History Lecture Series 2026 "Yokohama Honmoku: Rediscovering History! ~60 Minutes to Explore the Memories of 'Honmoku'~" to be Held [Yokohama Hasseiden Local History Museum]

Honmoku, a town close to us, holds fascinating history not found in textbooks.

This lecture series is designed for history beginners to enjoy, with easy-to-understand explanations in 60 minutes, accompanied by illustrations and photographs. All 12 sessions are free to attend, and single session participation is also welcome.

Why not join us at the Yokohama Hasseiden Local History Museum to explore the memories of Honmoku and rediscover the charm of this town?

Venue: Yokohama Hasseiden Local History Museum, 2nd Floor

Date & Time: Saturdays (first session only on Sunday) 14:00-15:00

Capacity: 50 people per session (first-come, first-served)

Participation Fee: Free

Annual Schedule

Click on the lecture theme to go to the application screen. Applications will be available after the application start date.

Date

Application Start Date

Lecture Theme

Lecturer

June 7 (Sun)

May 15 (Fri)

Yokohama Archives of History and Honmoku's Historical Materials - Perry's Arrival, Great Kanto Earthquake, Sankeien Garden

Takeshi Nishikawa, Director, Yokohama Hasseiden Local History Museum (Early Modern History)

June 13 (Sat)

May 15 (Fri)

Perry's Arrival and Honmoku - Perry's Arrival as Seen by Samurai

Tsuyoshi Nakaizumi, Yokohama History Museum (Early Modern History)

June 20 (Sat)

May 20 (Wed)

The Turbulent Late Edo Period - The Ronin Attack on Yokohama and the Honmoku Area

Daisuke Kamiya, Yokohama Archives of History (Early Modern History)

June 27 (Sat)

May 27 (Wed)

Negishi Racecourse - Why was a Racecourse Built in Negishi?

Takuhiro Shirai, Yokohama Archives of History (Modern History)

July 4 (Sat)

June 4 (Thu)

The History of Kofu Children's Garden, Which Protected War Orphans in Post-War Yokohama - People Who Protected Children's Lives on the Hill of Honmoku

Ken Nishimura, Yokohama Archives of History (Modern and Contemporary History)

October 3 (Sat)

September 3 (Thu)

Honmoku, the Town Where Streetcars Ran - What the Nostalgic "Chin-Chin Train" Carried

Naoshi Okada, Former Yokohama Urban Development Memorial Hall (Historical Geography)

October 10 (Sat)

September 10 (Thu)

Showa 100 Years: Post-War Honmoku Captured by Lenses - Looking Back at a Century of Our Town with Valuable Photographs

Kazuki Matsumoto, Yokohama Urban Development Memorial Hall (Modern and Contemporary History)

October 17 (Sat)

September 17 (Thu)

Honmoku Sento Story - Cultural History of Public Bathhouses

Ritsuto Yoshida, Yokohama Urban Development Memorial Hall (Modern and Contemporary History)

October 24 (Sat)

September 24 (Thu)

Folk Tools at Hasseiden ① - Ancient Wisdom Learned from Familiar Tools

Koichiro Kobayashi, Yokohama History Museum (Folklore)

October 31 (Sat)

September 30 (Wed)

When "America" Was in Honmoku and Negishi - Memories of the US Military Housing Dependent Houses

Yusuke Aoki, Deputy Director, Yokohama Archives of History (Architectural History)

March 20 (Sat)

February 20 (Sat)

Let's Read Honmoku's Old Documents ① - The Appearance of Honmoku in the Edo Period as Deciphered from Old Documents

Noriko Kobayashi, Yokohama History Museum (Early Modern History)

March 27 (Sat)

February 27 (Sat)

Hiradai Shell Mound - Hotter Than Now!? Life and Food from Over 5000 Years Ago

Sakiko Namigata, Buried Cultural Properties Center (Archaeology)

Application/Inquiries (Single session applications are also welcome)

① Internet Application (24-hour reception)

Access the event application system "teket" from the URL below (or the lecture theme title in the annual schedule above) and apply for your desired session. Applications open at 9:00 AM on the application start date.

https://teket.jp/g/mxy7xxjk0f

★Request for Membership Registration★

For smooth reception on the day of the lecture, please register as a "teket" member. (If you purchase a ticket without membership registration, it may take time for confirmation at the reception.)

By registering as a member, you will receive notifications about new lectures from the registered email address.

Also, you can apply for lectures conducted by the Yokohama City History Museum and Yokohama Archives of History, managed and operated by the Yokohama City Furusato History Foundation, using teket, which is highly recommended.

② Phone Application (Reception during opening days/hours)

Please call during the opening days and hours listed on the front. If the line is busy, please try calling again after a while. ☎ 045 - 622 - 2624

About Yokohama Hasseiden Local History Museum

Hasseiden is a three-story, octagonal building modeled after Horyuji's Yumedono, built by Kenzo Adachi (1868-1948), a politician from Kumamoto Prefecture who served as Minister of Communications and Minister of Home Affairs. It was completed in 1933 (Showa 8). It opened as the "Yokohama Hasseiden Local History Museum" in 1973 (Showa 48) as a museum to convey local history to citizens. It exhibits photographs of Honmoku and Negishi from the late Edo period to the Meiji era, as well as agricultural and fishing tools used in the city, introducing the lives of our ancestors who lived with the blessings of nature.

Basic Information

Address: 〒231-0822 Honmoku Motomachi, Naka Ward, Yokohama City