is the second-largest city in

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by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous

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. It is the capital and most populous city in

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, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on

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, south of

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, in the

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of the main island of

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. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the

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along the Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the

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following the 1859 end of the policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after

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opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the

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, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1872), and power plant (1882). Yokohama developed rapidly as Japan's prominent

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following the end of Japan's relative isolation in the mid-19th century and is today one of its major ports along with

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, Tokyo and Chiba. Yokohama is the largest port city and high tech industrial hub in the Greater Tokyo Area and the Kantō region. The city proper is headquarters to companies such as

Isuzu , commonly known as Isuzu (, ), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines ...

Nissan is a Japanese multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the ''Nissan'' and ''Infiniti'' brands, and formerly the ''Datsun'' brand, with in-house ...

JVCKenwood , stylized as JVCKENWOOD, is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was formed from the merger of Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) and Kenwood Corporation on October 1, 2008. ...

Keikyu (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. ...

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Sotetsu The , or , is a private railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of holding company Sōtetsu Holdings, Inc. Sōtetsu Holdings is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; 6.58% of it is owne ...

and

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. Famous landmarks in Yokohama include

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, Nippon Maru Memorial Park,

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, Motomachi Shopping Street,

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, and

Ōsanbashi Pier is the main international passenger pier at the Port of Yokohama, located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Ōsanbashi is the oldest pier in Yokohama, originally constructed between 1889 and 1896. Major cruise ships such as the ...

Etymology

Yokohama (横浜) means "horizontal beach". The current area surrounded by Maita Park, the

Ōoka River The is a river that flows through Yokohama, Japan. It is 14 km long and over 80 bridges are built on the river. There are large numbers of cherry tree A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe ( ...

and the Nakamura River have been a gulf divided by a sandbar from the open sea. This sandbar was the original Yokohama fishing village. Since the sandbar protruded perpendicularly from the land, or horizontally when viewed from the sea, it was called a "horizontal beach".

History

Opening of the Treaty Port (1859–1868)

Before the Europeans arrived, Yokohama was a small fishing village up to the end of the feudal

Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

, when Japan held a policy of national seclusion, having little contact with foreigners. A major turning point in Japanese history happened in 1853–54, when Commodore

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arrived just south of Yokohama with a fleet of American warships, demanding that Japan open several ports for commerce, and the

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...

agreed by signing the Treaty of Peace and Amity. It was initially agreed that one of the ports to be opened to foreign ships would be the town of

Kanagawa-juku was the third of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It was located in Kanagawa-ku in the present-day city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was close to Kanagawa Port. Many of its historical artifacts were destroyed by the G ...

(in what is now Kanagawa Ward) on the Tōkaidō, a strategic highway that linked

Edo Edo (), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the '' de facto'' capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogu ...

to Kyoto and Osaka. However, the

decided that Kanagawa-juku was too close to the Tōkaidō for comfort, and port facilities were instead built across the inlet in the fishing village of Yokohama. The

Port of Yokohama The is operated by the Port and Harbor Bureau of the City of Yokohama in Japan. It opens onto Tokyo Bay. The port is located at a latitude of 35.27–00°N and a longitude of 139.38–46°E. To the south lies the Port of Yokosuka; to the nort ...

was officially opened on June 2, 1859. Yokohama quickly became the base of foreign trade in Japan. Foreigners initially occupied the low-lying district of the city called

Kannai is a district in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, bounded by the Ōoka River, JR Negishi Line, Nakamura River, and Yokohama waterfront. "Kannai" is not an official name of the area, but the common term of reference has been in use for over a century ...

, residential districts later expanding as the settlement grew to incorporate much of the elevated

Yamate is the name of a historic neighbourhood in Naka-ku, Yokohama often referred to in English as ''The Bluff.'' The neighbourhood is famous as having been a foreigners' residential area in the Bakumatsu, Meiji and Taishō periods. While still domi ...

district overlooking the city, commonly referred to by English-speaking residents as ''The Bluff''. Under pressure from United States and United Kingdom officials, the Tokugawa government built a commercial sex district which opened on November 10, 1859, with 6 brothels and 200 indentured sex workers. The area of Yokohama with the highest concentration of brothels was known as Bloodtown.

, the foreign trade and commercial district (literally, ''inside the barrier''), was surrounded by a moat, foreign residents enjoying extraterritorial status both within and outside the compound. Interactions with the local population, particularly young samurai, outside the settlement inevitably caused problems; the

Namamugi Incident The , also known as the Kanagawa incident and Richardson affair, was a political crisis that occurred in the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the ''Bakumatsu'' on 14 September 1862. Charles Lennox Richardson, a British merchant, was killed by ...

, one of the events that preceded the downfall of the shogunate, took place in what is now Tsurumi Ward in 1862, and prompted the

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in 1863. To protect British commercial and diplomatic interests in Yokohama a military garrison was established in 1862. With the growth in trade increasing numbers of Chinese also came to settle in the city. Yokohama was the scene of many notable firsts for Japan including the growing acceptance of western fashion, photography by pioneers such as

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, Japan's first English language newspaper, the ''Japan Herald'' published in 1861 and in 1865 the first ice cream confectionery and

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to be produced in Japan. Recreational sports introduced to Japan by foreign residents in Yokohama included European style

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in 1862,

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in 1863 and

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in 1866. A great fire destroyed much of the foreign settlement on November 26, 1866, and

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was a recurrent public health hazard, but the city continued to grow rapidly – attracting foreigners and Japanese alike.

Meiji and Taisho periods (1868–1923)

After the

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of 1868, the port was developed for trading

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, the main trading partner being Great Britain. Western influence and technological transfer contributed to the establishment of Japan's first daily newspaper (1870), first gas-powered street lamps (1872) and Japan's first

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constructed in the same year to connect Yokohama to

Shinagawa is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies. , the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per ...

and

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in Tokyo. In 1872

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portrayed Yokohama, which he had never visited, in an episode of his widely read novel ''

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'', capturing the atmosphere of the fast-developing, internationally oriented Japanese city. In 1887, a British merchant,

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, built the city's first power plant. At first for his own use, this coal power plant became the basis for the Yokohama Cooperative Electric Light Company. The city was officially incorporated on April 1, 1889. By the time the

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of foreigner areas was abolished in 1899, Yokohama was the most international city in Japan, with foreigner areas stretching from Kannai to the

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area and the large

. The early 20th century was marked by rapid growth of industry. Entrepreneurs built factories along reclaimed land to the north of the city toward Kawasaki, which eventually grew to be the Keihin Industrial Area. The growth of Japanese industry brought affluence, and many wealthy trading families constructed sprawling residences there, while the rapid influx of population from Japan and Korea also led to the formation of Kojiki-Yato, then the largest slum in Japan. Kusakabe Kimbei - Yokohama Foreign Settlement Pano

Kusakabe Kimbei - Yokohama Foreign Settlement Pano

Great Kantō earthquake and the Second World War (1923–1945)

Much of Yokohama was destroyed on September 1, 1923, by the

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. The Yokohama police reported casualties at 30,771 dead and 47,908 injured, out of a pre-earthquake population of 434,170. Fuelled by rumors of rebellion and sabotage, vigilante mobs thereupon murdered many Koreans in the Kojiki-yato slum. Many people believed that Koreans used

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to cause the earthquake.

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was in place until November 19. Rubble from the quake was used to reclaim land for parks, the most famous being the

on the waterfront which opened in 1930. Yokohama was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again by U.S. air raids during World War II. The first bombing was in the April 18, 1942 Doolittle Raid. An estimated 7,000–8,000 people were killed in a single morning on May 29, 1945, in what is now known as the Great Yokohama Air Raid, when B-29s firebombed the city and in just one hour and nine minutes, reducing 42% of it to rubble.

Postwar growth and development

During the American occupation, Yokohama was a major transshipment base for American supplies and personnel, especially during the

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. After the occupation, most local U.S. naval activity moved from Yokohama to an American base in nearby

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. Four years after the

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signed, the city was designated by government ordinance on September 1, 1956. The city's tram and

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system was abolished in 1972, the same year as the opening of the first line of

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. Construction of

("Port Future 21"), a major urban development project on reclaimed land started in 1983, nicknamed the "

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and

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of the Orient" was compared to

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and

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located in the

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. Minato Mirai 21 hosted the Yokohama Exotic Showcase in 1989, which saw the first public operation of

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s in Japan and the opening of

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, then the tallest

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in the world. The

Yokohama Bay Bridge The is an cable stayed bridge in Yokohama, Japan. Opened September 27, 1989, it crosses Tokyo Bay with a span of 460 metres (1,510 feet). The toll is ¥600. The bridge is part of the Bayshore Route of the Shuto Expressway The is a net ...

opened in the same year. In 1993, Minato Mirai 21 saw the opening of the

Yokohama Landmark Tower The is the third tallest building and fifth tallest structure in Japan, standing high. Until surpassed by Abeno Harukas in 2014, it stood as the tallest building in Japan. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city, ...

, the second-tallest building in Japan. The

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final was held in June at the

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. In 2009, the city marked the 150th anniversary of the opening of the port and the 120th anniversary of the commencement of the City Administration. An early part in the commemoration project incorporated the Fourth

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(TICAD IV), which was held in Yokohama in May 2008. In November 2010, Yokohama hosted the

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(APEC) meeting.

Geography

Topography

Yokohama has a total area of at an elevation of above sea level. It is the capital of

, bordered to the east by

and located in the middle of the

Kantō plain The , in the Kantō region of central Honshu, is the largest plain in Japan. Its 17,000 km2 covers more than half of the region extending over Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Tochigi Prefe ...

. The city is surrounded by hills and the characteristic mountain system of the island of

Honshū , historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the seventh-largest island in the world, and the second-most populous after the Indonesian ...

, so its growth has been limited and it has had to gain ground from the sea. This also affects the population density, one of the highest in Japan with 8,500 inhabitants per km². The highest points within the urban boundary are Omaruyama () and Mount Enkaizan (). The main river is the

Tsurumi River The is a river in Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It begins in Kamioyamada-machi, Machida and flows 42.5 kilometers before emptying into Tokyo Bay is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan spanning the coast ...

, which begins in the Tama Hills and empties into the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...

. These municipalities surround Yokohama: Kawasaki,

, Zushi,

Kamakura , officially , is a city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. It is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 people per km2 over the tota ...

, Fujisawa,

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, Machida.

Geology

The city is very prone to natural phenomena such as

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and

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because the island of

has a high level of seismic activity, being in the middle of the Pacific

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. Most seismic movements are of low intensity and are generally not perceived by people. However, Yokohama has experienced two major tremors that reflect the evolution of Earthquake engineering: the

1923 Great Kantō earthquake The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake (, or ) was a major earthquake that struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshu at 11:58:32 JST (02:58:32 UTC) on Saturday, 1 September 1923. It had an approximate magnitude of 8.0 on the mom ...

devastated the city and caused more than 100,000 fatalities throughout the region, while the

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 Japan Standard Time, JST (05:46:24 UTC), a 9.0–9.1 Submarine earthquake, undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region. It lasted approx ...

, with its epicenter on the east coast, was felt in the locality but only material damage was lamented because most buildings were already prepared to withstand them.

Climate

Yokohama features a

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(

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: ''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers and chilly winters. Weatherwise, Yokohama has a pattern of rain, clouds and sun, although in winter, it is surprisingly sunny, more so than Southern Spain. Winter temperatures rarely drop below freezing, while summer can seem quite warm, because of the effects of humidity. The coldest temperature was on 24 January 1927 when was reached, whilst the hottest day was 11 August 2013 at . The highest monthly rainfall was in October 2004 with , closely followed by July 1941 with , whilst December and January have recorded no measurable precipitation three times each.

Demographics

The city's population is 3,772,726 as of 1 June 2024, making it the second-most populated city in the country after Tokyo's 23 special wards. Among Yokohama's 18 wards, the most inhabited was Kohoku with a population of 364,760, followed by Aoba (308,379), Tsurumi (297,230), and Totsuka (282,601). In terms of population density, Nishi and Minami are the most densely populated, with a per square kilometre population exceeding 15,000. Of Yokohama's population, 1,548,077 work outside the city, while 1,226,618 workers commute from outside the city. As these numbers suggest, some of Yokohama's residential areas are commuter suburbs (or "bed towns" as known in Japanese) for those who work in other major cities, primarily Tokyo.

Immigration

As of June 2024, Yokohama's population includes 121,042 foreign nationals, making up 3.2% of the total population, with the number having grown significantly in recent years. While all three countries with the number of nationals living in Yokohama as citizens exceeding 10,000 are all in Asia (

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), other major countries of origin for Yokohama's non-Japanese residents include

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(2,823), the

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(2,793),

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(1,312), the

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(840), and

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(770). There is no official survey of the citizens' countries of birth, hence these numbers do not include naturalized citizens, but they include foreign nationals born outside their country of citizenship.

Administration

Municipal administration

Yokohama is one of the 20 designated cities in the country, which means the city has many powers that usually belong to prefectural governments, while having wards as subdivisions with administrative functions. Yokohama city consists of 18 wards, with its government seat in Naka Ward. The

Yokohama City Council The is the legislature of Yokohama City. Overview *Members: 86 *Term: 4 years *Voting System: Medium‐size constituency system (Single non-transferable vote) *President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * ...

consists of 86 members elected from a total of 18 Wards. The LDP has minority control with 36 seats. The incumbent mayor is

Takeharu Yamanaka is a Japanese politician and current mayor of Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture. He defeated incumbent mayor Fumiko Hayashi in the 2021 Yokohama mayoral election. His independent campaign was supported by the Constitutional Democrat ...

, who defeated his predecessor Fumiko Hayashi in the 2021 Yokohama mayoral election.

Wards

Yokohama has 18 wards (''ku''):

Economy

In 2020, Yokohama's total gross regional product was 14.06 trillion yen or US$133 billion, a 1.9 per cent decrease compared to the previous year due to the

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. This converts to US$35,107 per citizen, below the national average. A large number of Yokohama's citizens work outside the city (693,064 in 2020), primarily in

, and the economic value they generate outside the city does not contribute to Yokohama's economic output. The largest contributors to this figure were wholesale and retail (17.8%), healthcare (11.7%), and academic, professional, or technological services (11.0%).Yokohama's Economy in Data
(PDF). ''www.city.yokohama.lg.jp''. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

Major companies headquartered

File:Nissan headquarters 2022.jpg,

Global Headquarters in Nishi-ku File:JVCKENWOOD001.jpg,

headquarters in Kanagawa-ku File:Koei Tecmo headquarters -01.jpg,

headquarters in Kōhoku-ku File:Keikyu Group Headquarters.jpg, Keikyu Group headquarters in Nishi-ku File:Sotetsu HQ Building.jpg,

headquarters in Nishi-ku File:Yokohama Gate Tower - 04a.jpg,

headquarters in Nishi-ku

Culture and sights

Yokohama's cultural and tourist sights include: *

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, oldest temple in the city * Harbor View Park * The

Hikawa Maru is a retired Japanese ocean liner that Yokohama Dock Company built for the NYK Line. She was launched on 30 September 1929 and made her maiden voyage from Kobe to Seattle on 13 May 1930. She is permanently berthed as a museum ship at Yamashit ...

, historic passenger and cargo ship *

Kanazawa Bunko , formally titled the Kanagawa Prefectural Kanazawa-Bunko Museum, is a museum located in Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Japan. It features a collection of traditional Japanese and Chinese art objects, many dating from the Kamakura period. Originally bu ...

, preserves the cultural heritage of the Hōjō clan * Kishine-Park * Landmark Tower, 296 m high, second tallest skyscraper in Japan *

* Nippon Maru, museum ship *

Sankei-en is a traditional Japanese-style garden in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, which opened in 1906.Yok ...

Garden *

(at the harbor) *

Yokohama Foreign Cemetery are chiefly located in Tokyo and at the former treaty ports of Kobe, Hakodate, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, and Yokohama. They contain the mortal remains of long-term Japan residents or other foreigners who died in Japan, and are separate from ...

Yokohama Stadium is a baseball stadium in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It opened in 1978 and has a capacity of 34,046 people. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. The stadium features dirt around the bases an ...

(the

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Pro baseball teams's home field) *

Yokohama Three Towers , are a group of historical towers at the Port of Yokohama. They have been given the nicknames ''The King'', ''The Queen'' and ''The Jack''. The best view of the three towers is considered to be from Ōsanbashi Pier. Three Towers The three towers ...

* Yokohama Triennale * Zō-no-Hana Terrace (象の鼻テラス) *

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Museums

Yokohama Triennale 2005 Yamashita Pier Venue

There are 42 museums in the city area, including. *

CupNoodles Museum CupNoodles Museum may refer to one of two museums in Japan: * CupNoodles Museum Osaka Ikeda * CupNoodles Museum Yokohama {{Short pages monitor *

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, Romania, since October 1977 *

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

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, France, since April 1959 *

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

, Philippines, since July 1965 *

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, India, since June 1965 *

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, Ukraine, since July 1965 *

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, CA, United States, since October 1957 *

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, China, since November 1973 *

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, BC, Canada, since July 1965 Yokohama also cooperates with: *

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, CA, United States

Partner cities

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, Ivory Coast *

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, China, since May 2006 *

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, Australia, since June 2008 *

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, South Korea, since June 2006 *

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, Germany, since September 2011 *

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

, Vietnam, since November 2007 *

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, Vietnam, since October 2007 *

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, South Korea, since December 2009 *

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, Australia *

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, Malaysia, since August 2016 *

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, Taiwan, since May 2006 *

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, Israel, since July 2012 *

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, China, since May 2008

Sister ports

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, Spain,since November 1989 *

Port of Dalian The Port of Dalian (38° 55' N 121° 41' E) founded in 1899 lies at the southern tip of Liaodong Peninsula in Liaoning province and is the most northern ice-free port in China. It is also the largest multi-purpose port in Northeast China serving ...

, friendship port treaty, since September 1990 *

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, Germany, since October 1992 *

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, Australia, since May 1986 *

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, United States, since May 1980 *

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, Canada, since May 1981 *

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, friendship port treaty, since October 1983

Notable people

* Lily Abegg, journalist *Jo Asakura, member of Japanese boy group

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*The

Brahman Brothers and (both born on 5 July 1977) are identical twins and professional wrestlers better known by the ring names and and the team name . They are freelancers, currently working most notably for the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), Michinoku Pro ...

, professional wrestlers *

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, community leader * Toru Furuya, singer and voice actor * Shigetoshi Hasebe, football manager and former player *

Tamon Honda (born August 15, 1963) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah. Championships held by Honda include the All Asia Ta ...

, professional wrestler * Joe Higuchi, professional wrestler *

Antonio Inoki (born ; 20 February 1943 – 1 October 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, Glossary of professional wrestling terms#school, professional wrestling trainer, martial arts, martial artist, politician, and Promoter (entertainment), promot ...

, professional wrestler and politician *

Naoya Inoue is a Japanese professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, and is one of only three male boxers in history (along with Terence Crawford and Oleksandr Usyk) to become the undisputed champion in two weigh ...

, boxer *

Yuma Kagiyama is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2022 Winter Olympics, 2022 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World silver medalist (2021 World Figure Skating Championships, 2021, 2022 World Figure Skating Championships, 2022, 2024 World Figure Skatin ...

, figure skater *

Shinobu Kandori is a Japanese politician, professional wrestler and retired judoka. She serves as a member of the House of Councillors, representing the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa, she ran unsuccessfully for the House of Coun ...

, politician and professional wrestler *

Crystal Kay is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host. After releasing her first single, "Eternal Memories" (1999), Crystal Kay gained fame for her third studio album, ''Almost Seventeen'' (2002), which debuted at number 2 on the Japanese O ...

, singer *

Hana Kimura was a Japanese professional wrestler. She worked for Japanese promotions such as World Wonder Ring Stardom and Wrestle-1, in addition to making appearances for foreign companies such as Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and some independent pro ...

, professional wrestler *

Kyoko Kimura is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Throughout her 14-year career, she competed in Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Ibuki, Ice Ribbon, JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling and World Wonder Ring Stardom, a ...

, professional wrestler *

Masahiko Kondō , or Matchy, is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actor, racing car manager and former semi-professional racing driver. He was a member of the Tanokin Trio. Kondō is also a semi-professional racing driver and a racing team owner. He founded the racin ...

, singer and racing driver *

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, racing driver *

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, singer and voice actor *

Ryuji Kumita Ryuji Kumita (born 25 January 1967 in Yokohama), better known by his pseudonym "Dragon", is a racing driver and team owner from Japan. A late starter to motorsport at 46, he mostly competes in Japanese junior formulae, such as the Super Formula ...

, racing driver and CEO of

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, racing driver *

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, racing driver *

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, known by ring name Natsupoi, professional wrestler *

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, professional wrestler * Yūta Mochizuki, actor *

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, astronaut *

Akinori Ogata is a Japanese professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 63 Toyota Tundra for Akinori Performance. He has also competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series ...

, racing driver *

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, alternative rock band *

Takuro Shinohara (born November 20, 1994) is a Japanese racing driver from Yokohama. He won the TCR Japan Saturday and Sunday Series in 2020, racing for Audi Team Hitotsuyama. Career Super GT In 2018, Shinohara was listed in the Fuji Race for Audi Team Hitotsuy ...

, racing driver *

Minoru Suzuki (born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and former Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, known for his tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former one-time IWGP Intercontinental Ch ...

, professional wrestler * Kuniaki Takahashi, drifting driver *

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, footballer * Yuta Watanabe, NBA player for the

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, footballer *

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, racing driver

References

Citations

Sources

* Hammer, Joshua (2006)
''Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II''
. New York:

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. (cloth). * Heilbrun, Jacob
"Aftershocks"
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'', September 17, 2006.

Notes

External links

Official Website

Yokohama Tourism Website
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