Yokohama横浜市

Yokohama-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Yokohama (横浜市, Yokohama-shi) is a city and a designated city with 18 wards in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 3,777,491 (2020 census), area 437.71 km². Borders 12 places.

Japan's largest municipality by population, at about 3.7 million. That is more than any single Tokyo special ward, and more than most prefectures. It has 18 wards.

Tokyo as a whole is larger, but Tokyo is a prefecture, not a city. Among municipalities, Yokohama is the biggest.

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Facts

Japanese name

横浜市

Reading

Yokohama-shi

Kind

City (市), designated city (政令指定都市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

3,777,491 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.4% from 3,724,844

Area

437.71 km²

Density

8,630 people per km²

Households

1,753,081

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

25.1%

Foreign residents

103,591 (2.7%)

Code

14100 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

The 18 wards of Yokohama行政区

Yokohama is a designated city, so it is divided into wards. Each ward has an office for counter services, and none has a mayor or an assembly. Voters in every ward elect the same city mayor.

Neighbouring municipalities

12 places share a land border with Yokohama, counted through its wards. Borders across water are not counted.

• Machida City町田市(Tokyo)
• Kawasaki Ward川崎区(Kawasaki)
• Saiwai Ward幸区(Kawasaki)
• Nakahara Ward中原区(Kawasaki)
• Takatsu Ward高津区(Kawasaki)
• Miyamae Ward宮前区(Kawasaki)
• Asao Ward麻生区(Kawasaki)
• Yokosuka City横須賀市
• Kamakura City鎌倉市
• Fujisawa City藤沢市
• Zushi City逗子市
• Yamato City大和市

Questions about Yokohama

Is Yokohama a city or a prefecture?

Yokohama (横浜市) is a city (市, shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. It is a designated city, divided into 18 wards. The wards are offices of the city, not governments.

Where is Yokohama?

Yokohama is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yokohama?

3,777,491 at the 2020 census, up 1.4% from 3,724,844 in 2015. The area is 437.71 km², which is 8,630 people per km². 1,753,081 households. 25.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yokohama?

12: Machida City (町田市) in Tokyo, Kawasaki Ward (川崎区) of Kawasaki, Saiwai Ward (幸区) of Kawasaki, Nakahara Ward (中原区) of Kawasaki, Takatsu Ward (高津区) of Kawasaki, Miyamae Ward (宮前区) of Kawasaki, Asao Ward (麻生区) of Kawasaki, Yokosuka City (横須賀市), Kamakura City (鎌倉市), Fujisawa City (藤沢市), Zushi City (逗子市), and Yamato City (大和市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yokohama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yokohama written in Japanese?

横浜市, read Yokohama-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yokohama begin?

神奈川県横浜市… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. Then the name of one of the 18 wards. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.