TOKYO-YOKOHAMA
YAMATAKE & Co., Importers of Machinery and Tools-1, Yuraku-cho, Itchome, Koji Machi (L.D.); Telephs. 478, 1925 and 3775 (Honkyoku); Tel. Ad: Yamatakeco
YONEI SHOTEN, Importers and Exporters, Merchants and Contractors, Agents for principal Manufacturers, Engineers, and Insurance Cos.-Head Office: 12, Ni- chome, Ginza
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ZEISS, CARL (Goshi Kaisha), Importers of Scientific Instruments and Apparatus -33A, Akashi-cho, Tsukiji; Telephs. 3060 (L.D.) and 259 (Kyobashi); Tel. Ad: Zeiss
Max Fischer (Jena) Leo Römisch
I. G. Römisch C. Billmeyer, M.E.
YOKOHAMA
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Yokohama is the principal Treaty port of Japan, and was opened to foreign trade in July, 1859. It is situated on the Bay of Yokohama, a small bay on the western side of the Gulf of Yedo, in lat. 35 deg. 26 min. 11 sec, N., and long. 139 deg. 39 min. 20 sec., in the island of Honshiu, and is distant about eighteen miles from the capital, with which it is connected by a line of railway. The town, having sprung up from a poor fishing village only, since the site was selected for a treaty port, instead of the little town of Kanagawa, possesses few attractions for the visitor. The scenery around, however, is hilly and pleasing, and on clear days the snow-crowned summit and graceful outlines of Fuji-san, a volcanic mountain 12,370 feet high- celebrated in Japanese literature and depicted on innumerable native works
native of art is most distinctly visible, though some seventy-five miles distant. The native portion of Yokohama is compactly built of low houses with tiled roofs. The town is divided into two nearly equal parts, the western half being occupied by what was known, before the abolition of extra-territoriality, as the foreign settlement. Beyond the plain on which the town is built rises a sort of semi-circle of low hills called "The Bluff," which is thickly dotted with handsome foreign villas and dwelling-houses in various styles of architecture, all standing in pretty gardens. From these dwellings charming prospects are obtainable. Along the water-front runs a good road called the Bund, on which, facing the water, stand many of the principal houses and hotels, and the United Club. The streets are fairly paved, curbed, and drained. The English Episcopal, the French Catholic and the Union Protestant Churches are handsome edifices, situated on the Bluff. A fine cricket and recreation ground exists in the Settlement, and there are well laid out public gardens on The Bluff. There is a fairly good racecourse situated about two miles from the Settlement. A good boating club also exists, which has provided facilities for deep-sea bathing. The Public Hall, containing
The Public Hall, containing a theatre and assembly rooms, built of brick, is situated at the top of Camp Hill, and was opened in 1885. The Municipal Offices, a fine brick structure, occupy a commanding site near the Public Gardens. The railway station is also a creditable structure, being a well designed and commodious terminus. The town is now in the enjoyment of an excellent water supply, large waterworks having been completed in 1887. The harbour is much exposed, but two breakwaters, of an aggregate length of 12,000 feet, have been built and are so projected as to practically enclose the whole of the anchorage, leaving an entrance 650 feet wide between these extremities. An extensive scheme for improving the harbour and providing better facilities for trade has been carried out and large steamers can now go alongside the Customs piers to load or discharge. The Yokohama Dock Company has now three dry docks of 515 ft., 481 ft., and 376 ft. docking length, 80 ft., 63 ft., and 50 ft., width of entrance, and 28 ft., 21.5 ft. and 26 ft. of water on the blocks respectively, and a mooring basin of 600 ft. by 100 ft. by 25 ft. Yokohama is well supplied with hotels. The Japan Gazette is now the only English daily newspaper published in Yokohama; others which were formerly published in the port are now printed in Tokyo.
The Japanese population of Yokohama has grown considerably in the last ten years and is now about 396,101. According to investigations conducted by the Census
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