Yokohama

Yokohama (pop. 2,250,500), city in Japan on the western shore of Tokyo Bay, a leading national seaport and part of Tokyo's industrial belt in southern Honshu Island. It is a trading center and supports large shipbuilding, iron, steel, chemical, machinery, and oil industries. It also has several universities. Yokohama was a fishing village when visited by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1854. Its growth began in 1859, when it became a foreign-trade port.

See also: Japan.