Yokohama

Summary

Yokohama is a city designated by government ordinance^[1]. Yokohama draws 2,137 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #4 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yokohama is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3].
• Yokohama is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Yokohama is on the body of water Tokyo Bay^[5].
• Yokohama is on the body of water Port of Yokohama^[6].
• Yokohama is on the body of water Tsurumi River^[7].
• Yokohama is on the body of water Toriyama River^[8].
• Yokohama's head of government is recorded as Takeharu Yamanaka^[9].
• Yokohama's image is recorded as Minato-mirai from Yamashita Park at night.jpg^[10].
• Yokohama's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].
• Yokohama's instance of is recorded as city designated by government ordinance^[12].
• Yokohama's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[13].
• Yokohama's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[14].
• Yokohama's instance of is recorded as port city^[15].
• Yokohama's instance of is recorded as satellite city^[16].
• Yokohama's instance of is recorded as commuter town^[17].
• Yokohama's capital is recorded as Naka-ku^[18].
• Yokohama's flag image is recorded as Flag of Yokohama, Kanagawa.svg^[19].
• Yokohama's shares border with is recorded as Kawasaki^[20].
• Yokohama's shares border with is recorded as Fujisawa^[21].
• Yokohama's shares border with is recorded as Yamato^[22].
• Yokohama's shares border with is recorded as Yokosuka^[23].
• Yokohama's shares border with is recorded as Kamakura^[24].
• Yokohama's shares border with is recorded as Zushi^[25].
• Yokohama's shares border with is recorded as Machida^[26].
• Yokohama's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .yokohama^[27].

Body

Geography

Yokohama is in the country of Japan^[4]. Yokohama is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Tokyo Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Japan^[29]; Port of Yokohama^[6], a port^[30], in Japan^[31]; Tsurumi River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]; and Toriyama River^[8], a river^[34], in Japan^[35]. Yokohama's continent is recorded as Asia^[11]. Yokohama's part of is recorded as Yokohama metropolitan area^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city designated by government ordinance^[12], prefectural capital of Japan^[13], city of Japan^[14], port city^[15], satellite city^[16], and commuter town^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yokohama include Keihin-Tōhoku Line^[37], a passenger train service^[38], in Japan^[39]; International Stadium Yokohama^[40], a multi-purpose sports venue^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1994^[43]; Yokohama City University^[44], a university^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 1949^[47]; Yokohama Three Towers^[48], a tourist attraction^[49], in Japan^[50]; Yokohama incident^[51], an incident^[52], in Empire of Japan^[53]; and Keihin region^[54], an industrial region^[55], in Japan^[56].

Why It Matters

Yokohama draws 2,137 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #4 of 20).^[2] Yokohama has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] Yokohama is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Entities named for Yokohama include Keihin-Tōhoku Line^[37], a passenger train service^[38], in Japan^[39]; International Stadium Yokohama^[40], a multi-purpose sports venue^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1994^[43]; Yokohama City University^[44], a university^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 1949^[47]; Yokohama Three Towers^[48], a tourist attraction^[49], in Japan^[50]; Yokohama incident^[51], an incident^[52], in Empire of Japan^[53]; and Keihin region^[54], an industrial region^[55], in Japan^[56].