Atsugi, Kanagawa

Japanese city
Name = Atsugi
JapaneseName = 厚木市
Prefecture = Kanagawa
Region = Kantō
Area_km2 = 93.83
Population = 225,732
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nihongo|Atsugi|厚木市|Atsugi-shi is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 225,732 and a population density of 2,357.73 persons per km². The total area is 93.83 km². The city gained city status on February 1, 1955.

Within Japan, Atsugi is mainly known as a satellite city for the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area; it is also associated with the United States Navy base at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, which is actually not in Atsugi, but straddles the border between the nearby cities of Ayase and Yamato.

Transportation

*Tomei Highway (toll) to Tokyo or Nagoya
*Route 129, to Hiratsuka or Sagamihara
*Route 246, to central Tokyo or Numazu
*Route 271, to Odawara (toll)
*Route 412, to Sagamiko
*Odakyu Odawara Line (rail), Hon-Atsugi Station, to Shinjuku and Odawara (Note that Atsugi Station is located in Ebina.)

Atsugi is the sister city of New Britain, Connecticut, USA.

Tourist Attractions

*Iiyama Kannon (Chokokuji temple)
*Iiyama Spa
*Nanasawa Spa
*Ōyama

Other Institutions

*Aoyama Gakuin University
*NTT Basic Research Laboratories
*Nissan Technical Center
*Tokyo University of Agriculture Botanical Garden

Notable People

*Akira Amari

External links

* [http://city.atsugi.kanagawa.jp Official Atsugi City website, in Japanese]
* [http://www.city.atsugi.kanagawa.jp/helpsite/english/index.html Official Atsugi Help Site for Foreigners, in English]