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Coming out of Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line, a cobblestone street ran straight ahead.
Gas lamps stood quietly, even in daylight.
The city where gas lamps were first lit in Japan.
The city where beer was first brewed in Japan.
The city where ice cream was first sold in Japan.
Yokohama is a city of beginnings.
I pass the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History.
A stately building with a dome and a spire.
The former head office of the Yokohama Specie Bank, built in the Meiji era.
Memories of the days when this was a port open to the world still breathe in these streets.
I walk on, thinking about that.
Past the shade of the street trees, the Red Brick Warehouse, Osanbashi Pier and Yamashita Park open out beyond.
Old buildings and new streets blend naturally, and simply walking here, you can feel Yokohama.
A city that makes you want to wander off the path a little, rather than hurry to where you are going.
From Bashamichi to Kannai.
Walk straight on, and the street leads right into Isezaki Mall.
Walking through Yokohama in summer, I break a light sweat.
Then the elevator, up to the fourth floor.
Open the door, and the air changes.
POOL LABO.
A billiard hall run by JPBA professional Lo Li-wen.
Under the lights, the cloth spreads out, deep and fresh.
August 14 and 15.
This is where the Yokohama 14-1 Summit will be held.
The tables: six Wiraka, two Brunswick.
The cloth will be replaced on the 12th and 13th, just before the tournament, so the players can be welcomed in the best possible condition.
Wiraka and Brunswick tables differ slightly in pocket size.
The Wiraka pockets are a little tighter.
To make it through the qualifiers, it may come down to how far you can raise your average on the Brunswick tables.
That quiet strategy is one more thing worth watching at this tournament.
Watching is free.
You can come and watch freely on both days.
Drink in hand, take your time watching first-class players play 14.1, straight pool.
For those who cannot come to the venue, a live stream is also planned on the Yokohama Open Organizing Committee’s YouTube channel.
Even through a screen, the tension will surely come across.
Around Isezaki Mall, restaurants line the streets.
Japanese, Chinese, Western, cafés.
Before or after watching, walk the streets of Yokohama and enjoy a good meal.
A summer day like that is not bad at all.
When you have finished watching, you might wander on as far as Minato Mirai at night.
Looking out over the night view, you think back on a ball you saw that day.
Yokohama is a city you can enjoy right through to moments like that.
Walk Bashamichi, and you meet the history of Yokohama.
Step into POOL LABO, and you meet the history of a game called 14.1.
A day spent in this city may become a memory that is just a little special.
SANSIAS presents Yokohama 14-1 Summit 2026
Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15
Venue
POOL LABO
(Mariya Bldg. 4F, 2-66 Isezakicho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa)
Access
- About 10 minutes on foot from Bashamichi Station (Minatomirai Line)
- About 5 minutes on foot from Kannai Station (JR / Yokohama Municipal Subway)
- About 8 minutes on foot from Hinodecho Station (Keikyu Main Line)
- From Shin-Yokohama Station, take the Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line and get off at Kannai Station
YouTube stream
Yokohama Open official channel