Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama

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Hodogaya-ku (保土ケ谷区, Hodogaya-ku^?) in Yokohama, Japan, established 1927, is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Originally including the area of the Asahi Ward, the ward was split in 1969. The area is 21.81 square km and the population is more than 200,000.

Contents 1 History 2 Transportation 2.1 Railroads 2.2 Bus services 2.3 Roads 2.3.1 Expressways (高速道路, kōsoku dōro?) 2.3.2 National Highways (一般国道, ippan kokudō?) 2.3.3 Prefecture roads (県道, kendō?) 2.3.4 City roads (市道, shidō?) 3 External links

[edit] History

Hodogaya was part of the Shukuba system established by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the 1600s. Shukuba were road stations offering lodging for travelers between Edo and Kyoto.

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railroads

• Yokosuka Line
  • - Hodogaya Station -
• Sotetsu Main Line
  • - Ten-nōchō Station - Hoshikawa Station - Wadamachi Station - Kami-Hoshikawa Station - Nishiya Station -
• Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line pass through this ward, but doesn't have any station here.

[edit] Bus services

• Yokohama City Transportation Bureau(Yokohama Muncipal Bus)
  • Yokahama Municipal Bus Hodogaya Garage
• Sagami Railway Bus
  • Sotetsu Bus Yokohama Garage
• Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu

[edit] Roads

[edit] Expressways (高速道路, kōsoku dōro^?)

• Shuto Expressway Kanagawa No. 2 Mitsuzawa Line from Kinkō JCT in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa to here
  • - Hodogaya IC
• Shuto Expressway Kanagawa No. 3 Kariba Line from here to Honmoku JCT in Naka Ward, Yokohama
  • Kariba IC -
• Yokohama Shindō (a bypass of Route 1) from Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa to Totsuka Ward, Yokohama
  • Hodogaya IC - Tokiwadai IC - Mineoka IC - Hoshikawa IC - Fujitsuka IC - Shin-Hodogaya IC - Imai IC -
• Hodogaya Bypass (a bypass of Route 16) from Machida, Tokyo to here
  • - Shin-Sakuragaoka IC - Shin-Hodogaya IC
• Yokohama Yokosuka Road (a bypass of Route 16) from here to Yokosuka, Kanagawa

[edit] National Highways (一般国道, ippan kokudō^?)

• Route 1 (so called Ichikoku at this location, most part is built on Tōkaidō) from Chūō Ward, Tokyo to Osaka, Osaka
• Route 16 (Tokyo Loop Line, a loop line starting in Yokohama, Kanagawa)
• Route 466 (No. 3 Keihin Road) from Tamagawa IC in Setagaya, Tokyo

[edit] Prefecture roads (県道, kendō^?)

• Kanagawa Prefecture Road No. 21 Yokohama-Kamakura Line
• Kanagawa Prefecture Road No. 109 Aoto-Kamihoshikawa Line
• Kanagawa Prefecture Road No. 201 Hodogaya Stop Line

[edit] City roads (市道, shidō^?)

• Tokyo Urban Planning Road Loop Line 2

[edit] External links

• Yokohama Business Park in English
• Yokohama National University
• Hodogaya Ward Office Official Website in English