Yokosuka
city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Yokosuka is a core city of Japan[1]. Yokosuka draws 5,634 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #11 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kanagawa Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tokyo Bay[5], Sagami Bay[6], Port of Yokosuka[7], Uraga Channel[8]
- Head of government: Katsuaki Kamiji[9]
- Continent: Asia[10]
- Instance of: big city[11], city of Japan[12], military town[13], second-level administrative division[14]
- Shares border with: Yokohama[15], Zushi[16], Miura[17], Hayama[18]
- Anthem: 横須賀市歌[19]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Honchō[20], Oppama[21], Taura[22], Hemi[23], Kinukasa[24], Ōtsu[25], Uraga[26], Kurihama[27], Kitashitaura[28], Nishi[29]
- Twinned administrative body: Brest[30], Corpus Christi[31], Medway[32], City of Fremantle[33], Tomioka[34], Aizuwakamatsu[35]
- Legislative body: Yokosuka city council[36]
- Postal code: 238-8550[37]
- Commons category: Yokosuka, Kanagawa[38]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[39]
- Local dialing code: 46[40]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[41], February 15, 1907[42]
- Highest point: Mount Ōgusu[43]
- Located in/on physical feature: Miura Peninsula[44]
- Significant event: Perry Expedition[45]
- Mascot: Sukarin[46]
- Official website: https://www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/[47], https://www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/0535/foreign_languages/[48]
- Foods traditionally associated: navy curry[49], Yokosuka navy burger[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yokosuka, Kanagawa[51]
- Population: 390,275[52], 406,586[53], 418,325[54]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Yokosuka[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Yokosuka include Yokosuka Line[56], a railway line[57], in Japan[58], founded in 1889[59] and Yokosuka Station[60], a railway station[61], in Japan[62], founded in 1889[63].
Why It Matters
Yokosuka has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Yokosuka is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Yokosuka include Yokosuka Line[56], a railway line[57], in Japan[58], founded in 1889[59] and Yokosuka Station[60], a railway station[61], in Japan[62], founded in 1889[63].