Kurihama, Yokosuka Explained

Official Name:Kurihama
Native Name:久里浜
Native Name Lang:ja
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Prefecture
Subdivision Name1:Kanagawa Prefecture
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Yokosuka City
Area Total Km2:10.414
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:53,782
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:JST
Utc Offset:+9
Coordinates:35.2266°N 139.706°W
Postal Code:239-0831(久里浜) 
Area Code:046
Website:久里浜観光協会公式ウェブサイト (Japanese)
Footnotes:Coordinates are for Kurihama Administration Centre (久里浜行政センター). This infobox was translated from the Japanese Wikipedia article for Kurihama. Photograph provided by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan.

is an area in the city of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Kurihama is the location where Matthew C. Perry landed for his first negotiations for the opening of Japan on July 14, 1853.[2] A large monument was erected in 1901 to commemorate the event, and a small museum was opened in 1987.

The Yokosuka Thermal Power Station is located at Kurihama.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 横須賀市推計人口 . 2014-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113012718/http://www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/0210/data/toukei/suikei/now.html . January 13, 2015 . dead .
  2. https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F00A16FD3C59177B93C6A8178CD85F478585F9 "Perry Ceremony Today; Japanese and U. S. Officials to Mark 100th Anniversary."