Yokohama’s Art Scene (Time Out Tokyo)

Guide to the contemporary art scene in Yokohama, a port city south of Tokyo with a rich artistic history. Well-established galleries and art museums have more recently been joined by a string of compact studios and exhibition spaces nestled underneath an overhead railway: opened under the umbrella of the Koganecho-Hinodecho Arts District, many of these occupy former red light premises. This bayside hub of artistic activity now arguably rivals the Japanese capital for sheer creativity.

Guide to the contemporary art scene in Yokohama, a port city south of Tokyo with a rich artistic history. Well-established galleries and art museums have more recently been joined by a string of compact studios and exhibition spaces nestled underneath an overhead railway: opened under the umbrella of the Koganecho-Hinodecho Arts District, many of these occupy former red light premises. This bayside hub of artistic activity now arguably rivals the Japanese capital for sheer creativity.

(July 2020, Time Out Tokyo online edition)

timeout.com/tokyo/art/the-best-of-yokohama-art-scene

(July 2020, Time Out Tokyo online edition)

timeout.com/tokyo/art/the-best-of-yokohama-art-scene