Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

Strawberry lovers won’t want to miss the Yokohama Strawberry Festival, which is celebrating its 12th anniversary this year at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. You can shop for strawberries from across Japan and enjoy the fruit in a variety of desserts and drinks. Look out for free samples as well, plus lots of other strawberry goods to take home. It’s also a photogenic festival with plenty of strawberry decorations around the iconic Red Brick Warehouse buildings. Don’t miss the giant strawberry installation, which is sure to be an Instagram hit. Note: Closed on February 18.

Get bready for a carb-loaded weekend at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, where bakeries from all around the country are gathering for one of Japan’s biggest bread festivals. This year's event will host over 60 pop-up shops, serving everything from buttery canelés and custard buns to curry-filled doughnuts and katsu sandwiches. Many of the highlighted shops are newcomers that haven’t been featured at previous Pan no Fests, so those who were at last year's event will have an even bigger menu to look forward to this round. The general festival area is free to enter, but some sections will require an admission charge of ¥800 (¥700 with cashless payment) if you arrive during the first admission phase between 11am and 1.30pm. There's no admission fee for the second half of the event from 2pm to 5pm, but bear in mind some of the more popular stalls may be sold out of items by the late afternoon. In theory, there's a limit to how many pretzels and bagels you can eat in one sitting, but the great thing about baked goodies is that you can easily snag some to go and munch on them later in the week, whether it's for breakfast, lunch or just a mid-day snack.