Yokohama
横浜市

Yokohama's location in Kanagawa, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kanagawa
Physical characteristics
Area	437. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 35 km² (168. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 86 sq mi)
Population (as of March 2008)
Total	3,631,773
Density	8,288 /km² (21,466 /sq mi)
Location	35°27′N 139°38′E / 35.45, 139.633Coordinates: 35°27′N 139°38′E / 35.45, 139.633
Symbols
Tree	Camellia, Chinquapin, Sangoju Sasanqua, Ginkgo, Zelkova
Flower	Rose
Symbol of Yokohama
Yokohama Government Office
Mayor	Hiroshi Nakada
Address	〒231-0017 1-1 Minato-chō, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Phone number	045-671-2121
Official website: City of Yokohama

Yokohama (横浜市, Yokohama-shi^?) is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume In Geography, location is a position or point in Physical space that something occupies on Earths' surface A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or Camellia ( ( Japanese: 椿 Tsubaki) is a Genus of Flowering plants in the family Theaceae, native to eastern and southern Chestnut ( Castanea) (including some chinkapin or Chinquapin) is a Genus of eight or nine Species of Deciduous Camellia sasanqua is a species of Camellia native to the evergreen coastal forests of southern Japan in Shikoku, Kyūshū Ginkgo ( Ginkgo biloba; in Chinese 銀杏 Pinyin romanization yín xìng) frequently misspelled as "Gingko" and also known Zelkova is a Genus of six species of Deciduous Trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to southern Europe, and southwest A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government is the mayor of Yokohama Kanagawa in Japan. A graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he served at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management An address is a Code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home business or other building on the earth's surface is the Service mark of the postal system in Japan. It is also used as a Japanese Postal code mark A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of numbers used to call from one Telephone line to another in a Telephone network. The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of The Greater Tokyo Area is a large Metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama

Yokohama's population of 3. 6 million makes it Japan's largest incorporated city and second most populous urban area after Tokyo (during nighttime - Yokohama ranks 3rd in daytime population, after Osaka). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. |||} A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and, with the difference that they are not a component of. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū ^[1]

Yokohama developed rapidly as Japan's prominent port city following the end of Japan's isolation in the late 19th century, and is today one of its major ports along with Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, Tokyo, and Chiba. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. Hakata (博多区 -ku is a ward in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan with a population of 176585 officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.

History

Yokohama was a small fishing village up to the end of the feudal Edo period, a time when Japan held a policy of national seclusion, having little contact with Western foreigners. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 A major turning point in Japanese history happened in 1853 and again in 1854, when Commodore Matthew Perry arrived just south of Yokohama with a fleet of American warships, demanding that Japan open several ports for commerce. Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Tokugawa shogunate agreed in 1854 by signing the Treaty of Peace and Amity. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of ^[2] It was initially agreed that one of the ports to be opened to foreign ships would be the bustling town of Kanagawa-juku (in what is now Kanagawa Ward) on the Tōkaidō, a strategic highway which linked Edo to Kyoto and Osaka. was the third of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in Kanagawa-ku in the present-day city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū However, the Tokugawa shogunate decided that the location of Kanagawa-juku was too close to the Tōkaidō for comfort, and port facilities were built across the inlet in the sleepy fishing village of Yokohama instead. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of The Port of Yokohama was opened on 2 June 1859. The is operated by the Port and Harbor Bureau of the City of Yokohama in Japan. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Landing of Commodore Perry, officers & men of the squadron, to meet the Imperial commissioners at Yoku-Hama (Yokohama?) July 14, 1853. Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lithograph by Sarony & Co. , 1855, after Wilhelm Heine. Peter Bernhard Wilhelm Heine, better known as Wilhelm (or William) Heine ( January 30[[ 827]] in Dresden - October 5

The Port of Yokohama quickly became the base of foreign trade in Japan. Japan's first English language newspaper, the Japan Herald, was first published in Yokohama in 1861. Foreigners occupied a district of the city called "Kannai" ("inside the barrier"), which was surrounded by a moat, and were protected by their extraterritoriality status both within and outside the moat. A moat is deep broad Trench, usually filled with Water, that surrounds a structure installation or town normally to provide it with a preliminary line of Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from the Jurisdiction of local law usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations Many individuals crossed the moat, causing a number of 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. The (also known sometimes as the Kanagawa Incident, and archaically as the Richardson Affair) was a Samurai assault on foreign nationals in Japan on is one of the wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ernest Satow wrote about the incident in his A Diplomat in Japan. Sir Ernest Mason Satow PC, GCMG, (June 30 1843 - August 26 1929 known in Japan as アーネスト・サトウ was an outstanding British Scholar

After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the port was developed for trading silk, with the main trading partner being Great Britain. The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan 's political and social structure Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Many Western influences first reached Japan in Yokohama, including Japan's first daily newspaper (1870) and Japan's first gas-powered street lamps (1872). Japan's first railway was constructed in the same year to connect Yokohama to Shinagawa and Shimbashi in Tokyo. In the same year, Jules Verne set in Yokohama an episode of his widely-read "Around the World in Eighty Days", capturing - though he had not been there personally - the atmosphere of a fast-developing, Western-oriented Japanese city. Jules Gabriel Verne ( February 8 1828 &ndash March 24 1905) was a French Author who pioneered the science-fiction Around the World in Eighty Days (Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours is a classic Adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first

Foreign ships in Yokohama harbor.

A foreign trading house in Yokohama in 1861.

In 1887, a British merchant, Samuel Cocking, built the city's first power plant, a coal burning plant, at first for his own use, but it became the basis for the Yokohama Cooperative Electric Light Company. Samuel Cocking (1842 in Ireland - 26 February 1914 in Yokohama, Japan) was a British trader in Yokohama arriving in 1869 The city was officially incorporated on April 1, 1889. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common By the time the extraterritoriality of foreigner areas was abolished in 1899, Yokohama was the most international city in Japan, with foreigner areas stretching from Kannai to the Yamate Bluff area and the large Yokohama Chinatown. is the name of two neighborhoods in Naka-ku Yokohama. One is the historic Yamate Bluff area with the Foreigner's Cemetery, many well-preserved residences two International Yokohama Chinatown ( Japanese: 横滨中華街, yokohama chūkagai; Simplified Chinese: 横滨中华街 Mandarin Pinyin

The early 20th century was marked by rapid growth of industry. Entrepreneurs built factories along reclaimed land to the north of the city towards Kawasaki, which eventually grew to be the Keihin Industrial Area. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. The Keihin region ( keihin chihō 京浜地方 consists of the Japanese cities Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. The growth of Japanese industry brought affluence to Yokohama, 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, the largest slum in Japan at the time.

Much of Yokohama was destroyed on 1 September 1923 by the Great Kantō earthquake. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The struck the Kantō plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 1158 on the morning of September 1, 1923. The Yohohama police reported casualties at 30,771 dead and 47,908 injured, our of a pre-earthquake population of 434,170. ^[3] In the aftermath of the quake, mass murder of Koreans by vigilante mobs occurred in the Kojiki-yato slum, fuelled by rumours of rebellion and sabotage. ^[4] Martial law was in place until 19 November. Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Rubble from the quake was used to reclaim land for parks, the most famous of which is the Yamashita Park on the waterfront which opened in 1930.

Yokohama was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again by thirty-odd U. S. air raids during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including An estimated 7,000–8,000 people were killed in a single morning on 29 May 1945 in what is now known as the Great Yokohama Air Raid, when B-29s dropped firebombs over the city and in the space of just 1 hour and 9 minutes reduced 34% of the city to rubble. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

During the Korean War, the United States Navy used Yokohama's port as a transshipment base. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the This ship departed Yokohama in 1951, carrying war dead home to the U. S.

During the American occupation, Yokohama was a major transshipment base for American supplies and personnel, especially during the Korean War. At the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers, led by the United States with contributions also from Australia, British The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the After the occupation, most local U. S. naval activity moved from Yokohama to an American base in neighboring Yokosuka. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across

The city was designated by government ordinance on September 1, 1956. A, also known as a or, is a Japanese city that has a population greater than 500000 and has been designated as such by an order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The city's tram and trolleybus system was abolished in 1972, the same year as the opening of the first line of Yokohama Municipal Subway. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train is the metro network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref

Construction of Minato Mirai 21 ("Port Future 21"), a major urban development project on reclaimed land, started in 1983. often shortened to Minato Mirai is a large urban development in Yokohama, Japan. 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, at the time the largest Ferris wheel in the world. MAGLEV, or magnetic levitation, is a system of transportation that suspends guides and (usually propels vehicles predominantly trains using magnetic forces A Ferris wheel (also known as an observation wheel or big wheel) is a Nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas attached 1989 also saw the opening of the 860m-long Yokohama Bay Bridge. The is a Cable stayed bridge in Yokohama Japan. Opened September 27 1989, it crosses Tokyo Bay with a span of 460 Meters (1510

In 1993, Minato Mirai saw the opening of the Yokohama Landmark Tower, the tallest building in Japan. The is the tallest building in Japan, standing high It is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city right next to Yokohama Museum

The 2002 FIFA World Cup final was held in June at the International Stadium Yokohama. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The, once known as the is a sports venue in Yokohama, Japan. The stadium was inaugurated in March 1998

In 2009, the city will mark 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 incorporates the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) which will be held in Yokohama in May 2008. is a conference held every five years in Tokyo, Japan, with the objective "to promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners The TICAD Yokohama Promotion Committee, described Africa as "an element essential to our discussion on the global environment. " Yokohama, which is seeking to demonstrate the image of a creative, environmentally-minded city as well as its "power of citizens" to the world, has coined the slogan "Yokohama Meets Africa. "^[5]

A noteworthy feature of this year's conference will be the award of the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, established by the Government of Japan to honor individuals and organizations for outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and medical services in Africa. The honors men and women "with outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and medical services to combat infectious and other diseases in Africa thus contributing to the health Winners in the two categories will collect a medal and an honorarium of 100 million Yen (about $1 million) each. The prize, officially named "The Prize in Recognition of Outstanding Achievements in the Fields of Medical Research and Medical Services in Africa Awarded in Memory of Dr. Hideyo Noguchi," is managed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). also known as, was a prominent Japanese Bacteriologist who discovered the agent of Syphilis in 1911 The Japan International Cooperation Agency (独立行政法人国際協力機構 dokuritsu gyōseihōjin kokusai kyōryoku kikō) is an independent governmental agency that coordinates The Japan International Cooperation Agency (独立行政法人国際協力機構 dokuritsu gyōseihōjin kokusai kyōryoku kikō) is an independent governmental agency that coordinates Noguchi (1876-1928) was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who died in Accra, Ghana, of yellow fever virus, in pursuit of his research on vaccines to stop diseases such as yellow fever and poliomyelitis. He had travelled extensively in Central and South America before coming to Africa. ^[5]

Historical Population

The Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama, featuring the Landmark Tower and surrounding buildings. often shortened to Minato Mirai is a large urban development in Yokohama, Japan. The is the tallest building in Japan, standing high It is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city right next to Yokohama Museum

Census Date Population Rank in Japan

• 2005 3,579,133 2nd
• 2000 3,426,651 2nd
• 1995 3,307,136 2nd
• 1990 3,220,331 2nd
• 1985 2,992,926 2nd
• 1980 2,773,674 2nd passing Osaka
• 1975 2,621,771 3rd
• 1970 2,238,264 3rd passing Nagoya
• 1965 1,788,915 4th
• 1960 1,375,710 4th passing Kyoto
• 1955 1,143,687 5th
• 1950 951,189 5th
• 1945 814,379 5th
• 1940 968,091 5th passing Kobe
• 1935 704,290 6th
• 1930 620,306 6th
• 1925 405,888 6th
• 1920 422,942 6th

Economy

The city has a strong economic base, especially in the shipping, biotechnology, and semiconductor industries. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 Shipping is physical process of Transporting goods and Cargo. Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine. A semiconductor' is a Solid material that has Electrical conductivity in between a conductor and an insulator; it can vary over that Nissan will move its headquarters to Yokohama from Chūō, Tokyo by 2010. is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. ^[6]

Places of interest

Yokohama Marine Tower

The places of interest are mainly around the historic port area of Kannai. is a 106 metre high (324 ft Lattice tower with an Observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. is a region in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, bounded by the Ōoka River, JR Negishi Line, Nakamura River and the Ocean Next to the waterfront Yamashita Park is Yokohama Marine Tower, the tallest lighthouse in the world. is a 106 metre high (324 ft Lattice tower with an Observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. ^[7] Further inland lies Yokohama Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in Japan and one of the largest in the world. Yokohama Chinatown ( Japanese: 横滨中華街, yokohama chūkagai; Simplified Chinese: 横滨中华街 Mandarin Pinyin A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of Chinese outside the majority-Chinese countries of Greater China. Also in the vicinity is the Yokohama Stadium, the Silk Center, the Yokohama Doll Museum. is a Stadium in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. It is primarily used for Baseball, and is the home field of the Yokohama BayStars ^[8] There is also a large immigration office, near Yamashita Park. Nearby Isezakicho and Noge areas offer many colourful shops and bars and, with their restaurants and stores catering to residents from China, Thailand, South Korea, and other countries, have an increasingly international flavour. Isezakicho is a district in Yokohama For the city in Gunma Prefecture see Isesaki Gunma. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː

The small but fashionable Motomachi shopping area (where there are various shops starting with Cyrillus, Godiva, and so on) leads up to Yamate, or "The Bluff" as it used to be known, a 19th/early 20th century Westerners' settlement overlooking the harbour, scattered with foreigners' mansions. is a district of Naka Ward in Yokohama, Japan, located immediately west of Yamate and east of Chinatown. is the name of two neighborhoods in Naka-ku Yokohama. One is the historic Yamate Bluff area with the Foreigner's Cemetery, many well-preserved residences two International A foreigners' cemetery and the Harbour View Park is in the area. The Rose Garden can be found in the park.

There are various points of interest in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 harbourside redevelopment. The highlights are the Landmark Tower which is the tallest building in Japan, Queen's Square Yokohama (a shopping mall) and the Cosmo Clock 21, which was the largest Ferris wheel in the world when it was built in 1989 and which also doubles as "the world's biggest clock". The is the tallest building in Japan, standing high It is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city right next to Yokohama Museum

The Shin-Yokohama district, where the Shinkansen station is located, is some distance away from the harbour area, and features the 17,000 capacity Yokohama Arena, the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum, and Nissan Stadium, once known as the International Stadium Yokohama when it was the setting for the final for the 2002 FIFA World Cup held on June 30, 2002. The is a Network of High-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama Japan. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR / The is a food Amusement park located in the Shin-Yokohama district of Kōhoku-ku Yokohama, Japan. The, once known as the is a sports venue in Yokohama, Japan. The stadium was inaugurated in March 1998 The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

The city is also home to the Central League baseball team, the Yokohama BayStars, and the soccer teams, Yokohama F Marinos and Yokohama FC. The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues the winner of which plays the Japan Series against the winner of the other league the Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The are a professional Baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered is a Japanese football team which participates in the professional J are a Japanese football (soccer club based in the city of Yokohama.

Politics and government

Yokohama Bay from the Landmark Tower

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (now a shopping mall)

The Yokohama Municipal Assembly consists of 92 members elected from 18 Wards. The is the tallest building in Japan, standing high It is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city right next to Yokohama Museum The LDP has minority control with 30 seats with Democratic Party of Japan with a close 29. The, frequently abbreviated to LDP or, is a Centre right, conservative, Political party and the largest party in Japan. The is a liberal Political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several smaller parties The mayor is Hiroshi Nakada.

Wards

Yokohama has 18 wards (ku):

Sister cities

Yokohama has sister city agreements with the following cities:^[9]

• Constanţa, Romania
• Lyon, France
• Odessa, Ukraine
• Manila, Philippines
• Mumbai, India
• San Diego, California, U.S.
• Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• Vancouver, Canada

Education

Yokohama Chinatown

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Yokohama in fiction

Two successful Godzilla films feature Yokohama and the famous clock (being destroyed) in Godzilla vs. Mothra and GMK. released as Godzilla and Mothra The Battle for Earth in the U commonly abbreviated GMK, is a Tokusatsu and Kaiju film and the 25th movie in the Godzilla Film series.

See also

• Foreign cemeteries in Japan
• Osanbashi Pier
• Yokohama Rubber Company, manufacturer of tires
• Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize -- May 2008

Notes

References

• Hammer, Joshua. (2006). Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II. New York: Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L 10-ISBN 0-743-26465-7; 13-ISBN 978-0-743-26465-5 (cloth)
• Heilbrun, Jacob. "Aftershocks," New York Times. September 17, 2006.

External links

• Official website (English)
• Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau (English)
• Wikitravel: Yokohama
• Yokohama guide in Pictures ( Minato Mirai, Chinatown, Yamashita park, Sakuragicho, Stadium, Cosmo World )

Kanagawa Prefecture
Cities
Atsugi | Ayase | Chigasaki | Ebina | Fujisawa | Hadano | Hiratsuka | Isehara | Kamakura | Kawasaki | Minamiashigara | Miura | Odawara | Sagamihara | Yamato | Yokohama (capital) | Yokosuka | Zama | Zushi
Districts
Aiko | Ashigarakami | Ashigarashimo | Koza | Miura | Naka
See also: Towns and villages by district edit