomes artists and expressionists from around the world who will be showcasing their works of art in various forms, including exhibitions, film screenings, live shows, workshops and more.

Breaking The Ice

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Art Rink

Yokohama's Akarenga celebrates its 17th year hosting this annual winter fun. If you get cold and hungry, get your grab of hot panini sandwiches and a warm cup of hot cocoa to warm up at the cafe.

Lay It All Out

Create A Vision Board

For School, Emergencies And Around The Home

Study Some Useful Kanji

Moving to and setting up in a new country can be hard enough without having to figure out the everyday basics we’ve probably never thought twice about doing back home. Here are some basic kanji and kana to help demystify some of those tasks.

Spice It Up

Try Redecorating Your Home

There are plenty of house décor items available in the market, ranging from as low as ¥100, to as lavish as ¥10,000. Depending on your budget, there are many ways to tackle the process of decorating your dwelling without breaking the bank.

Experience Yomiuriland

Theme Park At Home

Enjoy videos of rides and popular attractions from the point of view of the rider. You can also see the cute animals, and expereince some of the games from the themepark at home too with DIY crafts to make it more fun! You can also make or purchase VR sets to make the experiences feel even more real. A super fun and great way to spend time with the family safe at home. See “more info” link.