Yokohama

Yokohama (横浜市, Yokohama-shi) (listen ) is the caipital city o Kanagawa Prefectur, the seicont maistmuckle city in Japan efter Tokyo, an the 53rd maist populous city proper in the warld. It lees on Tokyo Bay, sooth o Tokyo, in the Kantō region o the main island o Honshū. It is a major commercial hub o the Greater Tokyo Area.

Yokohama 横浜
Designatit ceety
横浜市 · Ceety o Yokohama
Frae tap left: Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama Cheenaetoun, Nippon Maru, Yokohama Station, Yokohama Marine Touer
Banner Seal
Location o Yokohama in Kanagawa
Yokohama
Coordinates: 35°26′39″N 139°38′17″E
Kintra	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefectur	Kanagawa
Govrenment
• Mayor	Takeharu Yamanaka
Area
• Total	437.38 km2 (168.87 sq mi)
Population  (Juin 1, 2012)
• Total	3,697,894
• Density	8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
- Tree	Camellia, Chinquapin, Sangoju Sasanqua, Ginkgo, Zelkova
- Flouer	Rose
Website	www.city.yokohama.lg.jp

Yokohama's population o 3.6 million maks it Japan's lairgest incorporatit city.

Yokohama developit rapidly as Japan's prominent port ceety follaein the end o Japan's relative isolation in the mid-19t century, an is thir days ane o its major ports alang wi Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, Tokyo, an Chiba.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister cities

Yokohama haes sister-ceety relationships wi these aicht ceeties worldwide:

• Constanţa, Romanie
• Frankfurt, Germany
• Lyon, Fraunce
• Manila, Philippines
• Mumbai, Indie
• Odessa, Ukraine
• San Diego, Unitit States
• Shanghai, Cheenae
• Vancouver, Canadae
• Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico