Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior welcomes visitors in Yokohama

Greenpeace's iconic flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, is now in Yokohama for a visit during its mission to assess marine radiation contamination along the Fukushima coast. Members of the public are invited to come aboard this coming weekend (March 19-20).

The Rainbow Warrior is one of a kind. She plays a key role in Greenpeace campaigns, allowing it to bear witness to environmental crimes around the world, and enabling her crew to take action to prevent them. In Japan, this has included demonstrating against the proposed relocation of a military base in Henoko, Okinawa last November, where Rainbow Warrior was honored to be able to support a strong community of local activists.

The ship is at the cutting edge of clean technology - over 70% of its operating power is generated by renewable energy, making it one of the most environmentally friendly modern ships ever built.

The Rainbow Warrior Open Boat is a great day out for family and friends. You’ll meet the crew, visit the bridge, and learn about our custom-built, eco-friendly ship. You can also join a solar energy workshop, and enjoy popcorn and pancakes made by a solar cooker. (Please note that the solar cooking session is conditional on weather conditions.)

You can also join a public talk with Junichi Sato (Greenpeace Japan Executive Director, on Sunday only), Hisayo Takada (head of the Greenpeace Japan Energy campaign) and Captain Peter Willcox, who has skippered Greenpeace ships since 1981. You may remember his name from some landmark incidents in environmental activism history. He was captain of the first Rainbow Warrior, which was bombed in New Zealand by the French Secret Service in 1985, and was also on the MV Arctic Sunrise, when he and his crew made headlines as the Arctic 30 when they were detained by Russia in 2013.

You need to register to get on board because the ship is officially registered as Dutch territory but no passport is needed.

When: Sat March 19, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sun March 20, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

• The public talks will be onshore with no registration needed. During these talks, the ship will be closed to the public.

Where: Shinko berth (新港埠頭) #5 Yokohama Port Kanagawa (right behind MARINE & WALK), 9 minutes from Bashamichi (馬車道）station, exit 6 on the Minatomirai line. 15 minutes from Sakuragicho（桜木町）station on JR and Yokohama city subway

All ages welcome. Admission: Free

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