About Yokohama
Symbol of Yokohama
Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, Japan’s largest seaport, and a commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area. With a population of more than 3.6 million, it is seen as Japan’s second largest city after Tokyo although it is actually the largest incorporated city in Japan. People born in Yokohama are called Hamako which roughly translates as Children of Yokohama.
It is said that to be Edo-ko you need to be a third generation Tokyoite but you become Hamako after living here for just one day.
Facts
- Area: 437.38 sq. km (approx.)
- Population: 3.667 million (approx.)
- City Flower: Rose
- City Trees: Camellias, Chinquapins, Sasanquas, Coral Formations, Gingko tree, Zelkova Tree
- Kanji (Chinese characters) : There are two kanji for Yokohama (横濱 and 横浜). The first kanji combination is the modern kanji and the second pair is the traditional one.
Wards
Yokohama City is divided into 18 districts called wards. Below you can see a list of these wards with the populations and area in sortable lists. Each of the wards ends with a ‘ku’. This actually means ward and it can be a good idea to use it when speaking to a Japanese person. The first column contains the ward name in English and the second column in Japanese.
| Ward | 区 | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aoba-ku | 青葉区 | 302,025 | 35.14km² |
| Asahi-ku | 旭区 | 248,767 | 32.77km² |
| Hodogaya-ku | 保土ヶ谷区 | 205,968 | 21.91km² |
| Isogo-ku | 磯子区 | 163,964 | 19.17km² |
| Izumi-ku | 泉区 | 155,313 | 23.51km² |
| Kanagawa-ku | 神奈川区 | 229,554 | 23.88km² |
| Kanazawa-ku | 金沢区 | 210,480 | 31.01km² |
| Kōhoku-ku | 港北区 | 325,028 | 31.40km² |
| Kōnan-ku | 港南区 | 222,109 | 19.87km² |
| Midori-ku | 緑区 | 175,771 | 25.52km² |
| Minami-ku | 南区 | 197,067 | 12.67km² |
| Naka-ku | 中区 | 145,802 | 20.86km² |
| Nishi-ku | 西区 | 092,886 | 07.04km² |
| Sakae-ku | 栄区 | 125,151 | 18.50km² |
| Seya-ku | 瀬谷区 | 126,907 | 17.16km² |
| Totsuka-ku | 戸塚区 | 273,027 | 35.81km² |
| Tsurumi-ku | 鶴見区 | 270,399 | 33.23km² |
| Tsuzuki-ku | 都筑区 | 197,200 | 27.93km² |
Famous Locations
- Chinatown
- Cosmo World
- Hikawa Maru
- Kodomo no Kuni
- Landmark Tower
- Marine Tower
- Nissan Stadium
- Nippon Maru
- Nogeyama Zoo
- Osanbashi
- Sankeien
- Yamashita Park
- Yokohama Stadium
- Zoorasia
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