Yokohama is a big city in Japan, right next to Tokyo on the coast. It sits on Tokyo Bay, and it is one of Japan's biggest ports — ships from all over the world come in and out.

Yokohama Yokohama（橫濱） is a big city in Japan是日本的一座大城市, right next to Tokyo on the coast就在東京旁邊的海岸上. It它 sits on Tokyo Bay位於東京灣邊, and而 it它 is one of Japan's biggest ports是日本最大的港口之一 — ships from all over the world來自世界各地的船隻 come in and out都會進出這裡.

In numbers of people, Yokohama is actually the second biggest city in Japan, after Tokyo itself, though many people outside Japan have never heard of it, because Tokyo is so close and so famous. The two cities almost touch; a train ride between them takes about half an hour, and many people live in Yokohama and work in Tokyo.

In numbers of people以人口數來說, Yokohama Yokohama is actually the second biggest city in Japan其實是日本第二大城市, after Tokyo itself僅次於東京本身, though不過 many people outside Japan日本以外很多人 have never heard of it根本沒聽過它, because因為 Tokyo is so close and so famous東京離它太近、又太有名了. The two cities這兩座城市 almost touch幾乎是連在一起的; a train ride between them搭火車來往 takes about half an hour大概只要半小時, and而 many people很多人 live in Yokohama and work in Tokyo就住在Yokohama、在東京上班.

Yokohama matters in history too. For a long time Japan kept foreign ships away. In the 1850s Japan opened Yokohama to foreign trade, and it grew from a small fishing village into a busy port very fast.

Yokohama Yokohama matters in history too在歷史上也很重要. For a long time有很長一段時間, Japan日本 kept foreign ships away一直把外國船隻擋在門外. In the 1850s到了1850年代, Japan日本 opened Yokohama to foreign trade開放Yokohama給外國通商, and而 it它 grew from a small fishing village into a busy port very fast也很快就從一個小漁村變成了繁忙的港口.

Because of that, the city has an old foreign feeling in some streets — it has the biggest Chinatown in Japan, old Western-style houses on a hill, and a famous waterfront with a big wheel and tall towers. Today people also say Yokohama when they mean the port or the sea trade there: 'It shipped from Yokohama.' When you use it in a sentence, treat it like any city name: no 'the', capital Y.

Because of that也因為這樣, the city這座城市 has an old foreign feeling in some streets有些街道還帶著舊時的異國風情 — it它 has the biggest Chinatown in Japan有日本最大的中華街, old Western-style houses on a hill山丘上的老式西式房屋, and還有 a famous waterfront with a big wheel and tall towers一個有摩天輪和高塔的知名海濱區. Today現在 people人們 also say Yokohama說Yokohama, when有時候指的是 they mean the port or the sea trade there那裡的港口或海上貿易: 'It shipped from Yokohama.'『It shipped from Yokohama.（它是從Yokohama出貨的。）』 When you use it in a sentence用在句子裡的時候, treat it like any city name把它當一般城市名字對待就好: no 'the', capital Y不加『the』，Y要大寫.