Timeline of Yokohama
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Prior to 20th century
- 1859
- July: Port of Yokohama opens.[1]
- Noge Bridge constructed.[1]
- 1860 - Orrin Freeman's photography studio begins operating.[2]
- 1861 - Japan Herald English-language newspaper in publication.[3]
- 1862 - September 14: Namamugi Incident.[4]
- 1866 - 26 November: Fire.[5]
- 1867 - Japan Gazette English-language newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1868
- Yoshida Bashi (bridge) built.[1]
- Yokohama Military Hospital and Yokohama Cricket Club founded.
- First barber's pole in Japan installed.[6]
- 1869
- 1871 - Yokohama Mainichi Shinbun (newspaper) begins publication.
- 1872
- May: Sinagawa-Yokohama railway begins operating;[4][8] Yokohama Station built.
- Yokohama Central Hospital established.[9]
- 1873 - Suzuki Shin'ichi I's photography studio begins operating.[2]
- 1874 - Kuboyama Cemetery established.[1]
- 1875 - Far East English-language newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1876 - Kanagawa Normal School founded.
- 1880 - Yokohama Specie Bank[10][11] and Yokohama Chamber of Commerce[12] established.
- 1882 - Yokohama School of Commerce established.[9]
- 1886 - Cholera outbreak.[1]
- 1888 - January 31: Fire in Noge-cho.[1]
- 1889 - Yokohama incorporated as a city; municipal election held.[1]
- 1890
- Tokyo-Yokohama telephone begins operating.[7]
- Kanagawa Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.[12]
- Population: 127,987.[13]
- 1894 - 20 June: Earthquake/fire.[14]
- 1897 - 9 September: Typhoon.[14]
- 1898 - Population: 193,762.[13]
20th century
- 1902 - 29 September: Typhoon.[14]
- 1906 - Golf course built.[15]
- 1909 - Population: 394,303.[16]
- 1917 - Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall built.
- 1918 - Population: 447,423.[13]
- 1920
- Yokohama Institute of Technology and Kanagawa Youth Normal School founded.
- Population: 579,310.[13]
- 1923
- September 1: 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.[17]
- Yokohama College of Economics founded.[citation needed]
- 1924 - Yokohama International School founded.
- 1926 - Yokohama No. 2 Joint Government Office Building constructed.
- 1928
- Yokohama City College of Commerce founded.
- Kanagawa Prefectural Office built.
- 1930
- Yamashita Park opens.
- Population: 704,236.[13]
- 1934 - Nissan Motor Co. factory begins operating.
- 1938 - Yokohama Customs building constructed.
- 1940 - Population: 968,091.[13]
- 1942
- Kanagawa Shimbun (newspaper) in publication.
- Bombed in the Doolittle Raid.
- 1944 - Yokohama Municipal Medical College founded.[9]
- 1945
- Bombing of Yokohama during World War II.
- Population: 624,994.[18]
- 1949 - Yokohama City University[9] and Yokohama National University active.
- 1950 - Population: 951,189.[13]
- 1951
- April 24: Sakuragichō train fire.
- Nogeyama Zoological Gardens founded.[19]
- 1952 - Nagahama Hall (concert hall) built.
- 1956 - Yokohama designated a government ordinance city.[20]
- 1957 - Sister city relationship established with San Diego, USA.[21]
- 1960 - Population: 1,375,710.
- 1961 - Yokohama Marine Tower erected.
- 1963
- November 9: Tsurumi rail accident.[17]
- Ichio Asukata becomes mayor.
- 1972
- Yokohama Municipal Subway begins operating.
- Nissan Motors F.C., one of the predecessors of J1 League soccer club Yokohama F. Marinos, formed.
- 1975 - Population: 2,620,000.[22]
- 1978
- Yokohama Stadium opens.
- Michikazu Saigō becomes mayor.
- 1979 - Yokohama Municipal Children's Botanical Garden established.[23]
- 1980 - Yokohama Film Festival begins.
- 1981
- Yokohama Archives of History established.[24]
- Yokohama Jazz Festival begins.
- 1986 - Shinasobaya ramen eatery in business.[25]
- 1989 - Yokohama Bay Bridge and Cosmo Clock 21 (ferris wheel) open.
- 1990
- Hidenobu Takahide becomes mayor.
- Population: 3,220,331.
- 1992 - Yokohama Bay Stars baseball team active.[26]
- 1993 - Yokohama Flügels football team active.[citation needed]
- 1994
- Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge built.
- Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum opens.[27]
- 1998 - International Stadium Yokohama opens.
- 1999 - Yokohama F. Marinos football team formed.
21st century
- 2002
- Hiroshi Nakada becomes mayor.
- 2002 FIFA World Cup final helds in International Stadium Yokohama.
- 2004 - Minatomirai Line begins operating.[28]
- 2009 - Fumiko Hayashi elected mayor.[29]
- 2010 - Population: 3,688,773.[30]
- 2021
- 2020 Summer Olympics football final helds in International Stadium Yokohama.
- 2020 Summer Olympics baseball and softball final helds in Yokohama Stadium
See also
- Yokohama history
- Timeline of Yokohama (in Japanese)
- List of mayors of Yokohama
