# Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences
**Wikidata**: [Q43171642](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43171642)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/yokohama-institute-for-earth-sciences

## Summary
The Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences is a research institute in Japan that operates under the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). It is commonly referred to by several aliases including JAMSTEC Yokohama and JAMSTEC YES and maintains an online presence via JAMSTEC's Yokohama access page.

## Key Facts
- The Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences is an instance of a research institute.
- Parent organization: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
- Country: Japan.
- Official website (access page): https://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/access/yokohama.html
- Registered ROR identifier: 055ggwx94 (source: ROR entry).
- HAL structure identifier: 528357 (reference date recorded 2019-05-07).
- Common aliases: YES, JAMSTEC Yokohama, JAMSTEC YES, JAMSTEC Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences, JAMSTEC Yokohama Institute, 横浜研究所, JAMSTEC横浜研究所.
- Classified as a research institute (organizational class).

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences?
A: It is a research institute in Japan that is part of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). It is referred to by multiple aliases including JAMSTEC Yokohama and JAMSTEC YES.

### Q: Who oversees the Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences?
A: The institute is part of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), which serves as its parent organization.

### Q: Where can I find official information or access details for the institute?
A: The institute’s access and location information is available on JAMSTEC’s website at https://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/access/yokohama.html.

## Why It Matters
The Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences is a designated research unit within Japan’s national marine-earth science agency, JAMSTEC. As a named institute under a major government-affiliated research organization, it provides organizational structure and identity for Earth-science research activities located in Yokohama. Institutional identifiers such as a ROR ID (055ggwx94) and a HAL structure ID (528357) enable consistent referencing in research databases and repositories, which supports discoverability, collaboration, and the traceability of outputs. The institute’s inclusion within JAMSTEC means it is part of a national-level framework for coordinating marine and earth science research in Japan, making it a relevant node for researchers, funders, and institutions seeking collaboration or location-specific expertise. Its multiple aliases, including Japanese-language names, help ensure clear identification across domestic and international contexts.

## Notable For
- Being an institutional unit of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
- Multiple widely used aliases (e.g., JAMSTEC Yokohama, JAMSTEC YES, 横浜研究所) that facilitate cross-language identification.
- Registered persistent identifiers for research infrastructure: ROR ID 055ggwx94 and HAL structure ID 528357.
- Public access and location information hosted on JAMSTEC’s official website.

## Body
### Overview
- Official name: Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences.
- Function: Identified as a research institute (organizational class).

### Organizational parentage
- Parent organization: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

### Location and access
- Country: Japan.
- Public access information and location details are available at: https://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/access/yokohama.html

### Identifiers and registry entries
- ROR identifier: 055ggwx94 (registered in the Research Organization Registry).
- HAL structure ID: 528357 (HAL record reference with metadata date 2019-05-07).

### Names and aliases
- English aliases: YES; JAMSTEC Yokohama; JAMSTEC YES; JAMSTEC Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences; JAMSTEC Yokohama Institute.
- Japanese aliases: 横浜研究所; JAMSTEC横浜研究所.

### Classification
- Instance of: research institute (organization whose primary purpose is research).

## References

1. HAL
2. ROR release v1.72