# Timeline of Yokohama

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Yokohama, Japan.

## Prior to 20th century

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* 1859
** July: Port of Yokohama opens.
** Noge Bridge constructed.
* 1860 - Orrin Freeman's photography studio begins operating.
* 1861 - Japan Herald English-language newspaper in publication.
* 1862 - September 14: Namamugi Incident.
* 1866 - 26 November: Fire.
* 1867 - Japan Gazette English-language newspaper begins publication.
* 1868
** Yoshida Bashi (bridge) built.
** Yokohama Military Hospital and Yokohama Cricket Club founded.
** First barber's pole in Japan installed.
* 1869
** Tokyo-Yokohama telegraph begins operating.
** Maruzen [de] publisher in business.
* 1871 - Yokohama Mainichi Shinbun (newspaper) begins publication.
* 1872
** May: Sinagawa-Yokohama railway begins operating; Yokohama Station built.
** Yokohama Central Hospital established.
* 1873 - Suzuki Shin'ichi I's photography studio begins operating.
* 1874 - Kuboyama Cemetery [ja] established.
* 1875 - Far East English-language newspaper begins publication.
* 1876 - Kanagawa Normal School [ja] founded.
* 1880 - Yokohama Specie Bank and Yokohama Chamber of Commerce established.
* 1882 - Yokohama School of Commerce [ja] established.
* 1886 - Cholera outbreak.
* 1888 - January 31: Fire in Noge-cho [ja].
* 1889 - Yokohama incorporated as a city; municipal election held.
* 1890
** Tokyo-Yokohama telephone begins operating.
** Kanagawa Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
** Population: 127,987.
* 1894 - 20 June: Earthquake/fire.
* 1897 - 9 September: Typhoon.
* 1898 - Population: 193,762.

## 20th century

* 1902 - 29 September: Typhoon.
* 1906 - Golf course built.
* 1909 - Population: 394,303.
* 1917 - Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall [ja] built.
* 1918 - Population: 447,423.
* 1920
** Yokohama Institute of Technology [ja] and Kanagawa Youth Normal School [ja] founded.
** Population: 579,310.
* 1923
** September 1: 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
** Yokohama College of Economics [ja] founded.
* 1924 - Yokohama International School founded.
* 1926 - Yokohama No. 2 Joint Government Office Building [ja] constructed.
* 1928
** Yokohama City College of Commerce [ja] founded.
** Kanagawa Prefectural Office [ja] built.
* 1930
** Yamashita Park opens.
** Population: 704,236.
* 1934 - Nissan Motor Co. factory begins operating.
* 1938 - Yokohama Customs building [ja] constructed.
* 1940 - Population: 968,091.
* 1942
** Kanagawa Shimbun (newspaper) in publication.
** Bombed in the Doolittle Raid.
* 1944 - Yokohama Municipal Medical College [ja] founded.
* 1945
** Bombing of Yokohama during World War II.
** Population: 624,994.
* 1949 - Yokohama City University and Yokohama National University active.
* 1950 - Population: 951,189.
* 1951
** April 24: Sakuragichō train fire.
** Nogeyama Zoological Gardens founded.
* 1952 - Nagahama Hall (concert hall) built.
* 1956 - Yokohama designated a government ordinance city.
* 1957 - Sister city relationship established with San Diego, USA.
* 1960 - Population: 1,375,710.
* 1961 - Yokohama Marine Tower erected.
* 1963
** November 9: Tsurumi rail accident.
** Ichio Asukata becomes mayor.
* 1972
** Yokohama Municipal Subway begins operating.
** Nissan Motors F.C. [ja], one of the predecessors of J1 League soccer club Yokohama F. Marinos, formed.
* 1975 - Population: 2,620,000.
* 1978
** Yokohama Stadium opens.
** Michikazu Saigō [ja] becomes mayor.
* 1979 - Yokohama Municipal Children's Botanical Garden established.
* 1980 - Yokohama Film Festival begins.
* 1981
** Yokohama Archives of History established.
** Yokohama Jazz Festival begins.
* 1986 - Shinasobaya ramen eatery in business.
* 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.
* 1993 - Yokohama Flügels football team active.
* 1994
** Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge built.
** Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum opens.
* 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.
* 2009 - Fumiko Hayashi elected mayor.
* 2010 - Population: 3,688,773.
* 2021
** 2020 Summer Olympics football final helds in International Stadium Yokohama.
** 2020 Summer Olympics baseball and softball final helds in Yokohama Stadium