is an area in the city of

Yokosuka is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has a population of 373,797, and a population density of . The total area is . Yokosuka is the 11th-most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area, and the 12th in the Kantō region. The city i ...

Kanagawa Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...

, Japan. Kurihama is the location where

Matthew C. Perry Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He led the Perry Expedition that Bakumatsu, ended Japan' ...

landed for his first negotiations for the opening of Japan on July 14, 1853. "Perry Ceremony Today; Japanese and U. S. Officials to Mark 100th Anniversary."
''New York Times.'' July 14, 1953, A large monument was erected in 1901 to commemorate the event, and a small museum was opened in 1987. The Yokosuka Thermal Power Station is located at Kurihama. File:Kurihama port yokosuka japan.jpg, Kurihama ferry terminal File:KurihamaShōtengai 1.JPG, Kurihama commercial district

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{{reflist Yokosuka, Kanagawa

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