"Kurihama" redirects here. For the station, see Kurihama Station. Place in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Kurihama 久里浜 | |
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Coordinates: 35°13′35.8″N 139°42′21.6″E / 35.226611°N 139.706000°E / 35.226611; 139.706000 | |
Country | Japan |
Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture |
City | Yokosuka City |
Area | |
• Total | 10.414 km (4.021 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 53,782 |
• Density | 5,200/km (13,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
Area code | 046 |
Website | 久里浜観光協会公式ウェブサイト (Japanese) |
Coordinates are for Kurihama Administration Centre (久里浜行政センター). This infobox was translated from the Japanese Misplaced Pages article for Kurihama. Photograph provided by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan. |
Kurihama (久里浜) 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. 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.
See also
References
- "横須賀市推計人口". Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- "Perry Ceremony Today; Japanese and U. S. Officials to Mark 100th Anniversary." New York Times. July 14, 1953,