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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Kanagawa

Local time
  
Monday 8:20 AM

Region
  
Kantō

Population
  
332,488 (1 Mar 2012)

Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
26-1 Mamedo-chō, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama 222-0032

Website
  
www.city.yokohama.jp/me/kohoku/en

Weather
  
11°C, Wind N at 26 km/h, 61% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Shin‑Yokohama Rāmen Museum, International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Arena, Kishine Park, Kozukue Castle

Kōhoku-ku (港北区) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 332,488, with 156,198 households and a population density of 10,588.79 persons per km². The total area was 31.40 km². Kōhoku Ward has the largest population of Yokohama's 18 wards, and ranks second only to Naka Ward in the total number of workplaces (1996 Workplace and Corporate Statistics Survey).

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Map of Kohoku Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Kōhoku Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and on the northeastern borders of the city of Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Tsurumi Ward
  • Kanagawa Ward
  • Midori Ward
  • Tsuzuki Ward
  • Kawasaki, Kanagawa

    • History

    The area around present-day Kōhoku Ward was formerly part of Tsuzuki District in Musashi Province. During the Edo period, it was a rural region classified as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto. After the Meiji Restoration, the area became part of the new Kanagawa Prefecture in 1868. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into numerous villages. In April 1939, it was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama.

    Economy

    Kōhoku Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Yokohama, Kawasaki and Tokyo.

    Companies headquartered in the ward include:

  • ANEST IWATA
  • Elna Co.

    • Local attractions

  • Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum
  • Nissan Stadium, formerly the International Stadium Yokohama
  • Yokohama Arena

    • Education

  • Keio University (Hiyoshi campus)

    • Rail

  • JR Central – Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  • Shin-Yokohama
  • JR East – Yokohama Line
  • Kikuna – Shin-Yokohama – Kozukue
  • Yokohama City Transportation Bureau – Blue Line
  • Kita Shin-Yokohama –Shin-Yokohama –Kishine-kōen –Nippa
  • Yokohama City Transportation Bureau – Green Line
  • Takata – Hiyoshi-Honchō – Hiyoshi
  • Tokyu Corporation – Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
  • Hiyoshi – Tsunashima – Ōkurayama – Kikuna – Myōrenji
  • Tokyu Corporation – Tōkyū Meguro Line
  • Hiyoshi

    • Highways

  • National Route 466

    • Airport access

    An airport limousine bus service operates between Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel and Shin-Yokohama Station and Narita Airport.

    Notable people from Kōhoku Ward

  • Masayuki Okano, professional soccer player
  • Ryo Fukawa, actor
  • Naoko Iijima, actress
  • Takako Tokiwa, actress
  • Daisuke Tonoike, professional soccer player
  • Salyu, singer
  • Shōsuke Tanihara, actor

    • References

    Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA