Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama

Kōhoku

港北区
Kōhoku 港北区
Ward
	Kōhoku Ward
	Yokohama International Football Stadium
	Emblem
	Location of Kōhoku in Kanagawa
	Kōhoku Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 35°31′35″N 139°37′20″E / 35.52639°N 139.62222°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kanagawa
Area
• Total	31.40 km2 (12.12 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2012)
• Total	332,488
• Density	10,588.79/km2 (27,424.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	26-1 Mamedo-chō, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama; 222-0032
Website	www.city.yokohama.jp/me/kohoku/en
Symbols
Flower	Prunus mume
Tree	Flowering Dogwood

Kōhoku-ku (港北区) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 332,488, with 156,198 households and a population density of 10,588.79 persons per km². The total area was 31.40 km². Kōhoku Ward has the largest population of Yokohama's 18 wards, and ranks second to Naka Ward in the total number of workplaces.^[1]

Geography

Kōhoku Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and on the northeastern borders of the city of Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

History

The area around present-day Kōhoku Ward was formerly part of Tsuzuki District in Musashi Province. During the Edo period, it was a rural region classified as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto. After the Meiji Restoration, the area became part of the new Kanagawa Prefecture in 1868. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into numerous villages. In April 1939, it was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama.

Economy

Kōhoku Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Yokohama, Kawasaki and Tokyo.

Companies headquartered in the ward include:

Local attractions

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
Nissan Stadium, formerly the International Stadium Yokohama, the stadium in which the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final was held.
Kozukue Castle, a castle ruin from the Sengoku period, one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.^[4]
Yokohama Arena

Education

Colleges and universities

Keio University (Hiyoshi campus)

High schools

Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural high schools:

Private high schools:

Elementary and junior high schools

The Yokohama Municipal Board of Education [ja] operates municipal elementary and junior high schools.

Municipal junior high schools:^[5]

Hiyoshidai (日吉台)
Hiyoshidai Nishi (日吉台西)
Nitta (新田)
Nippa (新羽)
Otsuna (大綱)
Shinohara (篠原)
Shirosato (城郷)
Takata (高田)
Tarumachi (樽町)

Municipal elementary schools:^[6]

Futoo (太尾)
Hiyoshidai (日吉台)
Hiyoshiminami (日吉南)
Kikuna (菊名)
Kitatsunashima (北綱島)
Kohoku (港北)
Komabayashi (駒林)
Kozukue (小机)
Mamedo (大豆戸)
Minowa (箕輪)
Morooka (師岡)
Nitta (新田)
Nippa (新羽)
Osone (大曽根)
Otsuna (大綱)
Shimoda (下田)
Shinohara (篠原)
Shinohara Nishi (篠原西)
Shin Yoshida (新吉田)
Shin Yoshida Daini (No. 2) (新吉田第二)
Shirosato (城郷)
Takata (高田)
Takata Higashi (高田東)
Tsunashima (綱島)
Tsunashima Higashi (綱島東)
Yagami (矢上)

Additionally, the zones of Higashi Hongo Elementary School (東本郷小学校), Kamihashi Elementary School (神橋小学校) and Shirahata Elementary School (白幡小学校), not in Kohoku-ku, include portions of Kohoku-ku.^[7]