Kurihama, Yokosuka

Kurihama

久里浜くりはま
Kurihama 久里浜くりはま
	Coordinates: 35°13′35.8″N 139°42′21.6″E / 35.226611°N 139.706000°E
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Kanagawa Prefecture
City	Yokosuka City
Area
• Total	10.414 km2 (4.021 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	53,782
• Density	5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
Area code	046
Website	久里浜くりはま観光かんこう協会きょうかい公式こうしきウェブサイト (Japanese)
	Coordinates are for Kurihama Administration Centre (久里浜くりはま行政ぎょうせいセンター). This infobox was translated from the Japanese Wikipedia article for Kurihama. Photograph provided by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan.

Kurihama (久里浜くりはま) 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.

Kurihama ferry terminal
Kurihama commercial district

References

^ "横須賀よこすか市し推計すいけい人口じんこう". 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,

[*-1] "横須賀よこすか市し推計すいけい人口じんこう". Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

[2] "Perry Ceremony Today; Japanese and U. S. Officials to Mark 100th Anniversary." New York Times. July 14, 1953,

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