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

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, JVCKenwood,

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, Sotetsu and Bank of Yokohama. Famous landmarks in Yokohama include Minato Mirai 21, Nippon Maru Memorial Park, Yokohama Chinatown, Motomachi Shopping Street, Yokohama Marine Tower, Yamashita Park, and Ōsanbashi Pier.

Etymology

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

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, 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 (in what is now Kanagawa Ward) on the Tōkaidō, a strategic highway that linked Edo 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 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, residential districts later expanding as the settlement grew to incorporate much of the elevated Yamate 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. Kannai, 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, one of the events that preceded the downfall of the shogunate, took place in what is now Tsurumi Ward in 1862, and prompted the Bombardment of Kagoshima 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 Felice Beato, 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

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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 '' Around the World in Eighty Days'', capturing the atmosphere of the fast-developing, internationally oriented Japanese city. In 1887, a British merchant, Samuel Cocking, 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 Bluff area and the large Yokohama Chinatown. 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 Great Kantō earthquake. 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 Yamashita Park 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 Yokohama Municipal Subway. Construction of Minato Mirai 21 ("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 Downtown Boston located in the

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. Minato Mirai 21 hosted the Yokohama Exotic Showcase in 1989, which saw the first public operation of maglev trains in Japan and the opening of Cosmo Clock 21, then the tallest

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in the world. The Yokohama Bay Bridge opened in the same year. In 1993, Minato Mirai 21 saw the opening of the Yokohama Landmark Tower, the second-tallest building in Japan. The

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final was held in June at the International Stadium Yokohama. 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 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (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

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

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, 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, which begins in the Tama Hills and empties into the

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. These municipalities surround Yokohama: Kawasaki,

, Zushi,

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, 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 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, 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

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Global Headquarters in Nishi-ku File:JVCKENWOOD001.jpg, JVCKenwood 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, Sotetsu headquarters in Nishi-ku File:Yokohama Gate Tower - 04a.jpg,

headquarters in Nishi-ku

Culture and sights

Yokohama's cultural and tourist sights include: * Gumyōji, oldest temple in the city * Harbor View Park * The Hikawa Maru, historic passenger and cargo ship * Kanazawa Bunko, preserves the cultural heritage of the Hōjō clan * Kishine-Park * Landmark Tower, 296 m high, second tallest skyscraper in Japan * Minato Mirai 21 * Nippon Maru, museum ship * Sankei-en Garden * Yamashita Park (at the harbor) * Yokohama Chinatown * Yokohama Foreign Cemetery * Yokohama Marine Tower * Yokohama Stadium (the Yokohama DeNA BayStars Pro baseball teams's home field) * Yokohama Three Towers * Yokohama Triennale * Zō-no-Hana Terrace (象の鼻テラス) * Yokohama City Library * Kanagawa Prefectural Library

Museums

Yokohama Triennale 2005 Yamashita Pier Venue

There are 42 museums in the city area, including. * CupNoodles Museum ( Momofuku Andō Instant Ramen Museum): Several-floors of interactive exhibits related to the invention of the Japanese instant noodle soup, including soup kitchens where you can try the culture-specific noodle soups. * Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History: Located in the historic Yokohama Specie Bank building. * Kanazawa Bunko: Traditional Japanese and Chinese art objects, many dating from the Kamakura period. * Matsuri Museum: Dedicated to the shrine festivals (Japanese Matsuri) taking place in Yokohama. * Shin-Yokohama Rāmen Museum: Comprehensive history of ramen and ramen themed food court * Yokohama Archives of History: Located in the former British Consulate building with exhibits related to port development and the arrival of

. * Yokohama Museum of Art: Founded in 1989, featuring modern works by well-known international and Japanese artists. * Yokohama Silk Museum: Exhibits focusing on the production and processing of silk; including many clothes.

Gallery

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Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse The is a historical building that is used as a complex that includes a shopping mall, banquet hall, and event venues. The complex, officially known as the , was originally used as customs buildings, and has two sections: Warehouse No.1 and No.2. ...

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Excursion destinations

In 2016, 46,017,157 tourists visited the city, 13.1% of whom were overnight guests. * Kamonyama Park * Kodomo no kuni: Means "Children's country". A nice destination to spend an eventful day with the family. Lots of space for walking and playing. There is also a petting zoo. * Nogeyama Zoo: One of the few zoos that do not charge admission. It has a large number of animals and a petting zoo where children can play with small animals. * Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise: A large park with an aquarium. Otherwise rides, shops, restaurants, etc. * Zoorasia: Nice zoo with lots of play options for children. However, in this zoo admission costs. * Since 2020, after six years of development, a giant robot named

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, which is 18 meters high and weighs 25 tons, has been watching over the port area as a tourist attraction. The giant robot, in which there is a cockpit and whose hands are each two meters long, is based as a figure on a science fiction television series, can move and sink to its knees.

Sports

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exterior File:Nissan International Stadium Yokohama.jpg, Nissan Stadium exterior File:International Stadium Yokohama-1.jpg, Nissan Stadium crowd *Baseball: Yokohama DeNA BayStars *Association football:

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(

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), Yokohama F. Marinos (J1 League), YSCC Yokohama (

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), NHK Yokohama FC Seagulls (Nadeshiko League Div. 2) *Velodrome: Kagetsu-en Velodrome *Basketball: Yokohama B-Corsairs *Rugby Union: Yokohama Eagles *

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: Ai Sugiyama *

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: Yokohama Harbors

Transport

Yokohama is serviced by the

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, a high-speed rail line with a stop at Shin-Yokohama Station. Yokohama Station is also a major station, with two million passengers daily. The Yokohama Municipal Subway,

Minatomirai Line The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly known as the Minatomirai Line (みなとみらい線 ''Minatomirai-sen''), is a subway line in Yokohama, Japan that runs from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Ch� ...

and Kanazawa Seaside Line provide metro services.

Air transport

Yokohama does not have an airport, but is served by Tokyo's two main airports

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which is 17.4 km away and

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which is 77 km away.

Maritime transport

Yokohama is the world's 31st largest seaport in terms of total cargo volume, at 121,326 freight tons , and is ranked 37th in terms of TEUs ( Twenty-foot equivalent units). In 2013,

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Yokohama facility was recognized as the most productive container terminal in the world averaging 163 crane moves per hour, per ship between the vessel's arrival and departure at the berth.

Rail transport

Railway stations

; East Japan Railway Company (JR East) : Tōkaidō Main Line :* – – – :

Yokosuka Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Officially, the name Yokosuka Line is assigned to the segment between and Kurihama sta ...

:* – Yokohama – – – Totsuka – : Keihin-Tōhoku Line :* – – – – Yokohama :

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:* Yokohama – – – – – – – – – – – : Yokohama Line :* Higashi-Kanagawa – – – – – – – – – :

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:* – – :

Tsurumi Line The Tsurumi Line () is a group of 3 railway lines operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Originally built to service the port and adjacent industrial area, the lines provide passenger services (especia ...

:* Main Line : Tsurumi – – – – – – :* Umi-Shibaura Branch : Asano – – ; Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) :

:* – Shin-Yokohama – ;

: Keikyu Main Line :* – – – – – – – – – – Yokohama – – – – – – – – – – – – – – : Keikyu Zushi Line :* Kanazawa-Hakkei – – ; Tokyu Railways : Tōyoko Line :* – – – – Kikuna – – – – – Yokohama : Meguro Line :* – Hiyoshi :

Den-en-toshi Line The is a major commuter line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation and connecting south-western suburbs of Tokyo and neighbouring Kanagawa Prefecture, with its western terminus of , to a major railway junction of western dow ...

:* – – – – – – – – Nagatsuta – : Kodomonokuni Line :* Nagatsuta – – ; Sagami Railway : Sagami Railway Main Line :* Yokohama – – – – – – – – – – – – – : Izumino Line :* Futamata-gawa – – – – – – ; Yokohama Minatomirai Railway :

:* Yokohama – – – – – ; Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (Yokohama Municipal Subway) : Blue Line :* – – – – – Totsuka – – – – – Kami-Ōoka – – – – – – Kannai – Sakuragichō – – Yokohama – – – – – Shin-Yokohama – – – – – – – : Green Line :* Nakayama – – – Center Minami – Center Kita – – – – – Hiyoshi ; Yokohama New Transit : Kanazawa Seaside Line :* Shin-Sugita – – – – – – – – – – – – – Kanazawa-Hakkei

Education

Public elementary and middle schools are operated by the city of Yokohama. There are nine public high schools which are operated by the Yokohama City Board of Education, and a number of public high schools which are operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education. Yokohama National University is a leading university. * 46,388 children attend the 260 kindergartens. * Almost 386,000 students are taught in 351 primary schools. * There are 16 universities including Yokohama National University. The number of students is around 83,000. * 19 public libraries had 9.5 million loans in 2016.

In popular culture

* Phileas Fogg makes a stop in Yokohama before moving on to San Francisco in

's book, Around the World in Eighty Days. *

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's novel '' The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea'' is set mainly in Yokohama. Mishima describes the city's port and its houses, and the Western influences that shaped them. * '' From Up on Poppy Hill'' is a 2011

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animated drama film directed by Gorō Miyazaki set in the Yamate district of Yokohama. The film is based on the serialized Japanese comic book of the same name. * The main setting of

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's book '' Gai-Jin'' is in historical Yokohama. * Vermilion City in the Kanto region from the Pokémon franchise is based on Yokohama. During the closing ceremony of the 2022 Pokémon World Championships in

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, Yokohama was announced as the 2023 host city by using footage of Vermilion City from

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. The 2023 World Championships were held at the Pacifico Yokohama between August 11–13, 2023. In the video game division, the host country won the finals of all three age divisions. * One of the ''

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'' crossover movies takes place in Yokohama. In the fourth movie of the series, ''Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future'', the Pretty Cure appear standing on top of the Cosmo Clock 21 in Minato Mirai. * The main setting of the Japanese

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series '' Muv-Luv'', first a school and then, in an alternate history, a military base is built in Yokohama with the objective of carrying out the Alternative IV Plan meant to save humanity. * In '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3'', Yokohama is under siege by the Soviet Union and Allied Nations to stop the Empire of The Rising Sun. The player must defend Yokohama and then lead a counterattack as the Empire. * The manga ''

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'' is set in Yokohama. * The Japanese mixed-media project, '' Hamatora'' takes place in Yokohama. * The final battles in '' Godzilla vs. Mothra'' (1992) and '' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' (2001) take place in Yokohama. * In ''

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'', it is the location of the Nomu Warehouse where they created artificial Humans (a.k.a. Nomus). * Sumaru City in the '' Persona 2'' duology is based on Yokohama. * Miyabi City in '' The Caligula Effect'' is based on Yokohama, including depictions of landmarks such as an unfinished Landmark Tower and Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (referred to in game as Sea Paraiso). * The video game '' Yakuza: Like a Dragon'' is set in Isezaki Ijincho, a fictional district in Yokohama based on Isezakichō. * Yokohama is also represented in the multimedia project by King Records, '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' * Yokohama is the main setting of Japanese manga and anime series '' Komi Can't Communicate''. Multiple of the cities' landmarks are featured on the manga, most notably in the more recently released chapters. * Yokohama is the setting of the anime '' After the Rain'' as well as manga series with the same title by Jun Mayuzuki. *In April 2022, The Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau announced the launch of a new interactive website to aid in the tourism and MICE elements of the city. *

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's 1963 film ''High and Low'' was filmed and set in Yokohama.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Yokohama is twinned with: *

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, Romania, since October 1977 *

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, France, since April 1959 *

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, 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 *

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, 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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, Victoria, 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

* Port of Barcelona, 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 * Port of Melbourne, Australia, since May 1986 * Port of Oakland, United States, since May 1980 * Port of Vancouver, Canada, since May 1981 * Port of Shanghai, friendship port treaty, since October 1983

Notable people

*Lily Abegg, journalist *Jo Asakura, member of Japanese boy group &Team *The Brahman Brothers, professional wrestlers *Annie Florence Brown, community leader *Toru Furuya, singer and voice actor *Shigetoshi Hasebe, football manager and former player *Tamon Honda, professional wrestler *Joe Higuchi, professional wrestler *Antonio Inoki, professional wrestler and politician *Naoya Inoue, boxer *Yuma Kagiyama, figure skater *Shinobu Kandori, politician and professional wrestler *Crystal Kay, singer *Hana Kimura, professional wrestler *Kyoko Kimura, professional wrestler *Masahiko Kondō, singer and racing driver *Miki Koyama, racing driver *Takehito Koyasu, singer and voice actor *Ryuji Kumita, racing driver and CEO of B-Max Racing *Keisuke Kunimoto, racing driver *Yuji Kunimoto, racing driver *Natsupoi, Natsumi Maki, known by ring name Natsupoi, professional wrestler *Hiro Matsuda, professional wrestler *Yūta Mochizuki, actor *Soichi Noguchi, astronaut *Akinori Ogata, racing driver *Radwimps, alternative rock band *Takuro Shinohara, racing driver *Minoru Suzuki, professional wrestler *Kuniaki Takahashi, drifting driver *Yasuto Wakizaka, footballer *Yuta Watanabe, NBA player for the Toronto Raptors *Miki Yamane, footballer *Yusuke Tomibayashi, 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: Simon & Schuster. (cloth). * Heilbrun, Jacob
"Aftershocks"
. ''The New York Times'', September 17, 2006.

Notes

External links

Official Website

Yokohama Tourism Website
* {{Authority control Yokohama, Environmental model cities Populated coastal places in Japan Port settlements in Japan Cities in Kanagawa Prefecture Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan