Kanagawa Prefecture Kanagawa prefecture (神奈川県) Kanagawa prefectural symbol Kanagawa prefectural symbol Capital Yokohama Region: Kanto Island: Honshu Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43rd 2,415.42 km² 2.3% Population  - Total (Jan 1, 2000)  - Density Ranked 3rd 8,639,665 3,577/km² Districts: 7 Municipalities: 37 ISO 3166-2: JP-14 Symbols Pref. Flower: Golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum) Pref. Tree: Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) Pref. Bird: Common gull (Larus canus) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Japan_kanagawa_map_small.png Kanagawa prefecture (神奈川県; Kanagawa-ken) is a geographic and political area located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Yokosuka Port commanding the mouth of Tokyo Bay is headquartered by the U.S. 7th Fleet. This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. History Most of the prefecture belonged to Sagami Province and some parts of Musashi Province in ancient Japan. In the medieval age, samurai clans in Eastern Japan took military supremacy and established the shugunate government at Kamakura in central Sagami. In the early modern age, the western part of Sagami Province was governed by a feudal lord with a castle in Odawara, and the eastern part was directly governed by the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo or today's Tokyo. Under foreign pressure, Japan opened Yokohama Port to foreign traders in 1859. Yokohama developed into a modern and prosperous port in the modern age. Yokosuka City commanding a strategic locattion at the mouth of Tokyo Bay developed as a naval port during the age of militarism. The port is still headquartered by the U.S. 7th Fleet and the Japanese Self-Defence Fleet. Urban areas including Yokohama and Kawasaki were heavily damaged by the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 and the heavy bombing in 1945. Geography Cities Atsugi Ayase Chigasaki Ebina Fujisawa Hadano Hiratsuka Isehara Kamakura Kawasaki Asao-ku Kawasaki-ku Miyamae-ku Nakahara-ku Saiwai-ku Takatsu-ku Tama-ku Minamiashigara Miura Odawara Sagamihara Yamato Yokohama (capital) Aoba-ku Asahi-ku Hodogaya-ku Isogo-ku Izumi-ku Kanagawa-ku Kanazawa-ku Kohoku-ku Kounan-ku Midori-ku Minami-ku Naka-ku Nishi-ku Sakae-ku Seya-ku Totsuka-ku Tsuzuki-ku Tsurumi-ku Yokosuka Zama Zushi Towns and Villages Aiko Aikawa Kiyokawa Ashigarakami Kaisei Matsuda Nakai Oi Yamakita Ashigarashimo Hakone Manatsuru Yugawara Koza Samukawa Miura Hayama Naka Ninomiya Oiso Tsukui Fujino Sagamiko Shiroyama Tsukui Economy Demographics Culture Tourism Prefectural symbols Miscellaneous topics Kanagawa is well known for the popularity of soccer. It is also the prefecture in which the manga Love Hina takes place. External links Official Kanagawa prefecture homepage Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanagawa_Prefecture