Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
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Hiratsuka (平塚市 Hiratsuka-shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 255,754 and the density of 3,770.51 persons per km². The total area is 67.83 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1932. The current mayor is Ritsuko Okura the city's first female mayor.
Hiratsuka's sister city is Lawrence, Kansas.
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[edit] History
[edit] Transportation
- Route 1, to Tokyo or Kyoto
- Route 129, to Sagamihara
- Route 134, to Yokosuka via Kamakura
- Route 271, to Atsugi or Odawara (toll)
- Tōkaidō line (rail), to Tokyo or Atami
[edit] Tourist attractions
- Tanabata festival
[edit] External links
- Official website in English
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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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