Yokosuka City, Kanagawa神奈川県三浦市

Living in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa

Yokosuka Port

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Yokosuka／Miura area横須賀・三浦地域

What kind of place is Yokosuka City?
Yokosuka CityPR video
How is the traffic situation in Yokosuka City?
How are the rent and land prices in Yokosuka City?
How is childcare and education in Yokosuka City?
How about shopping in Yokosuka City?
How about jobs and recruitment in Yokosuka City?
Yokosuka City’s unique subsidy/subsidy system

What kind of place is Yokosuka City, Kanagawa?

Mikasa Park

Yokosuka City: A city rich in nature and with good public safety

Yokosuka City is located at the base of the Miura Peninsula in the southeastern part of Kanagawa Prefecture, and is adjacent to Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture, across Tokyo Bay.
It is an area rich in nature, sandwiched between Yokohama City and Zushi City to the north, Miura City and Hayama Town in Miura County to the south, and Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay to the east and west.
Because it is located at the entrance to Tokyo Bay, it is also known as a naval port city, with a high concentration of military facilities, including the Yokosuka Naval District of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Yokosuka District of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Yokosuka Naval Base of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet. It has become famous nationwide as a curry town due to a collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Yokosuka City is ranked second in Kanagawa Prefecture in the ranking of safe places to live organized by Mitsubishi UFJ Real Estate Sales, and is an easy-to-live area with a low crime rate and good security in residential areas.

PR video of Yokosuka City, Kanagawa

【Yokosuka’s vision for urban development (2022-2025)】「YOKOSUKA 2nd STAGE」

Tourism promotion video「Yokosuka Tourism Promotion Movie」

YOKOSUKA URBAN SPORTS

How is the traffic situation in Yokosuka City?

Yokosuka Chuo Station

Yokosuka City: A city with good transport access that allows commuting within Tokyo

Yokosuka City is served by two lines: the JR Yokosuka Line and the Keihin Kyuko Line.
In addition to JR Yokosuka Line’s Taura Station, Yokosuka Station, Kinugasa Station, and Kurihama Station, there are 22 stations within the city, including the Keihin Kyuko Main Line’s Yokosuka Chuo Station and the Kurihama Line’s Keihin-Kurihama Station.
The area is conveniently located for travelling to central Tokyo, with Yokosuka Chuo Station being 28 minutes from Yokohama Station and 53 minutes from Shinagawa Station.

As for local buses, not only do Keihin Kyuko Buses operate from the Kinugasa, Kurihama, and Oppama offices, but there are also express buses that run from Yokohama City Air Terminal at the east exit of Yokohama Station to the Yokosuka West area via Kinugasa IC and to Shonan Kokusaimura via Zushi IC.
In addition, a community bus called “Hamacchan Bus” runs in the Oppama area of Yokosuka City.

Yokosuka City has many expressways, including the Yokohama-Yokosuka Expressway, the Miura Longitudinal Road, and the Honmachi-Yamanaka Toll Road, and is connected to the Third Keihin Expressway and the Tomei Expressway, making it an area with good access to Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, and other areas.

Uraga Port, which has been popular as the ferry port of Uraga, is an area with good access not only to Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, but also to Kyushu, as it is served by the Tokyo Bay Ferry, which connects Kurihama Port and Kanaya Port in Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture, the Shuttle Highway Line, which connects Yokosuka New Port and Oita Port in Oita Prefecture, and the Tokyo Kyushu Ferry, which connects Shinmoji Port in Fukuoka Prefecture.

From Keikyu Yokosuka Chuo Station, you can get to Shinagawa in 50 minutes by express train, and there are also many buses, making it convenient for commuting to work or school. There are three stations within the city that serve as starting points, so you can sit down even during the morning rush hour.

There are many bus routes, but in many areas the roads to the bus stops are long or hilly, making it inconvenient. If you travel by car, be aware that it can get crowded during the tourist season.

How are the rent and land prices in Yokosuka City?

View from Yokosuka Central Park

Yokosuka City: A city with very reasonable rent and land prices

According to SUUMO, the average rent for a condominium or apartment in Yokosuka is about 91,000 yen for a 1LDK and 104,000 yen for a 2LDK.
It is better to think of this as the same average rent as Miura City, and about two-thirds of the neighboring cities of Zushi and Hayama Town in Miura County.
According to SUUMO, the average land price in Yokosuka City as a whole is 388,000 yen/tsubo, but the average land price in the low-rise residential area is 431,000 yen/tsubo, which is nearly 50,000 yen higher.
In Wakamatsucho 2-chome, the official price exceeds 850,000 yen per square meter.
This area is about 40% cheaper than the neighboring cities of Zushi and Kanazawa Ward in Yokohama, making it easier to purchase, but land prices have been gradually rising since the beginning of 2012.

How is childcare and education in Yokosuka City?

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Yokosuka City is focusing on increasing childcare support facilities

There are 35 nursery schools, 39 kindergartens, 47 elementary schools, 26 junior high schools, 12 high schools, and 5 colleges and universities in Yokosuka City.
Yokosuka City’s Child Medical Expense Subsidy covers children up to 18 years old (until March 31 after they turn 18) for both outpatient and inpatient care, with full coverage (some exceptions and income limitations apply).
Additionally, the Child Allowance provides 15,000 yen for children under 3 years old, 10,000 yen for the 1st and 2nd child between the ages of 3 and the start of elementary school, 15,000 yen for the 3rd child onwards, and 10,000 yen for junior high school students (some income limitations apply).
Kindergarten, nursery school, and certified children’s centers offer free tuition for children from 3 to 5 years old. If the municipal resident tax income-based amount is below the designated level, tuition for children from 0 to 2 years old will also be free.

Yokosuka City is home to Haguku Mikan, a welfare-type child development support center and medical-type child development support center, located to the northeast of City Hall, where you can easily get advice on child-rearing, such as child-rearing support consultations and therapeutic education consultations.
In addition, the Yokosuka City Employee Welfare Hall has been renovated to become a certified early childhood education and care facility called Municipal Central Childcare Center Sukusukukan, and the area is providing new child-rearing support services such as childcare for sick and recovering children.

There are many nursery schools and few children on waiting lists. There are many prep schools and a wide range of options. There are children from overseas who commute from the US Navy base, so children naturally acquire an international sensibility.

There are only a few pediatric and obstetrics hospitals, so they are always crowded.

How about shopping in Yokosuka City?

Dobuita Street

Yokosuka City: A city with many large suburban stores

Yokosuka City features areas like “Dobuita Street,” where American and Japanese cultures blend, as well as traditional shopping streets like “Mikasa Shopping District,” with 9 remaining historical shopping areas, preserving the atmosphere of the Showa era.
Within the city, there is the “Coaska Bayside Stores” located with a view of Yokosuka Port. This is the largest waterfront shopping mall in the city, featuring around 100 stores including Aeon, Best Denki, a cinema, and more.
Yokosuka-Chuo Station has the large shopping mall “Yokosuka More’s City” directly connected to the station on the west side, while the south side opens into a quiet residential area, home to the Yokosuka Civic Hall and the Yokosuka City Museum of Nature and Human Culture.
On the opposite east side of the station is the multi-purpose commercial facility “Yokosuka Prime,” and nearby are several essential services like the medical complex “Lidre Yokosuka” and stores like “HAC Drug,” providing a wide range of conveniences for daily life.
Yokosuka City is known for being a convenient shopping area, with 11 branches of “Keikyu Store” and “Unionex,” and 6 branches of “Avie” within the city.
Additionally, along National Route 16, there are popular discount stores like “Don Quijote” and “Picasso,” as well as several large suburban stores, including “Yamada Denki Home Appliance Lifestyle Store YAMADA” and “Kojima × Bic Camera.”

There are many shops around Yokosuka Chuo Station, so it is very convenient for shopping. There are many naval shops near the port, and it is a wonderful town with an exotic atmosphere.

Depending on the station, there are few specialty stores, so you have to go to Yokosuka Chuo to buy what you want. Many parking lots require a fee, so it is not very convenient.

How about jobs and recruitment in Yokosuka City?

Yokosuka City, a port city with many factories and logistics facilities

Yokosuka City is a port city centered on the automobile and electrical machinery industries, and the area has many job openings for factory workers due to the large number of thermal power plants and large factories.
Yokosuka Port is a logistics hub as it mainly exports automobiles overseas, and the area has many job openings for large truck and trailer drivers, but there are also job openings for taxi drivers within the U.S. military bases in Japan.
Yokosuka City is located in the heart of the U.S. military bases in Japan, so there are many job openings at the bases, and many citizens actually work within the bases.