Isogo Ward in May 1948. Geography Kanazawa Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and in the southeast corner of the city of Yokohama. The area is largely flatland, with scattered small hills. The Ward is bordered to the east by Tokyo Bay. Surrounding municipalities Isogo Ward Sakae Ward Kamakura Zushi Yokosuka Economy Kanazawa Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Yokohama, Kawasaki and Tokyo. Transportation Railroads Keihin Electric Express Railway-Keikyū Main Line - - - Keihin Electric Express Railway-Keikyū Zushi Line - Yokohama New Transit Co., Ltd - Kanazawa Seaside Line - - - - - - - - - - - - Highways Bayshore Route Yokohama-Yokosuka Route Japan National Route 16 Route 357 (Japan) Prefecture roads Kanagawa Prefecture Road 23 Kanagawa Prefecture Road 204 Kanagawa Prefecture Road 205 Attractions Kanazawa Bunko Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Sports centers Rinetsu Kanazawa (pool) Sports center of Kanazawa (indoor gym) Beaches Nojima Beach—It is the last remaining natural beach in Yokohama city. The beach is shallow for a good distance from the shore. Umi no Kouen—A city park with an artificial beach. The sand was carried by ship from Chiba prefecture. Visitors can go shellfish gathering there. Fishing ports Shiba fishing port Kanazawa fishing port Education Tertiary: Yokohama City University Kanto Gakuin University Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural high schools: operates the following municipal high schools: Private high schools: The municipal board of education also operates public junior and senior high schools. Nishi Kanazawa Elementary/Junior High School a.k.a. Nishi Kanazawa Gakuen (西金沢学園) is a combined elementary and junior high school in Kanazawa-ku. Junior high schools: Daido (大道) Kamariya (釜利谷) Kanasawa (金沢) Koda (小田) Mutsuura (六浦) Namiki (並木) Nishishiba (西柴) Tomioka (富岡) Tomioka Higashi (富岡東) Elementary schools: Asahina (朝比奈) Bunko (文庫) Daido (大道) Hakkei (八景) Kamariya (釜利谷) Kamariya Higashi (釜利谷東) Kamariya Minami (釜利谷南) Kanazawa (金沢) Koda (小田) Mutsuura (六浦) Mutsuura Minami (六浦南) Nishi Shiba (西柴) Nishi Tomioka (西富岡) Nokendai (能見台) Nokendai Minami (能見台南) Segasaki (瀬ケ崎) Takafunedai (高舟台) Tomiki Chuo (Central) (並木中央) Tomiki Daiichi (No. 1) (並木第一) Tomiki Daiyon (No. 4) (並木第四) Tomioka (富岡) Additionally, Bairin Elementary School (梅林小学校), outside of Kanazawa-ku, has an attendance zone that includes a part of Kanazawa-ku. Famous people Teruo Iwamoto – professional soccer player Kazumasa Oda – singer, songwriter Koizumi Matajirō – politician Naoto Takenaka – actor Yuta Tabuse – professional basketball player Kota Yabu – actor, singer Max Matsuura –