Strategic Tokyo Bay location anchoring U.S.-Japan naval presence in Northeast Asia

Large coastal city with a distinctive military and international-community footprint

Local economy strongly shaped by naval logistics, support services, and port activity

One of the most strategically important naval cities in the world as the home of forward-deployed U.S. 7th Fleet forces

Municipal political weight is amplified by alliance basing and Japan-U.S. security integration

Moderate civic-spiritual significance shaped by local Japanese religious traditions

Historic naval arsenal and maritime city with deep imperial, postwar, and alliance-era significance