Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
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Tsurumi-ku (鶴見区?) is one of the wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes the former village of Namamugi, site of the Namamugi Incident of 1862.
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[edit] Industry
- ExxonMobil (Anzencho 2-chome)
- JFE Steel (Ogishima) - JFE's main plant for eastern Japan is on the border of Tsurumi-ku and Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki.
- Kirin Brewery (Namamugi 1-chome)
- Nissan Motor Company (Daikokucho)
- Toshiba (Suehirocho 2-chome) - Toshiba's largest factory is located on Tokyo Bay and has its own JR train station, Umi-Shibaura Station.
Daikokufuto, an artificial island in Tokyo Bay, is a major warehousing center.
[edit] Education
- Tsurumi University
- Yokohama Commercial University
- Tsurumui High school
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Rail
- Keikyu Main Line (Tsurumi-Shijo Station, Keikyu Tsurumi Station, Kagetsuen-mae Station, Namamugi Station)
- Keihin-Tohoku Line/Tōkaidō Main Line (Tsurumi Station)
- Nambu Line (Shitte Station)
- Tsurumi Line (Tsurumi Station, Kokudo Station, Tsurumi-Ono Station, Bentenbashi Station, Asano Station, Anzen Station, Shin-Shibaura Station, Umi-Shibaura Station)
[edit] Road
- Shuto Expressway B, K1 and K5 Routes
- National Route 1 (No. 2 Keihin Route)
- National Route 15 (No. 1 Keihin Route)