"Yokohama-shi (Japan)" . . . . "History" . "\"This study is intended to be a tribute to the famous, ordinary, and sometimes infamous international foreigners that arrived at Yokohama. These foreigners came to visit, to work, to start businesses, or to settle and raise families; thereby, contributing to the progressive development of Yokohama and Japan. The purpose of this 69-year historical reference [1854-1923 C.E.] is to document and preserve for the future generations of Japanese and foreigners, a culturally significant and historically accurate chronology of the early days of Yokohama.\"--Introd." . . . . . . . . . . "Yokohama : sacred to the memory" . . . . .