 And in the region were auspiciously named after individuals involved with the reclamation, Noh songs, and Hyakunin Isshu, rather than any ancient names.During the Edo period, was a remote village adjacent to the , one of the 53 stations of Tōkaidō.Upon being demanded by the United States, the Tokugawa shogunate declared "Yokohama-mura" to be a part of "Kanagawa", and then opened its port.