Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama

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Tsurumi-ku (鶴見区, Tsurumi-ku^?) 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.

1 Industry
2 Education
3 Transportation
- 3.1 Rail
- 3.2 Road

[edit] Industry

ExxonMobil (Anzencho 2-chome)
JFE Steel (Oogijima) - JFE's main plant for eastern Japan is on the border of Tsurumi-ku and Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki.
Kirin Brewery (Namamugi 1-chome)
Nissan (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-ichiba Station, Keikyu Tsurumi Station, Kagetsuen-mae Station, Namamugi Station)
Keihin-Tohoku Line (Tsurumi Station)
Nambu Line (Shitte Station, Yako Station)
Tsurumi Line (Tsurumi Station, Kokudo Station, Tsurumi-Ono Station, Bentenbashi Station, Asano Station, Anzen Station, Shin-Shibaura Station, Umi-Shibaura Station)