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| Capital | Yokohama |
| Region | Kantō |
| Island | Honshū |
| Governor | Shigefumi Matsuzawa |
| Area (rank) | 2,415. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The four main Islands of Japan are Hokkaidō Honshū Kyūshū Shikoku or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government is the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. A native of Kawasaki Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the assembly Rank 42 km² (43rd) |
| - % water | 2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3% |
| Population (September 1, 2007) | |
| - Population | 8,898,195 (2nd) |
| - Density | 3,683 /km² |
| Districts | 6 |
| Municipalities | 34 |
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-14 |
| Website | www.pref.kanagawa.jp/ menu/english.htm |
| Prefectural Symbols | |
| - Flower | Golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum) |
| - Tree | Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) |
| - Bird | Common gull (Larus canus) |
 Symbol of Kanagawa Prefecture |
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Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県 Kanagawa-ken?) is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Honshū, Japan. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. National population 127708050 Rank Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There are three basic types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns and villages. ISO 3166-2JP is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Japan. Ginkgo ( Ginkgo biloba; in Chinese 銀杏 Pinyin romanization yín xìng) frequently misspelled as "Gingko" and also known Gulls (often informally Seagulls) are birds in the family Laridae The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The capital is Yokohama. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The Greater Tokyo Area is a large Metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama
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History
In medieval Japan, Kanagawa was part of the provinces of Sagami and Musashi. was an old province of Japan. It occupied most of the area that is today Kanagawa prefecture, but present-day Yokohama and Kawasaki, now part of Kanagawa was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly
Kamakura in central Sagami was the capital of Japan during the Kamakura period (1185-1333). is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 by the first Kamakura Shogun
During the Edo period, the western part of Sagami Province was governed by the daimyo of Odawara Castle, while the eastern part was directly governed by the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo (Tokyo). The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 is a landmark in the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture. It was the stronghold of various Daimyo during the Muromachi period of Japanese The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.
Commodore Matthew Perry landed in Kanagawa in 1853 and 1854, and signed the Convention of Kanagawa to force open Japanese ports to the United States. Please see " Commodore " for other uses of this rank Commodore is a rank of the United States Navy with a somewhat Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U On March 31, 1854, the or was concluded between Commodore Matthew Perry of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Yokohama, the largest deep-water port in Tokyo Bay, was opened to foreign traders in 1859 after several more years of foreign pressure, and eventually developed into the largest trading port in Japan. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was. Nearby Yokosuka, closer to the mouth of Tokyo Bay, developed as a naval port and now serves as headquarters for the U.S. 7th Fleet and the fleet operations of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across The Seventh Fleet is the United States Navy's permanent forward projection force based in Yokosuka, Japan, with units positioned near South Korea The, or JMSDF, is the maritime branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan.
The epicenter of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923 was deep beneath Izu Ōshima Island in Sagami Bay. The struck the Kantō plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 1158 on the morning of September 1, 1923. is a Volcanic Island in the Izu Islands and administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan government Japan, lies south of Tokyo and east of the It devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka, and caused widespread damage throughout the Kantō region. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Island [1] The sea receded as much a quarter of a mile from the shore at Manazaru Point, and the rushed back towards the shore in a great wall of water which swamped Mitsuishi-shima. [2] At Kamakura, the total death toll from earthquake, tsunami, and fire exceeded 2,000 victims. [3] At Odawara, ninety percent of the buildings collapsed immediately, and subsequent fires burned the rubble along with anything else left standing. [4]
Yokohama, Kawasaki and other major cities were heavily damaged by the U. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. S. bombing in 1945.
Geography
Kanagawa is a relatively small prefecture wedged between Tokyo on the north, the foothills of Mount Fuji on the northwest, and the Pacific Ocean and Tokyo Bay on the south and east. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is the highest Mountain in Japan at.An Active volcano that last erupted in 1707–08 it straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was. The eastern side of the prefecture is relatively flat and heavily urbanized, including the large port cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki, but becomes more relaxed to the southeast, near the Miura Peninsula, where the ancient city of Kamakura draws tourists to its temples and shrines. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. The Miura Peninsula (三浦半島 is a Peninsula located in Kanagawa, Japan. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. The western part is more mountainous and includes resort areas like Odawara and Hakone. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. The city was founded on December 20, 1940. is a town in Japan, in Kanagawa Prefecture, in Ashigarashimo District, located on the eastern foot of Hakone Pass.
The Tama River forms much of the boundary between Kanagawa and Tokyo. The is a major River in Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. The Sagami River flows through the middle of the prefecture. The is a River in Kanagawa and Yamanashi Prefectures on the island of Honshū, Japan.
Cities
Nineteen cities are located in Kanagawa Prefecture:
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Towns and villages
Mergers
Transportation
Kanagawa's transport network is heavily intertwined with that of Tokyo (see: Transportation in Greater Tokyo). is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 225732 and a Population is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2008 the ward has an estimated Population of 82035 and the density of 3674 Chigasaki (茅ヶ崎市 Chigasaki-shi) is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 126368 and the density of 4583 is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2005 the city has an estimated Population of 394990 and the density of 5682 Hadano ( Japanese: 秦野市 -shi is a ''shi'' (city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. Hiratsuka is located on the Kanto plain midway between Tokyo and Mt Isehara ( Japanese: 伊勢原市 -shi is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. Asao-ku (麻生区 is a ward of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. As of May 2008 it has a population of 163520 lies on the eastern edge of Kawasaki, nestled against the mouth of the Tama River and Tokyo Bay. Miyamae-ku is a ward of Kawasaki, Japan, which was separated from Takatsu-ku in 1982. Nakahara-ku (中原区 is one of the seven wards of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Saiwai-ku (幸区 is one of the seven wards ( ku) which make up the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. Takatsu-ku (高津区 is a ward of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Tama-ku (多摩区 is a ward of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Details Ward Flower Minamiashigara (南足柄市 Minamiashigara-shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. It is a city bordering the sea is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. The city was founded on December 20, 1940. is a city located in north central Kanagawa, bordering Tokyo, Japan. Yamato (大和市 -shi is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 223127 is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area in Yokohama, Japan, established 1927 is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is one of 18 wards of Yokohama, a city in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located in the southeast part of Yokohama, facing Negishi Bay. is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is a ward located in the southernmost part of Yokohama, newly established from Isogo-ku in May 1948. is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Geography Midori-ku is located in the northwest part of the city is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Economy Japan Airlines operates a domestic flights-only ticketing office inside the Sky Building in Nishi-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is one of the wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across Zama (座間市 -shi is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated Population of 127704 Zushi (逗子市 Zushi-shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. Aikō ( -gun is a district located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated Population of 46305 and a Aikawa (愛川町 -machi is a town located in Aikō District, Kanagawa, Japan. Kiyokawa (清川村 -mura is a village located in Aikō District, Kanagawa, Japan. Ashigarakami (足柄上郡 -gun is a district located in Kanagawa, Japan. is a town located in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2008, the town has an estimated Population of 16174 and a Matsuda (松田町 -machi is a town located in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa, Japan. Nakai (中井町 -machi is a town located in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa, Japan. is a town located in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2008 the town has an estimated Population of 18065 and a density is a town located in Kanagawa, Japan. Yamakita (山北町 -machi is a town located in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa is a district located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated Population of 50862 and a density of 361 is a town in Japan, in Kanagawa Prefecture, in Ashigarashimo District, located on the eastern foot of Hakone Pass. Manazuru (真鶴町 -machi is a town located in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa, Japan. Yugawara (湯河原町 -machi is a town located in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa, Japan. Kōza (高座郡 -gun is a district located in Kanagawa ( Sagami Province) Japan, and it once known as "Takakura-gun" in the past Samukawa (寒川町 -machi is a town located in Kōza District, Kanagawa, Japan. is a district located in Kanagawa, Japan. It consists of only one town Hayama. is a town located in Miura District, Kanagawa, on central Honshū, Japan. is a district located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated Population of 62984 and a density of 2398 is a town located in Naka District, Kanagawa, Japan. Ninomiya literally means "the second shrine" of the province. is a town located in Naka District, Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2008, the town has an estimated Population of 32856 and a density The following is a list of mergers that occurred in the 2000s in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The transport network in Greater Tokyo includes public and private rail and highway networks airports for international domestic and general aviation buses motorcycle delivery Most air travel to Kanagawa goes through Tokyo International Airport or Narita International Airport. located in Ōta Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary Airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. is an international Airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. Shin-Yokohama and Odawara stations on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen are located in the prefecture, providing high-speed rail service to Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and other major cities. is a Train station in Yokohama, Japan. It is located on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Yokohama Line, and Yokohama Municipal Subway Odawara Station (小田原駅 is a Train station in Odawara Kanagawa, Japan. is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka.
Education
The Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education manages and oversees individual municipal school districts. Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education (神奈川県教育委員会 is the board of education of the Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The board of education also directly operates most of the public high schools in the prefecture.
Culture
- One of the most famous Ukiyo-e paintings is The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai. "pictures of the floating world" is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or Woodcuts) and Paintings produced between the 17th is a famous woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. A literal translation of the Japanese name would be "Off Kanagawa the back (or underside of a wave was a Japanese Artist, Ukiyo-e painter and Printmaker of the Edo period.
- Kamakura city, known for its historical buildings, is a favored location used in many manga (comic) or anime (animation). is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly (anime in Japanese,
Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Kanagawa.
Football (soccer)
- Kawasaki Frontale (Kawasaki)
- Yokohama F. Marinos (Yokohama, Yokosuka)
- Yokohama F.C. (Yokohama)
- Shonan Bellmare
Baseball
Volleyball
Tourism
The city of Kamakura is famous as the location of many Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. is a J League football club The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. is a Japanese football team which participates in the professional J is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across are a Japanese football (soccer club based in the city of Yokohama. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area are a Japanese professional football (soccer club currently playing in the J-league Division 2 The are a professional Baseball team in the Japanese Central League. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area Honours; Japan Volleyball League/VLeague/VPremier League Champions (5 1987-1988 1996-1997 1999-2000 2002-2003 2004-2005 is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices A temple (from the Latin word Templum) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities such as prayer and sacrifice or analogous rites is the native religion of Japan and was once its State religion. A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used
Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in Japan (larger than Chinatowns in both Kobe and Nagasaki) and it is one of the largest in the world. Yokohama Chinatown ( Japanese: 横滨中華街, yokohama chūkagai; Simplified Chinese: 横滨中华街 Mandarin Pinyin A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of Chinese outside the majority-Chinese countries of Greater China. is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.
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References
- Hammer, Joshua. (2006). Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II. New York: Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L 10-ISBN 0-743-26465-7; 13-ISBN 978-0-743-26465-5 (cloth)
External links
- KANAGAWA NOW JAPAN Kanagawa Prefectural Tourist Association website (English)
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