Yokohama
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Yokohama (横浜市, Yokohama-shi) (listen (help·info)) is the caipital city o Kanagawa Prefectur, the seicont maistmuckle city in Japan efter Tokyo, an the 53rd maist populous city proper in the warld. It lees on Tokyo Bay, sooth o Tokyo, in the Kantō region o the main island o Honshū. It is a major commercial hub o the Greater Tokyo Area.
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Yokohama 横浜 | |
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Designatit ceety | |
横浜市 · Ceety o Yokohama[1] | |
Frae tap left: Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama Cheenaetoun, Nippon Maru, Yokohama Station, Yokohama Marine Touer | |
Location o Yokohama in Kanagawa | |
Coordinates: 35°26′39″N 139°38′17″E | |
Kintra | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefectur | Kanagawa |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Fumiko Hayashi |
Area | |
• Total | 437.38 km2 (168.87 sq mi) |
Population (Juin 1, 2012) | |
• Total | 3,697,894 |
• Density | 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
- Tree | Camellia, Chinquapin, Sangoju Sasanqua, Ginkgo, Zelkova |
- Flouer | Rose |
Website | www |
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Yokohama's population o 3.6 million maks it Japan's lairgest incorporatit city.
Yokohama developit rapidly as Japan's prominent port ceety follaein the end o Japan's relative isolation in the mid-19t century, an is thir days ane o its major ports alang wi Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, Tokyo, an Chiba.