What are the opening hours of Gramophone Concert at Yamate 234 (November)?

14:00 start (expected to end around 15:00) Check the official page for closed days and last admission.

Where is Gramophone Concert at Yamate 234 (November) and what is the nearest station?

It is held at Yamate 234, 1F living room. The nearest station is Motomachi-Chukagai Sta..

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Gramophone Concert at Yamate 234 (November)

Japanese title: 山手234番館 11月蓄音器コンサート

Yamate 234, 1F living room (Motomachi-Chukagai Sta.) · Free

An hour of records played on a gramophone in the living room of the Yamate 234 Western-style house. Free, no registration, 25 seats; doors open 13:30.

Date: Nov 14 (Sat)
Time: 14:00 start (expected to end around 15:00)
Price: Free (no registration needed)
Venue: Yamate 234, 1F living room
Nearest station: Motomachi-Chukagai Sta.

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About this event

Just 25 seated guests can attend November's gramophone concert inside Yamate 234 House, a preserved Western-style residential building in Yokohama. The intimate listening event takes place in the reconstructed first-floor living room, providing a setting far removed from a conventional concert hall. Rather than presenting a modern stage performance, the program invites visitors to enjoy an afternoon centered on the sound of a gramophone. The house itself adds historical interest. Built around 1929 as an apartment building for foreign residents, it reflects Yokohama's international community during the reconstruction period following the Great Kanto Earthquake. Its original arrangement consisted of four similar apartments divided around a central entrance. Today, the building is publicly accessible, with displays explaining its history and restored domestic spaces. Visitors attending the concert can encounter both an older form of recorded-music listening and the atmosphere of Yokohama's historic Yamate residential district.

Highlights

Listen to gramophone music in an intimate historic living room.
Experience the reconstructed interior of a 1929 Western-style apartment building.
Explore displays about Yokohama's former foreign residential community.
Attend a free concert with only 25 seated places.

Good for: Vintage audio enthusiasts, architecture lovers and visitors interested in Yokohama's international history.
Time needed: 60 minutes

Good to know

No advance registration is required.
Seated capacity is limited to 25 people.
Doors open 30 minutes before the performance.

Summarized from the official page and press materials.

Why is a gramophone concert held in a former foreign residents' apartment?

Yamate 234 House was constructed around 1929, during Yokohama's recovery from the Great Kanto Earthquake. The building is believed to have been intended partly to encourage foreign residents who had left the city to return. Its architect is thought to have been Kichizo Asaka, also associated with the neighboring building now known as Enokitei. Originally, four similar residential units occupied the property, arranged symmetrically around a central entrance porch. Features including sash windows, shutters and chimneys reflected the practical Western-style housing of the period.

The building continued to serve as apartments through the postwar decades, including a period of requisition by the United States military. Yokohama City acquired it in 1989 to preserve the historic townscape, and conservation work led to its public opening in 1999. The first floor now contains reconstructed residential interiors and historical displays, while the second floor accommodates exhibitions and meetings. A gramophone listening session makes particular sense in this domestic setting, where visitors can appreciate recorded music within a historic living room. So explore the building's architectural details as well as the concert itself.

Yamate 234 House — November Gramophone Concert (Japanese) · Yamate 234 House — Building History (Japanese)

Distance from major stations

From Motomachi-Chukagai: 0.3 km, about 5 min on foot
From Ishikawacho: 0.7 km, about 12 min on foot
From Nihon-odori: 1.1 km, about 17 min on foot
From Kannai: 1.4 km, about 22 min on foot

Distances are straight-line; times are rough estimates.

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FAQ

What is Gramophone Concert at Yamate 234 (November)?: Just 25 seated guests can attend November's gramophone concert inside Yamate 234 House, a preserved Western-style residential building in Yokohama. The intimate listening event takes place in the reconstructed first-floor living room, providing a setting far removed from a conventional concert hall. Rather than presenting a modern stage performance, the program invites visitors to enjoy an afternoon centered on the sound of a gramophone. The house itself adds historical interest. Built around 1929 as an apartment building for foreign residents, it reflects Yokohama's international community during the reconstruction period following the Great Kanto Earthquake. Its original arrangement consisted of four similar apartments divided around a central entrance. Today, the building is publicly accessible, with displays explaining its history and restored domestic spaces. Visitors attending the concert can encounter both an older form of recorded-music listening and the atmosphere of Yokohama's historic Yamate residential district.
When is Gramophone Concert at Yamate 234 (November)?: Nov 14 (Sat)
What are the opening hours of Gramophone Concert at Yamate 234 (November)?: 14:00 start (expected to end around 15:00) Check the official page for closed days and last admission.
How much does Gramophone Concert at Yamate 234 (November) cost?: Free (no registration needed)
Where is Gramophone Concert at Yamate 234 (November) and what is the nearest station?: It is held at Yamate 234, 1F living room. The nearest station is Motomachi-Chukagai Sta..

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