Ebina, Kanagawa
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Ebina (海老名市, Ebina-shi) is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1]As of 1 June 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 136,312 and a population density of 5100 persons per km2.[2] The total area of the city is 26.69 square kilometres (10.31 sq mi).[3]
Geography
Ebina is located approximately 50 kilometers from central Tokyo and 20 kilometers from Yokohama. The city is roughly rectangular, 8.7 kilometers north-to-south by 6.15 kilometers east-to-west, with an elevation of 11 to 84 meters above sea level. It is in the middle of the Sagami Plain, part of western Kantō Plain. The city sits on the eastern bank of the Sagami River, and the Hikiji River flows through part of the city. The Tōmei Expressway cuts across the southern end of the city.[1]
Surrounding municipalities
Kanagawa Prefecture
Climate
Ebina has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ebina is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1632 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C.[4]
Climate data for Ebina (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
38.1 (100.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.3 (2.65) |
67.0 (2.64) |
143.9 (5.67) |
152.9 (6.02) |
156.9 (6.18) |
178.2 (7.02) |
191.2 (7.53) |
159.7 (6.29) |
254.2 (10.01) |
240.9 (9.48) |
103.2 (4.06) |
67.2 (2.65) |
1,760.9 (69.33) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.3 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 109.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 190.8 | 168.2 | 166.5 | 175.0 | 178.4 | 123.2 | 156.7 | 189.8 | 132.4 | 133.2 | 150.5 | 179.7 | 1,946.9 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[5][6] |
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[7] the population of Ebina has grown steadily over the past century.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 8,891 | — |
1930 | 10,051 | +13.0% |
1940 | 10,552 | +5.0% |
1950 | 15,549 | +47.4% |
1960 | 17,938 | +15.4% |
1970 | 44,492 | +148.0% |
1980 | 77,498 | +74.2% |
1990 | 105,822 | +36.5% |
2000 | 117,519 | +11.1% |
2010 | 127,707 | +8.7% |
2020 | 136,516 | +6.9% |
History
The area of modern Ebina has been settled since prehistoric times, and has a number of remains from the
After the Meiji Restoration, the area became part of Kōza District, Kanagawa Prefecture and was administratively divided into Ebina Village and Arima Village on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The area was connected by rail in 1926 via the Sagami Railway and in 1927 by the Odakyu Electric Railway, leading to an increase in population and a change in status of Ebina from village to town in 1940. In 1955, Arima Village merged into Ebina Town. Ebina was elevated to city status on November 1, 1971. Urban development projects in the 1980s and 1990s have modernized the city center.[1]
Government
Ebina has a
Economy
Ebina is home to over 150 factories. The town is a center of the production of
Education
Ebina has 13 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has three public high schools operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education, and the prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.
Transportation
Railway
Odakyu Electric Railway – Odakyū Odawara Line
Highway
- Tōmei Expressway - Ebina Service Area - Ebina Junction
- Shin-Tōmei Expressway - Ebina-minami Junction
- Ken-Ō Expressway - Ebina-minami Junction - Ebina Interchange - Ebina Junction
- National Route 246
Local attractions
- Sagami Kokubun-ji, provincial temple of Sagami Province and national historic site
- Ebina Premium Film Festival (held annually in autumn)
Notable people from Ebina
- tennis player
- kickboxer
- Kensuke Kitahama, professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan
- Miyu Nagasaki, table tennis player
- tennis player
- badminton player
- mixed martial artist
- Japanese football player (Fukushima United FC, J3 League)
- Yukiya Yokoyama, former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
- ZUN- video game creator
References
- ^ OCLC 56431036. Archived from the originalon 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ^ "Ebina city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ "Profile of Hadano City" (in Japanese). Japan: Hadano City. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Ebina climate data
- ^ 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ Ebina population statistics
- ^ "Company Overview Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine." Taito Corporation. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Ebina Development Center 3-11-1, Shimoimaizumi, Ebina-shi, Kanagawa 243-0498, JAPAN"
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)