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YOKOHAMA n. Yokohama (Japanese city).

Yokohama (Japanese: Yokohama City, よこはまし), English name: Yokohama. A city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It covers an area of ??434 square kilometers and has a population of 3,559,226 people (2004). A world-famous international port. After Tokyo, it is the second largest city in Japan. The seat of the county government.

●Geography

Located in the eastern part of Kanagawa Prefecture, facing Tokyo Bay. It is adjacent to Kawasaki City in Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokosuka City, Kamakura City, Fujisawa City, Zushi City, Yamato City and Machida City in Tokyo.

The changes of Yokohama

●Before the opening of the port

The origin of Yokohama can be traced back to the 11th century in documented records. It is said that Yokohama was born in the Huanwu Ping clan and was ruled by the Pingzi clan, a branch of Ping Liangwen's descendants. This rule lasted until the 16th century.

In the Kamakura period of the 12th century, the Yokohama area was further developed. The Hojo clan built Shomyoji Temple and Kanazawa Bunko in Kanazawa, and Sasaki Yasuzuna cultivated paddy fields in Koji.

Later, under the rule of the Edo shogunate, most of them were banner lords or tenlords directly under the shogunate, but as daimyo lords, there was the Rokuura Domain of Kanazawa.

In 1601, following Kanagawa and Hodogani, Totsuka became a post station on the Tokaido Road in 1604. By the early 19th century, the population increased, and Kanagawa was on par with the castle town of Odawara.

●Opening of the Port

In 1854 (Ansei), Japanese representative Hayashi Kuniko offered sacrifices and American representative Bellew signed the Japan-U.S. Peace Treaty (Treaty of Kanagawa). In 1858 (Ansei 5), the U.S. Consul General Harris concluded the Japan-U.S. Amended Trade Treaty, and subsequently concluded trade treaties with the Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France. Yokohama was scheduled for July 1, 1859 (Ansei on the lunar calendar). The port opened on June 2, 2016.

The shogunate established Unjosho in this year, which was used as the boundary. The foreign residential area was to the south and the Japanese residential area was to the north. The Japanese residential area is divided into five areas, named Yokohama Town. Each area has its own head, and the elders govern the entire town.

●Municipal Construction

The municipal system was implemented on April 1, 1889 (Meiji 22). Although the city's area only includes the narrow area of ??Naka Ward today excluding Honmaki and Negishi, the number of households has reached 27,209 and the population has reached 121,985. (At the end of 1889)

●Modern trading city

In the early days of the opening of the port, raw silk, tea and seafood were exported from Yokohama, while silk fabrics and woolen fabrics were imported. Yokohama merchants established a raw silk improvement company in 1873 (Meiji 6) and a raw silk storage facility in 1881 (Meiji 14), thus establishing their dominance in the concession trade.

Entering the Meiji 20s, the prefectural waterway was excavated in 1887 (Meiji 20). In 1890 (Meiji 23), the Yokohama Electric Light Company began to provide electricity. In 1891 (Meiji 24), Shiquan The following year, the hospital, the gas company and the time bureau were transferred to the municipal government, and the urban foundation of Yokohama was completed.

The Raw Silk Inspection Office established in 1895 (Meiji 28) established the functions of modern urban trade.

●The Great Kanto Earthquake

On September 1, 1923 (Taisho 12th year), due to a major earthquake in the Kanto region, houses and buildings in Yokohama City collapsed one after another, and the entire urbanization For a sea of ??fire. More than 20,000 people died, and 60,000 houses were completely destroyed. It was a devastating blow, but thanks to the unremitting efforts of the citizens, it was basically restored to its original state by Showa 4.

●New establishment of the ward

Following Meiji 34 and 44, the city was expanded for the third time in Showa 2, and the towns of Tsurumi and Hodogani were incorporated into the city. In October of the same year, a district system was established, and the area was divided into five districts: Isogo, Kanagawa, Hodogani and Tsurumi.

The fourth expansion in Showa 11 and the fifth expansion in 12 the following year were carried out. After the sixth expansion in Showa 14, Kohoku and Totsuka wards were newly established. After that, the areas were changed again, and in 1973, three districts were established: Minami, Nishi, and Kanazawa, making the total number 10 districts. In 1944, Konan, Asahi, Midori, and Seya were added to form 14 wards. In 1961, Sakae Ward and Izumi Ward were added, making the total 16 wards. Subsequently, in November of Heisei 6, Aoba Kakuto was born, which is now the 18th ward. district.

In 1945 (Showa 20), the U.S. military’s air raids became increasingly fierce. After suffering multiple air raids, the streets of Yokohama were reduced to scorched earth. Especially in the air raid on May 29, the number of casualties and missing persons reached 14,157, 79,017 houses were damaged, and 42% of the city and streets were burned to ashes.

●Slow post-war recovery

On August 15, 1979, due to the defeat, 90% of the Yokohama harbor facilities and 27% of the city streets were destroyed. Taken over by the Union Army. As a result, the revival of Yokohama's infrastructure has been significantly delayed compared to other cities. Due to the signing of the peace treaty with Japan in Showa 26, Japan regained its independence.

On June 1 of the same year, the management of Yokohama Port was transferred from the country to the city. In Showa 27, the takeover of the Oshima Bridge was lifted. Taking this as a turning point, with the efforts of the citizens, Yokohama's The receivership was gradually lifted.

Administrative divisions

Aoba Ward, Asahi Ward, Hodogaya Ward, Isogo Ward, Izumi Ward

Kanagawa Ward, Kanazawa Ward, Kohoku Ward, Konan Ward Green Zone

Minami Ward, Naka Ward, Nishi Ward, Sakae Ward, Seya Ward, Totsuka Ward

Tsurumi Ward, Tsuzuki Ward

Relationship with China

Yokohama Chinatown is Japan's largest Chinatown has more than 200 Chinese restaurants and is known as Little China. Yokohama has established a sister city relationship with Shanghai, China.

I often see YOKOHAMA tires. Maybe the most interesting thing in Yokohama is the tire factory.

In China, take a train to a city in the north where there is a direct flight to Yokohama, then change to a plane

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