横 浜(よこはま)

よこはま

noun

Yokohama (city)

geography proper-noun place-name

1. Yokohama (city)

A major port city in Kanagawa Prefecture just south of Tokyo, and Japan's second-largest city by population.

横浜(よこはま)に住(す)んでいます。

I live in Yokohama.

横浜(よこはま)の中華街(ちゅうかがい)は有名(ゆうめい)だ。

Yokohama's Chinatown is famous.

週末(しゅうまつ)に横浜(よこはま)の港(みなと)を散歩(さんぽ)した。

I strolled around Yokohama's harbor over the weekend.

A large port city in 神奈川(かながわ)県(けん), just south of Tokyo. With over three million residents, it is Japan's second-largest city by population after the Tokyo wards.

Usage

横浜(よこはま) opened as one of Japan's first international ports in 1859 and developed a strong foreign influence.

Famous for

中華街(ちゅうかがい): Chinatown — the largest in Japan
みなとみらい: Minato Mirai, a modern waterfront district
港(みなと): the harbor / port

general

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