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 With
a
population
of
over
three
million
people
is
Yokohama
Japan's
second
largest
city.
Yokohama
is
located
less
than
half
an
hour
south
of
Tokyo
by
train,
and
is
the
capital
of
Kanagawa
Prefecture. |
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Towards
the
end
of
the
Edo
Period
(1603-1867),
during
which
Japan
maintained
a
policy
of
self-isolation,
Yokohama's
port
was
one
of
the
first
to
be
opened
to
foreign
trade
in
1859.
Consequently,
Yokohama
quickly
grew
from
a
small
fishing
village
into
one
of
Japan's
major
cities. |
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Until
today,
Yokohama
remains
popular
among
expats,
has
one
of
the
world's
largest
chinatowns
and
preserves
some
former
Western
residences
in
the
Yamate
district. |
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