About Us

International Mothers Community in Yokohama (IMCY)

インターナショナル　マザーズ　コミュニティ　イン　ヨコハマ

It is not easy to live and raise kids in a foreign country, particularly when there are language barriers. There is a growing number of international families in Yokohama, especially non-Japanese speakers, but living information in English or other languages is very limited.

We are a group of mothers who live and raise kids in Yokohama, Japan. This group was found in 2013, mainly to share practical information in English with those who don't speak Japanese.

No political, religious nor commercial activities are allowed in this group.

Please take the information on this blog on your own responsibility.

-Would like to join the group?
-What kind of activities does IMCY do?
-Our Rules and Regulations

Would like to join the group?

If you have a Facebook account, we have a group page (click the "Facebook" tab for more detail). It is a closed group, so please send a request to the admin. This Facebook group accepts basically only families with young children living in or around Yokohama, but we also welcome those who needs the information we share: international wives without kids, husbands/partners of existing members, or house husbands etc.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could send message about yourself (where you live and are from, if you have children etc.) to our admin member(s) along with your request to join the group. Requests without message may stay pending or be denied.

If you don't use Facebook, keep checking this blog to get some information.

What kind of activities does IMCY do?

Now we don't have regular meet-ups or events and we focus on online activities (Facebook and this blog).

We'll have some get-together time to time. In that case, it will be announced in the Facebook group or on this blog.



We used to have:
-Multilingual Playgroup
 Basically for preschool children. We get together about once a month in Yokohama to let children play and to chat with other mothers/fathers. We usually have story time and participants bring books in their own language(s).



-Workshops
 In term 2013-14, we receive the Nikomachi Subsidy from Nishi ward and have (had) several workshops.
Deco Maki Sushi workshops, Wagashi (Japanese confections) workshops, Tea Ceremony experience, or Baby Massage/ Family Yoga.



-Picnics/Meet-ups
 We had some picnics at Rinko Park, visited a strawberry farm, and have had Knitting and Sewing meeting.



-Festivals
 We also join local festivals such as International Festivals, Chiku Center Festivals etc…to advertise our group and activities and earn some money for our activities.

 

Our Rules and Regulations

Please read through our rules and regulations.

You can find a brief description and download the English version and Japanese version in this article.
[IMCY] IMCY Rules and Regulations