Yokkaichi

Yokkaichi is a Japanese city in Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It is a port near Nagoya. It has been recognized as a special city since 2000. History In the Edo period, Yokkaichi-juku was 43rd of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto. In 1936, Yokkaichi hosted an international trade fair called "Exposition of Yokkaichi City". Sister cities Yokkaichi has 2 sister cities. Long Beach, California (USA) - Since October 7, 1963 Tianjin (China) - Since October 28, 1980 People from Yokkaichi Katsuya Okada - Foreign Affairs Minister Takuya Okada - past chairman of AEON Group Katsuaki Watanabe - president of Toyota Motor Corporation Gallery Related pages The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō References Other websites Media related to Yokkaichi, Mie at Wikimedia Commons Yokkaichi City website (in Japanese) Hiroshige prints, Yokkaichi Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine