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Yokohama

Local name: 横浜市

Located in Kanagawa, Japan Coordinates: 35°27′44″ N 139°34′35″ E

Yokohama
Yokohama · Takuro1202 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
3,757,630
3.8M
Elevation
49 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
19
listed under Yokohama
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport21 km
OIM Oshima Airport78 km

About Yokohama

Yokohama is a district. Location: Kanagawa, Japan. Population: 3,757,630.

From Wikipedia

Yokohama (横浜市, Yokohama-shi; [jò̞.kó̞.hä́.mä́(.ɕì)] ) is the second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. The population was the same in 2026, but steadily decreased over 2025. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1889
Area
438 km²
Official website
city.yokohama.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Yokohama

  • Fujisawa
  • Yamato-shi
  • Yokosuka
  • Kamakura
  • Zushi
  • Machida

Twin towns and sister cities of Yokohama

  • San Diego· United States
  • Constanța· Romania
  • Frankfurt am Main· Germany
  • Bremen· Germany

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Yokohama over time

Population of Yokohama over time
1880 72,630
1900 196,653
1930 620,306
1945 814,379
1960 1,375,710
1990 3,220,331
2005 3,579,628
2010 3,688,773
2014 3,709,686
2015 3,724,844
2020 3,757,630

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Yokohama

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 106 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 25 km west18°
  • Odawara · 44 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 71 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (216 mm)
Driest month
December (52 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Yokohama
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°13°19°23°25°28°30°27°21°17°12°
Average low (°C)1°1°4°10°14°18°22°23°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)567212614115721316217521619510652

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Yokohama

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Yokohama, 7 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 21 kmnortheast
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 78 kmsouth
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 81 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Yokohama Population: 3.8M 7 kmsoutheast
  • Yamato Population: 242.1K 11 kmwest
  • Minamirinkan Population: 224K 13 kmwest
  • Kawasaki Population: 1.5M 14 kmnortheast
  • Machida Population: 431.1K 14 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Yokohama

19 places
  1. 1 Yokohama 3.8M
  2. 2 Kōhoku-ku 356.4K
  3. 3 Aoba 310.8K
  4. 4 Tsurumi Ku 293.7K
  5. 5 Totsuka Ku 281.1K
  6. 6 Asahi Ku 251.1K
  7. 7 Kanagawa 246.1K
  8. 8 Konan 221.4K
  9. 9 Tsuzuki Ku 213.2K
  10. 10 Kanazawa 209.3K
  11. 11 Hodogaya 206.6K
  12. 12 Minami Ku 196.2K
  13. 13 Midori Ku 182.9K
  14. 14 Isogo Ku 166.4K
  15. 15 Izumi 155.7K
  16. 16 Naka Ku 151.2K
  17. 17 Seya Ku 126.9K
  18. 18 Sakae Ku 124.9K
  19. 19 Nishi Ku 104.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nature and heritage in Yokohama

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources