The magic of port cities unveiled at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Source: ACM website. View of Singapore from Mount Wallich, Singapore, 1856, by Percy Carpenter, is one of the exhibits at Port Cities: Multicultural Emporiums of Asia, 1500 –1900.

 Traders and migrants, jewellery and cottons, languages and commerce – port cities mix people, merchandise, and ideas. The Port Cities: Multicultural Emporiums of Asia, 1500 –1900
special exhibition paints a picture of life through photographs, paintings, fashion, luxury goods, and everyday objects at the Asian Civilisations Museum. 

Interested?

The exhibition ends 19 February 2017. The Asian Civilisations Museum is open from 10am to 7pm (daily) other than on Fridays, when it opens from 10am to 9pm. 

Watch the video introducing Port Cities: Multicultural Emporiums of Asia, 1500 –1900

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Download the programme booklet (PDF) 

Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau welcomes Muslim travellers

Source: Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau (YCVB) has announced that its new Muslim Tourist Information microsite within the English version of the official Yokohama Visitors' Guide website is getting noticed by Muslims in Southeast Asia. 

The Muslim Tourist Information website was set up in December 2013 to introduce places such as tourist facilities, restaurants, halal shops and mosques based on recommendations by Muslims living in Yokohama. In a questionnaire concerning this website conducted on Muslims in Southeast Asia, more than 90% said they find the information on restaurants, mosques, and suggested itineraries to be useful. 

YCVB has focused on attracting tourists from Southeast Asia from 2013, setting up booths at tourism fairs in countries like Thailand and Malaysia as well as receiving media organisation representatives from Southeast Asian countries to show them around Yokohama. 

As part of its efforts to welcoming Muslim tourists, YCVB has been working on ways to help Muslims feel more comfortable during their stay in Yokohama, including organising training for tourism-related businesses on how to receive Muslim travellers and distributing brochures for Muslim travellers at tourist information centres.

Yokohama is Japan's second biggest city after Tokyo, located near the capital with a population of 3.7 million. The city has  an eye on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as it works to increase its tourism infrastructure for visitors.