Kurihama, Yokosuka
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Kurihama
久里浜 | |
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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 Wikipedia 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.[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.
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Kurihama ferry terminal
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Kurihama commercial district
See also
- Japan – United States relations
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,