Yokohama

:For the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori.

Geography

Yokohama is located on a peninsula facing the western side of Tokyo Bay, 30 kilometers (18 miles) from Tokyo, to which it is connected by a half-dozen railway lines as well as expressways and surface streets. Although the city is largely a bedroom community for people commuting to Tokyo, it also has a strong local economic base, especially in the shipping, biotechnology, and semiconductor industries. Nissan will move its headquarters to Yokohama from Chuo-ku, Tokyo, by 2010.

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Tokyo Bay - Tokyo - Bedroom community - Biotechnology - Semiconductor - Nissan - Chuo-ku - 2010

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Sightseeing spots in Yokohama include the port area (Yamashita Park, Minato Mirai 21, and Chinatown), the Yamate area (foreigners' cemetery and harbour view park), and Sankeien, a garden in the Japanese style. The Isezakicho and Noge areas offer many colourful shops and bars and, with their restaurants and stores catering to residents from China, Thailand, South Korea, and other countries, have an increasingly international flavour. The ramen museum and the curry museum are other interesting spots recently opened in Yokohama.

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Minato Mirai 21 - Yamate - Sankeien - Garden - China - Thailand - South Korea - Ramen museum - Curry museum

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Yokohama is the home of the Yokohama BayStars, a Central League baseball team, and the Yokohama F Marinos, a J. League soccer team. The final game of the 2002 World Cup was played in Yokohama International Sports Stadium.

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Yokohama BayStars - Central League - Baseball - Yokohama F Marinos - J. League - Soccer - 2002 World Cup - Yokohama International Sports Stadium

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