Atsugi
Atsugi
厚木市 | |
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UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
– Tree | Maple |
– Flower | Rhododendron indicum |
Phone number | 046-223-1511 |
Address | 3-17-17 Nakacho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-8511 |
Website | Official website |
Atsugi (厚木市, Atsugi-shi) is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 223,960 and a population density of 2400 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 93.83 square kilometres (36.23 sq mi). While the name "Atsugi" is often associated with the United States Navy base named Naval Air Facility Atsugi, the base is actually not in Atsugi, but straddles the border between the nearby cities of Ayase and Yamato.
Geography
Atsugi is located in the hilly center of Kanagawa Prefecture, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) from central Tokyo or 30 kilometres (19 mi) from central Yokohama. It is located at the northern end of the Sagami Plain created by the Sagami River, which originates from Lake Yamanaka, and straddles the Tanzawa Mountains in the west and the plain on the west bank of the Sagami River to the southeast. The Nakatsu River and Koayu River, which originate from the Higashitanzawa Mountains, join the Sagami River, which forms the border with Ebina, Zama, and Sagamihara. Parts of the western portion of the city are within the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park and include Mount Ōyama.
Surrounding municipalities
Kanagawa Prefecture
Climate
Atsugi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Atsugi is 13.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1906 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Atsugi grew rapidly during the late 20th century and has plateaued in the 21st.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 28,786 | — |
1930 | 30,680 | +6.6% |
1940 | 32,981 | +7.5% |
1950 | 43,191 | +31.0% |
1960 | 46,239 | +7.1% |
1970 | 82,894 | +79.3% |
1980 | 145,392 | +75.4% |
1990 | 197,283 | +35.7% |
2000 | 217,369 | +10.2% |
2010 | 224,420 | +3.2% |
2020 | 223,705 | −0.3% |
History
The area around present-day Atsugi city has been inhabited for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found ceramic shards from the
Government
Atsugi has a
Economy
Atsugi is mainly known as a
Education
Atsugi has 23 public elementary schools and 13 public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has six public high schools operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private elementary school and two private high schools. Shoin University and the Kanagawa Institute of Technology are based in Atsugi, and the Tokyo Polytechnic University and the Tokyo University of Agriculture has campuses in the city
Transportation
Railroad
Odakyu Electric Railway – Odakyū Odawara Line
- Aiko-Ishida
Highway
- Ken-Ō Expressway
- Tōmei Expressway, to Tokyo or Nagoya
- Sagamihara
- Numazu
- Odawara(toll)
- National Route 412, to Sagamiko
Sister City relations
- – Yokote, Akita, Japan, from May 24, 1985
- – Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan from February 5, 2005
- – New Britain, Connecticut, United States from May 31, 1983
- – Yangzhou. Jiangsu, China from October 23, 1984
- – Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea from February 5, 2005
Local attractions
- Iiyama Kannon (Chokokuji temple)
- Iiyama Onsen
- Nanasawa Onsen
- Nanasawa Forest Park
- Mount Ōyama
Notable people from Atsugi
- Akira Amari, politician
- Kyōko Koizumi, actress, singer
- Azusa Senou, singer
- Nobuteru Maeda, vocalist
- Yurina Kumai, singer
- Tatsunori Hara, former baseball player, manager of Yomiuri Giants
- Hitoshi Tamura, baseball player
- Genki Nagasato, football player
- Ryo Germain, football player[6]
- Takafumi Hori, football player and manager
- Teruyuki Moniwa, football player
- Natsumi Kannou, football player
- Miki Igarashi, guitarist of band Show-Ya
- Emi Nakamura, singer, songwriter
- Kiyoe Yoshioka, singer, vocalist of Ikimonogakari
- Yuki Nagasato, football player
- Madoka Sugai, ballet dancer
References
- ^ "Atsugi city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Atsugi climate: Temperature Atsugi & Weather By Month". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Atsugi (Kanagawa , Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Nissan Design Center Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on April 17, 2009.
- ^ "Access & Map." Sony. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
- ^ "流通経済大柏FWジャーメイン良、U-18代表指揮官の前で突破力アピール:プレミアリーグEAST". ゲキサカ. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)