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Negishi Residential Area
Last Updated March 31, 2021
Negishi Residential Area
Date of requisition
October 16, 1947
Location
- Naka Ward
- Minosawa, Terakubo, Tsukagoshi, Ohiramachi, Yamamotocho, Oshibadai and Negishidai
- Minami Ward
- Yamaya, Hiraraku
- Isogo Ward
- Kamimachi, Shitamachi, Babacho, Sakashita-cho
Area
- Land:
- 429,203 square meters
- State-owned:
- 272,700 square meters (63.5%)
- Municipality:
- 273 square meters (0.1%)
- Private:
- 156,231 square meters (36.4%)
- Building:
- 71,280 square meters (national state-owned)
- Housing:
- 385 units
- Designation of regional districts, etc.:
- Type 1 low-rise residential area, Class 1 residential area, Type 2 residential area, semi-industrial area, semi-fire prevention area, Class 3 scenic area
Current status
Management: U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base Command
U.S. military personnel, military personnel and their families were home to administrative offices, churches, dormitories, central public facilities (library, banks, post offices, etc.), clinics, etc.
The 5th Fire Department of the U.S. Navy Command Integrated Fire Department in Japan still remains, and the U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base Command Headquarters Confirm Corps is engaged in patrol operations and security patrols on a rotating basis.
In addition, Yokohama citizens live on land surrounded by U.S. military facilities and areas, and are subject to various restrictions in daily life.
Progress
- October 16, 1947
- Agricultural areas (private land such as vegetable fields) have been requisitioned as X residential areas.
- April 19, 1961
- The name was changed to Negishi residential area.
- November 23, 1969
- The Baba part (165,425 square meters) of the former Negishi Racecourse district (requisite on September 3, 1945) was returned, and the remaining part (land 118,573 square meters, building 37,330 square meters) was integrated into the Negishi residential area.
- February 16, 1972
- It was designated as evacuation area.
- March 31, 1972
- At the Japan-US Joint Committee, the joint use of the land at the municipal bus Negishidai turning point.
- December 15, 1977
- At the Japan-US Joint Committee, the return of a part of the former Negishi Racecourse area was agreed with the return of the Yokohama Seaside Residential Area and Shinyamashita Residential Area.
- March 1, 1979
- 354.16 square meters of land in a part of the Negishi residential area (1-2, Negishidai, Naka-ku, 5-198-5, Yamamotocho) was returned for road widening.
- August 5, 1980
- Part of the Negishi residential area (Kamimachi, Isogo-ku) land 336.60 square meters has been returned.
(Children's Playground) - September 25, 1980
- The Japan-US Joint Committee agreed on the joint use of roads in the Negishi residential area for sewerage improvement in the Negishi Asahidai area.
- December 10, 1980
- A part of the Negishi residential area (outside 3-152-5 Yamamoto-cho, Naka-ku), a 372-square-meter transmission line for the U.S. Army was returned.
- July 16, 1981
- Part of the Negishi residential area (Kamimachi, Isogo-ku) land 32.40 square meters has been returned.
(Additional children's playground) - March 31, 1982
- A part of the former Negishi Racecourse district (outside Minosawa, Naka-ku) land of 50,342.06 square meters of building 29,018.71 square meters were returned along with Yokohama Seaside Residential Area and Shinyamashita residential area.
- September 8, 1983
- The Japan-US Joint Committee agreed to return some of the land (Sanya, Minami-ku) in the Negishi residential area for road widening.
- January 20, 1984
- The above 61.66 square meters of land has been returned. (Completion of road widening maintenance work completed on March 31)
- August 11, 1988
- The Japan-US Joint Committee agreed to jointly use the Yamamotocho side approach road in the Negishi residential area as a road to the Negishi Forest Park Expansion Area.
- June 25, 1992
- The Negishi Forest Park Expansion and Maintenance Area has been open to the public. (38,985 square meters) The Yamamotocho side approach road has also been put into service.
- June 30, 1994
- Part of the Negishi residential area of 76.03 square meters (Sanya, Minami-ku) has been returned.
- February 17, 1999
- A cliff on the land adjacent to the Negishi residential area (Nakamura-cho, Minami-ku) collapsed.
- December 17, 1999
- The Yokohama Defense Facilities Bureau has begun construction of permanent countermeasures at the adjacent cliff collapsed.
- August 31, 2001
- The above permanent measures by the Yokohama Defense Facilities Bureau has been completed.
- October 18, 2004
- The U.S.-Japan Joint Committee agreed on a policy to return it.
- February 20, 2009
- Concluded a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base Command on Disaster Response Preparation and Disaster Relief Activities for Disaster Relief for Negishi residential areas.
- March 27, 2010
- An organization such as private landowners in the Negishi residential area, "U.S. Army Negishi Residential Area Return and Community Development Association" was established.
- March 24, 2012
- Moved from the "U.S. Army Negishi Residential Area Return and Town Development Association" to the "U.S. Army Negishi Residential Area Return and Town Development Council", which aims to form consensus among private landowners.
- July 25, 2012
- "U.S. Army Negishi Residential Area Return and Town Development Council" has been certified as a local town development organization based on the provisions of the Yokohama City Community Development Promotion Ordinance.
- August 25, 2014
- Two of the four gates in the Negishi residential area have been closed.
- December, 2015
- All U.S. military residents, including U.S. military personnel, military personnel and their families, have left.
- July 4, 2016
- One gate on the residential area side was closed and the gate on the management office was closed.
- May 13, 2017
- "U.S. Army Negishi Residential Area Return and Town Development Council" has compiled the "Town Development Basic Plan (Council Plan)".
- November 14, 2018
- The Japan-U.S. Joint Committee agreed to begin discussions on joint use between Japan and the United States in order to promptly carry out restoration work for early delivery.
- June 5, 2019
- We announced "Negishi residential district ruins use basic plan direction of town development".
- September 24, 2019
- We announced "Basic Concept of Negishi Residential Area Basic Plan Basic Concept"
- November 15, 2019
- The Japan-US Joint Committee agreed on joint use to promptly carry out restoration work for early delivery.
- September 18, 2020
- "Negishi residential district ruins use basic plan (draft)" was announced.
- October 30, 2009-November 30, 2009
- We raised public opinion for "Negishi residential district ruins use basic plan (plan)".
- March 31, 2021
- Formulated the "Basic Plan for the Use of Negishi Residential Area".
For inquiries to this page
Policy Bureau Base Countermeasures Section
Phone: 045-671-2168
Phone: 045-671-2168
Fax: 045-663-2318
Email address: ss-kichitaisaku@city.yokohama.jp
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