横須賀市
横須賀
alternative words: Yokosukashi city, Yokosuka, Yokosukashi, Yokosuka-shi
keywords:
harbor
,
kanagawa
,
military base
,
town
related topics:
Kanagawa Prefecture
,
Miura peninsula
related web sites:
http://www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp
explanation: Town located in the south-east of Kanagawa Prefecture at the base of Miura peninsula and facing Tokyo Bay. Since the government built a western style shipyards in 1865, it has developed always as a military harbor to protect Tokyo from the sea. The Japanese Military Academy as well as the headquarters of US 7th fleet are situated in this town. Its population is 430,000.
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