February

Events	Dates	Contacts	Venues	Details
Art Rink in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse	Dec. to Feb.	Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1 TEL045-211-1515	Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Event Plaza	An artistic skating rink of lights, opened from early December to mid February. The skating rink with multicolored illumination at the retro-looking Red Brick Warehouse creates a fantastic ambiance. The marvelous night scene of Minatomirai adds to the allure of the rink.
Chinese New Year	Jan. or Feb. (*Chinese New Year)	ChinaTown80 TEL045-681-6022	China Town	The countdown of Chinese New Year starts with exploding firecrackers, followed by the boisterous pomp of Chinese lion & dragon dance, parade, Chinese acrobats, and a classic Chinese opera.
Photo Yokohama	Early Jan. to Late Feb.	-	Various places in Yokohama City	Various cultural facilities and tourist facilities hold events on photography and movies.
Yokohama Film Festival	First Sunday of Feb.	Film Festival Executive Committee TEL045-751-0480	Kannai Hall	The Film Festival chooses the top 10 and individual award winners from Japanese movies released the previous year. The selected films will be shown all day and an award ceremony will take place.
Sankeien Garden Plum Blossoms Viewing	First Sunday of Feb.	Sankeien Garden TEL045-621-0635	Sankeien Garden	Sankeien Garden is well known for its magnificent plum blossoms. During this season, Shiraume (2hite plum blossoms) and Koubai (light pink plum blossoms) reach their full bloom. The "Garyobai" plum blossoms are an exceptional sight to see. On Sundays and holidays, there are Koto (Japanese harp) performances and other special events.
Ōkurayama Plum Blossoms Viewing	Second Saturday & Sunday of Feb.	Kohoku Ward Office Regional Empowerment Promotion Section TEL045-540-2234	Ōkurayama Plum Blossoms Garden (Ōkurayama Commemoration Hall)	About 180 plum blossoms trees of 30 kinds, such as Shirakaga, Bungo and Ryokugaku, will be in full bloom.
Motomachi Charming Sale	Late Feb.	Motomachi SS Committee TEL045-641-1557	Motomachi Shopping Street	The streetwide sale campaign on Motomachi Shopping Street takes place twice a year in February and September for 6 days. Every year, the shopping street is bustled with many shoppers and visitors.