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Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県, Kanagawa-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at 3,800 inhabitants per square kilometre (9,800/sq mi).
Kanagawa, ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, located south of Tokyo and bordered by Tokyo Bay to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Yokohama, on the bay, is the prefectural capital. The eastern half of the prefecture constitutes the southwestern portion of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県, Kanagawa-ken) is a prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan on the island of Honshu. [1] . The capital city is Yokohama. [2] History. Kanagawa was created from the lands of Sagami Province and Musashi Province. [3] In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry landed at Kanagawa.
Apr 11, 2024 · Yokohama, city and port, capital of Kanagawa prefecture, east-central Honshu, Japan. The second most populous city in the country, it is a major component of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area, the largest urban agglomeration in Japan. Learn more about Yokohama in this article.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The following table lists the 29 cities, villages and towns in Kanagawa with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.
Rank (2020)NameStatus20201City3,778,3182City1,539,0813City725,3024City437,155Prefecture都道府県Todōfuken. Japan is divided into 47 prefectures ( 都道府県, todōfuken, [todoːɸɯ̥ꜜkeɴ] ⓘ ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper ( 県, ken ), two urban prefectures ( 府, fu ...
Jun 19, 2019 · Kamakura is located 48 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of Tokyo (formerly known as Edo) on the east coast of Honshu Island in Kanagawa Prefecture.
