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.