Atsugi, Kanagawa
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Atsugi (厚木市 Atsugi-shi?) is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 221,226 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 NAF Atsugi, which is actually not in Atsugi, but straddles the border between the nearby cities of Ayase and Yamato.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Tourist Attractions
- Iiyama Kannon (Chokokuji temple)
- Iiyama Spa
- Nanasawa Spa
- Ōyama
[edit] Other Institutions
- Aoyama Gakuin University
- NTT Basic Research Laboratories
- Nissan Technical Center
[edit] External links
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| Atsugi | Ayase | Chigasaki | Ebina | Fujisawa | Hadano | Hiratsuka | Isehara | Kamakura | Kawasaki | Minamiashigara | Miura | Odawara | Sagamihara | Yamato | Yokohama (capital) | Yokosuka | Zama | Zushi | |||
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| Aiko | Ashigarakami | Ashigarashimo | Koza | Miura | Naka | Tsukui | |||
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