＊Population: about 3.7 million (as of 2016), making Yokohama the second largest city

                    after Tokyo

＊Location: about 30 to 40 kms south-south-east of Tokyo, facing the Bay of Tokyo

＊History: When Japan opened its doors to the west in the mid-19th Century, Yokohama

                began to flourish as a main sea port, exporting raw silk and other commodities.   

＊Yokohama is famous for having the largest China town in East Asia.

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Go to photo galleries: The port of Yokohama and Minato Mirai area

Go to..... Selected photos of Yokohama at night 

Official visitors' guide