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This nautical chart shows the Port of Yokohama in 1874. The Port of Yokohama (横浜港, Yokohama-kō) 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 north ...
Yokohama developed rapidly as Japan's prominent port city following the end of Japan's relative isolation in the mid-19th century and is today one of its major ports along with Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Tokyo and Chiba. Yokohama is the largest port city and high tech industrial hub in the Greater Tokyo Area and the Kantō region.
Yokohama Three Towers viewed from Akarenga. Yokohama three towers (横浜三塔, Yokohama Santō), 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. [1]
The Yokohama Sacred Heart Cathedral has stained glass windows that reflect the city’s port heritage and opened its doors one year earlier, making it the oldest church in Japan. The Foreigners ...
Composition of the Yokohama City Council Parliamentary group Seats Liberal Democratic Party: 36 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan: 20 Kōmeitō: 16 Japanese Communist Party: 9 Kanagawa Network: 1 Independents 4 Total: 86
Naka Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and east of the geographic center of the city of Yokohama. Its name means "middle ward." In the low-lying Northern district, commonly referred to as Kannai, it hosts the Yokohama city hall and the headquarters of the Kanagawa prefectural government.
Ōsanbashi Pier (大さん橋, ōsanbashi, pronounced [oːsambaɕi]) is the main international passenger pier at the Port of Yokohama, located in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Ōsanbashi is the oldest pier in Yokohama, originally constructed between 1889 and 1896.
With the development of Minato Mirai 21, the two city centers were linked and now form part of the business and central 'core' of Yokohama. The name "Minato Mirai 21" was selected by a public opinion poll. Translated literally as "Port Future 21", it means "Port of the Future in the 21st century".