Yokosuka

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Yokosuka

Total population

388,078

Air quality index

50Good

Coordinates35.28°, 139.67°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Yokosuka is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Miwa

Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1990)

Koizumi Matajirō

Japanese politician (1865–1951)

Prince Tomohito of Mikasa

Japanese prince (1946-2012)

Hirotaka Ishihara

Japanese politician

Nobuteru Ishihara

Japanese politician

R

Ryuji Kitamura

Japanese association football player

Yoshizumi Ishihara

Japanese meteorologist

Kaori Yoneyama

Japanese professional wrestler

K

Kosaburo Eto

Japanese activist (1946-1969)

Nakajima Saburōsuke

Japanese engineer

A

Azusa Futami

Japanese volleyball player

Y

Yūsuke Ina

Japanese shogi player

R

Ryōsuke Sakamoto

actor

M

Meiko Miyazawa

Japanese pianist

H

Haruki Oyamada

K

Koizumi Yoshibei

(est. 1840 - )

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kanagawa

• Nojima-chō
  3.7 mi away
• Otsutomo-chō
  4 mi away
• Hayama
  4.9 mi away · pop. 32,096
• Zushi
  5.3 mi away · pop. 57,425
• Kamakura
  7.5 mi away · pop. 172,710
• 御所ノ内
  8.3 mi away
• 殿入下
  8.5 mi away
• Miura
  9.9 mi away · pop. 45,289
• Fujisawa
  10.9 mi away · pop. 436,905
• Yokohama
  11.9 mi away · pop. 3,777,491
• Uchidacho
  12.2 mi away
• Chigasaki
  15.4 mi away · pop. 242,389

Browse all places in Kanagawa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Yokosuka

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 98 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 197 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Oriental Longheaded Locust

Acrida cinerea

Seen 2026-06-10

Heptophylla picea

Heptophylla picea

Seen 2026-06-10

Agrilus euonymi

Agrilus euonymi

Seen 2026-06-10

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-09

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Seen 2026-06-09

Heavenly bamboo

Nandina domestica

Seen 2026-06-09

Byasa alcinous alcinous

Byasa alcinous alcinous

Seen 2026-06-09

Masked Palm Civet

Paguma larvata

Seen 2026-06-08

Monticola solitarius philippensis

Monticola solitarius philippensis

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Yokosuka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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