Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Yokosuka (横須賀市, Yokosuka-shi) is a city in Kanagawa, Japan. It is at the beginning of the Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula. The city stretches across the peninsula to Sagami Bay.
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横須賀市 | |
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 Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′53.4″N 139°40′19.5″E / 35.281500°N 139.672083°E | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katsuaki Kamiji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100.8 km2 (38.9 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2020) | |
| • Total | 388,078 |
| • Density | 3,850/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 |
| Postal code | 238-8550 |
| Website | Official website |
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| Kanji | 横須賀市 | ||||
| Hiragana | よこすかし | ||||
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It has been recognized as a core city since 2001.[1]
Yokosuka, Kanagawa Media
View of Mount Fuji and downtown Yokosuka, seen from Uraga Channel
Construction of the Yokosuka arsenal c. 1870
The U.S. Navy base at Yokosuka
Yokosuka Museum of Art, design by Riken Yamamoto in 2007
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References
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.
Other websites
Media related to Yokosuka, Kanagawa at Wikimedia Commons
- Yokosuka Naval Base Community Website Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Yokosuka U.S. Navy base official website Archived 2009-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
Geographic data related to Yokosuka, Kanagawa at OpenStreetMap
