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| YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. |
| Yokohama--open to
foreign commerce and residence by
treaty in 1859--is the most
important of the five ports in
Japan, both on account of its
nearness to Tokio (the Capital)
and of the extent of its trade.
It stands on a plain extending
along the Bay of Tokio, shut in
by hills, one of which towards
the southeast terminates in a
promontory called Houmoku-misaki.
The climate is variable, the
range in temperature being from
95 to 43 deg. F. The cold in
winter is severe, owing to the
prevalence of northerly winds,
while the heat is great in
summer, though tempered by
sea-breezes from the southwest.
The rainfall is large, being
about 69 1-4 inches annually. At
the time of the above-mentioned
treaty of the U.S. with Japan,
Yokohama was an insignificant
fishing village, but,
notwithstanding the protests of
the foreign representatives, it
was shortly after chosen by the
Japanese government for the
settlement, in preference to the
then more important neighboring
town of Kanagawa. From that time
Yokohama increased very rapidly.
The government constructed
various public buildings, a
granite break-water, and a
causeway two miles long,
connecting the town with
Kanagawa. Water-works on the most
improved plan have been built,
the water being supplied from the
Sagamigawa. |
| The
foreign settlement consists of
well-constructed streets with
business establishments. The
wealthier portion of the foreign
population reside on a hilly
locality south of the town,
called the Bluff. The land
occupied by these residents has
been leased to them by the
Japanese government, 20 per cent.
of the annual rent being set
aside for municipal expenses. The
harbor, which is a part of the
Bay of Tokio, is good and
commodious, extending from
Houmoku-misaki (Treaty Point) to
the mouth of the Tsurumi, a
distance of about five miles.
Steamers from San Francisco,
China, and other ports call
regularly. The first railroad in
Japan, about 18 miles long, was
built in 1872, connecting
Yokohama with Tokio. |
| Population 1888, 119,783. |
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