is a
city||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in
Kanagawais a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Honshū, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.- History :The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, between Tokyo and
Yokohamais the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area....
. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the
Greater Tokyo AreaThe Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo . In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, including the , , , and others....
and Keihin Industrial Area.
Kawasaki occupies a belt of land stretching about 30 km along the south bank of the
Tama RiverThe is a major river in Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government....
, which divides it from Tokyo. The eastern end of the belt, centered around JR
Kawasaki Stationis a railway station of the East Japan Railway Company located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.-History:The station opened on July 10, 1872 as the first intermediate station of the first railway in Japan when it was providing a trial service on the section between Shinagawa Station and Sakuragichō...
, is flat and largely consists of industrial zones and densely built working-class housing, the Western end mountainous and more suburban. The coastline of
Tokyo Bayis a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was .-Geography:Tokyo Bay is surrounded by the Boso Peninsula to the east and the Miura Peninsula to the west. In a narrow sense, Tokyo Bay is the area north of the straight line formed by the on the Miura Peninsula on one end and on...
is occupied by vast heavy industrial complexes built on reclaimed land.
The western area of Kawasaki, also known as the
Tama Hillsis an area of hills stretching across southwest Tokyo and northeast Kanagawa Prefecture in the Kantō Plain on Honshū, Japan. Its total area is approximately 300km2...
, largely consists of newly developed residential areas which are connected to Tokyo by the
Odakyū Odawara Line|}The is the main line of Japanese private railway operator Odakyū Electric Railway. It stretches 82.5 km from Shinjuku in central Tokyo through the southwest suburbs to the city of Odawara, the gateway to Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a heavy commuter line and is also known for its...
and Tokyu Denentoshi Line. The area also houses several university campuses, suburban commercial developments and light industrial complexes.
History
The region was originally part of
Musashi Provincewas a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly Kawasaki and Yokohama. Musashi bordered on Kai, Kōzuke, Sagami, Shimōsa, and Shimotsuke Provinces....
alongside
Edo, literally: bay-door, "estuary", ), also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
(now Tokyo), unlike Yokohama which was part of
Sagami Provincewas 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 Prefecture, were not in Sagami. Sagami bordered on Izu, Kai, Musashi and Suruga provinces....
. During the
Heian periodThe is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyoto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Confucianism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
Kawasaki was under the control of the Inage clan, and during the
Kamakura periodThe is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....
it was under the control of the
late Hojo clanThe ' was one of the most powerful warrior clans in Japan in the Sengoku period and held domains primarily in the Kantō region.The clan began when Ise Shinkurō, a high ranking officer in the shogunate, began to conquer lands and build up his power at the beginning of the 16th century.His son wanted...
.
Kawasaki gained increased political importance during the
Edo periodThe , or , is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 and is the premodern era. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period ended with the Meiji Restoration, the...
as a stop for travelers on the
TōkaidōThe ' was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name....
between Edo and points west. In the early Meiji era Japan's first railroad, the
Tokaido Main Linethumb|right|Tōkaidō Main LineThe is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. It is 589.5 km long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
, was built along the Tokaido route through eastern Kawasaki, spurring the area's growth as an industrial center.
Under Japan's first local government law enacted in 1899, eastern Kawasaki was designated as a town while the remainder of the present-day city was incorporated as twelve villages, two of them within the jurisdiction of Tokyo Prefecture. Kawasaki City was founded on July 1, 1924 by the merger of two towns and one village surrounding Kawasaki Station, and was expanded to its current size in 1939 (except for certain offshore areas which were reclaimed later).
Much of Kawasaki's industrial infrastructure was destroyed by American bombings in 1945, but the city rebounded following the war, especially in its western residential areas. Kawasaki became a designated city on April 1, 1972 and was divided into five wards, two of which were further subdivided in 1982 for a total of seven wards.
Wards
Kawasaki has seven
wardsA is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...
(
ku):
- Asao-ku
Asao-ku is a ward of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. As of May 2008 it has a population of 163,520.-Towns: is a neighborhood in Asao-ku. Shin-Yurigaoka Station is 25 minutes from Shinjuku on the Odakyu train line....
- Kawasaki-ku
lies on the eastern edge of Kawasaki, nestled against the mouth of the Tama River and Tokyo Bay. Kawasaki-ku has long been known for the vast numbers of factories situated on landfill at its eastern edges. However, the local government undertook extensive efforts in the 1990s to revamp the areas...
- Miyamae-ku
Miyamae-ku is a ward of Kawasaki, Japan, which was separated from Takatsu-ku in 1982. It has an area of 18.60 km², and a population of 214,347 in 83,719 households . Approximately 2,500 residents are not Japanese citizens....
- Nakahara-ku
Nakahara-ku is one of the seven wards of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The ward office is in Kosugi, the central district of the ward.-Industry:Fujitsu's Main Branch is located at Kamikodanaka 4-chome in Nakahara-ku...
- Saiwai-ku
Saiwai-ku is one of the seven wards which make up the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.It is the smallest ward of Kawasaki.-References:...
- Takatsu-ku
Takatsu-ku is a ward of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. As of May 2008 it has a population of 211,893.-Towns:Mizonokuchi, Futago, Seta, Suwa, Kitamigata, Shimonoge, Hisamoto, Sakado, Kuji, Unane, Shimo-Sakunobe, Kami-Sakunobe, Mukaigaoka, Suenaga, Kajigaya, Shinsaku, Chitose, Chitose-Shin-cho,...
- Tama-ku
Tama-ku is a ward of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.-Neighboring wards/cities:* Kawasaki: Miyamae-ku, Nakahara-ku* Tokyo: Setagaya-ku-External links:*...
Demographics
As of 2008, the city has an estimated
populationIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
of 1,385,003 and the
densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
of 9,465 persons per km², 9th most populous in Japan. The total area is 144.35 km². Area is constantly expanded due to construction of artificial islands in Tokyo Bay, though very little of the expanded zone is used for housing. Its population has risen dramatically in the 20th century. Kawasaki Town recorded 21,391 people in 1920 Census (#46 in Japan), but by 1930 it was the 19th largest at 104,351 people, and by 1970 the population had risen to was 973,000 at 9th place, the same as today.
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Politics and government
Kawasaki is governed by mayor
Takao Abeis the mayor of Kawasaki, Kanagawa in Japan. He was first elected in 2001....
, an
independentIn politics, an independent is a politician who is not affiliated with any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do not feel that any major party addresses...
supported by the
Liberal Democratic PartyThe , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre right, conservative political party and the largest party in Japan. It had been one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world...
and
KomeitoThe , New Komeito Party, or NKP is a centre-right political party in Japan founded by members of the Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai. . The , New Komeito Party, or NKP is a centre-right political party in Japan founded by members of the Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai. . The , New Komeito...
. The city assembly has 63 elected members.
Baseball
- Kawasaki Stadium
was a stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The stadium was opened in 1952 and had a capacity of 30,000 people.It was primarily used for baseball and was home of the Taiyo Whales until they moved to Yokohama in 1977 and became the Yokohama Taiyo Whales. It was also home to the Takahashi Unions...
: Located in Kawasaki-ku. Opened in 1952, and was used as a home field for professional baseball teams (see below) from 1954 to 1991. The stands were taken down in 2001, and is currently used for American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
games and other events in addition to baseball.
- Kawasaki Todoroki Baseball Stadium: Located in Nakahara-ku. Maximum capacity of 5,000 people. Used for preliminary rounds of high school baseball
In Japan, high school baseball generally refers to the 2 annual baseball tournaments played by high schools nationwide culminating at a final showdown at Hanshin Kōshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan...
and American football games.
Field athletics & soccer
- Todoroki Athletics Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in Kawasaki, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kawasaki Frontale. Until the early 2000s it also hosted major clubs in the city, such as Verdy Kawasaki , Toshiba and NKK F.C.. The stadium holds 25,000 people and was built...
: Located in Nakahara-ku. Maximum capacity of 25,000 people. Opened in 1964, the stadium underwent several renovations before becoming the home field for the Kawasaki Frontaleis a J. League football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.- History :Founded in 1955 as Fujitsu soccer club...
. Also used frequently for track & field competitions.
Golf
- Kawasaki International Golf Course: Located in Tama-ku. Opened in 1952 as Kawasaki International Country Club. Became a public course in 1992.
Indoor facilities
- Kawasaki Prefectural Gymnasium: Located in Kawasaki-ku. Opened in 1956, and is used for Puroresu
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matches. 20 minutes walking distance from Kawasaki Station's east entrance.
- Kawasaki Todoroki Arena: Located in Nakahara-ku. International field athletics and volleyball
Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules...
matches are held here, in addition to various musical concerts.
Cycling & horseracing
Nippon Professional Baseball
The first professional baseball team in Kawasaki were the Mainichi Orions, who used Kawasaki Stadium as their secondary homefield when the stadium was opened in 1952. The first official team to declare Kawasaki their home were the Takahashi Unions, established in 1954 as the eighth team in the
Pacific LeagueThe or is one of Japan's two major professional baseball leagues, the other being the Central League.It was founded as the Taiheiyo Baseball Union in 1949 with seven teams, the name changing to its current form in 1980...
. The team was created from beer manufacturer Ryutaro Takahashi's own pocket money, and was mostly made up of players who had been cut from other teams, resulting in poor finishes each year. The team ended up becoming a huge financial mess, and was merged with the Taiei Stars team before the start of the 1957 season.
In 1955, the Taiyo Whales (current
Yokohama BayStarsThe are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Home field is the Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The clubhouse is located near the stadium....
) moved from
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchiis a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits.-Description:...
to Kawasaki, becoming the second professional baseball team to call Kawasaki home. The Whales team saw increased attendance at home games, but failed to make any impact in the standings until 1960, when the team won the pennant and swept the Pacific League champions in the Japan Series. The team went on to place a close second behind the
Hanshin TigersThe are a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and are in the Central League. Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., the subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., owns the Hanshin Tigers directly...
in 1964, but quickly dropped down into obscurity in the standings afterwards.
In 1978, the Taiyo Whales relocated to the newly erected
Yokohama Stadiumis a stadium in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Yokohama BayStars. It opened in 1978 and holds 30,000 people. Yokohama stadium is unique because it features dirt base surrounds and pitcher's mound, but with dirt colored turf infield and...
, overriding protest from Kawasaki citizens. The Lotte Orions (current
Chiba Lotte MarinesThe are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League, based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region.-History:The Chiba Lotte Marines franchise began in 1950 with the birth of the Pacific League. The Marines were founded as the Mainichi Orions, and they won the inaugural...
) had wanted a home stadium located near
Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
(the Lotte team was based in Tokyo, but played most of their games in Sendai), and moved in the same year. The team saw low attendance, but Kawasaki Stadium was the site for several important records in Japanese baseball history, including
Isao HarimotoIsao Harimoto is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player and holder of the record for most hits in the Japanese professional leagues. An ethnic Korean, his birth name is Jang Hun...
's 3,000th hit,
Hiromitsu OchiaiHiromitsu Ochiai is currently manager of the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball...
's consecutive triple crowns from 1984 to 1985, and the dramatic league championship game on October 19, 1988 against the
Kintetsu BuffaloesThe was a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, which were in the Pacific League. The team was owned by Kinki Nippon Railway Co. and later sold to the Orix Group, the owner of the Orix BlueWave baseball team, in 2004...
. However, Lotte moved away to
Chiba Marine Stadiumis a stadium in Chiba City, Japan. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Chiba Lotte Marines. It opened in 1990 and holds 30,000 people.Summer Sonic Festival is held in the stadium and the neighbouring Makuhari Messe every summer...
in 1992, becoming the third and last professional baseball team to be based in Kawasaki.
In research conducted in the aftermath of the
Great Hanshin earthquakeThe , or Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known outside Japan, was an earthquake that occurred on Tuesday, January 17, 1995, at 05:46 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It measured 6.8 on the Moment magnitude scale , and Mj7.3 on the revised JMA magnitude scale. The tremors...
, it was discovered that Kawasaki Stadium would not withstand an earthquake above magnitude 5. The stadium's stands were taken down, dimming any chances of it being used as a home field once again. The last professional game held at Kawasaki Stadium was a pre-season game between the Yokohama BayStars and Chiba Lotte Marines. Todoroki Baseball Stadium is also located in Kawasaki, but lack of equipment prevents it from being used in professional games.
J. League
Before the start of the J. League, there were several former
Japan Soccer League, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
teams already playing in the Kawasaki region. At the formation of the J. League in 1993, they refused to be merged into one team, resulting in
Yomiuri ShimbunThe is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun.Founded in 1874, the Yomiuri Shimbun is...
's football club becoming the professional football team of Kawasaki. Yomiuri had originally wanted to be based in Tokyo, but lack of adequate stadiums there forced them to hold most of their games in
Todoroki Athletics Stadiumis a multi-purpose stadium in Kawasaki, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kawasaki Frontale. Until the early 2000s it also hosted major clubs in the city, such as Verdy Kawasaki , Toshiba and NKK F.C.. The stadium holds 25,000 people and was built...
.
The team was renamed to Verdy Kawasaki, and became the season champions for the first two seasons of J. League. The team enjoyed massive popularity, having star players such as
Kazuyoshi MiuraKazuyoshi Miura , often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football striker. He has played for the Japanese national team and was the first Japanese recipient of the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993, an award presented annually by the Asian Football Confederation. He is currently with...
and
Ruy Ramosis a Brazilian-born football player, who became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 1989. He was one of the first foreign players in Japanese professional soccer, joining Yomiuri FC in 1977 at the age of 20...
. However, the city did very little to improve the sorry state of the team's home stadium until protest from citizens forced them to fix up the field. It took two years for the stadium to be expanded to a J. League regulation-size (25,000 capacity) stadium.
The former JSL teams in Kawasaki (Toshiba, NKK) were either disbanded or moved to other cities, and Verdy Kawasaki moved to
Tokyo Stadiumis a multi-purpose stadium located in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium was founded at Kantō Mura, the redevelopment area formerly used by USFJ, in March 2001. It was the first stadium in Japan that offered its naming rights, which were sold to Ajinomoto Co., Inc. with a 5-year 1.2 billion yen ...
in 2000 to become
Tokyo Verdy 1969, formerly Tokyo Verdy 1969 and Verdy Kawasaki, is a football team which plays in Division 2 of Japan's J. League. Verdy's home stadium is Ajinomoto Stadium, which it shares with F.C...
and leave Kawasaki without a J1 (J. League division 1) soccer team.
Kawasaki Frontaleis a J. League football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.- History :Founded in 1955 as Fujitsu soccer club...
, formed in 1997 from
Fujitsuis a Japanese multinational computer hardware and IT services company headquartered in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo.. Fujitsu's central focus is on providing IT-driven business solutions, but the company and its subsidiaries also offer a diversity of products and services in...
's old JSL team, was demoted to J2 in 2001, but returned to J1 in 2004. Frontale aims to reinforce its ties with the city through avid participation in community events.
Transportation
Only one railway line links the east and western ends of Kawasaki city (JR
Nambu LineThe is a railway line of the East Japan Railway Company . It links Tachikawa Station with Kawasaki Station, by crossing and then following the Tama River, the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures....
), whereas a multitude of train lines traverse the city north to south, making access to central Tokyo much more convenient than travel within Kawasaki itself. A subway line is planned between Kawasaki station in the east and Shin-Yurigaoka in the west.
Major transit points are
Musashi-Mizonokuchi Stationis a station located in central Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Mizonokuchi Station of Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line is next to this station.- Platforms :One side platform for up trains , and one island platform for down ....
,
Musashi-Kosugi Stationis a train station located in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki.-Lines:This station is served by the following lines.*East Japan Railway Company **Nambu Line*Tokyu Corporation**Tōyoko Line**Meguro Line-JR East platforms:-Tokyu platforms:...
,
Kawasaki Stationis a railway station of the East Japan Railway Company located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.-History:The station opened on July 10, 1872 as the first intermediate station of the first railway in Japan when it was providing a trial service on the section between Shinagawa Station and Sakuragichō...
area, and
Shin-Yurigaoka Stationis a junction station on the Odakyu Odawara Line and the Odakyu Tama Line in Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Odakyu Electric Railway**Odawara Line**Tama Line...
.
The
Tokyo Bay Aqua-LineThe , also known as the Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway, is a bridge-tunnel combination across Tokyo Bay in Japan.It connects the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture with the city of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, and forms part of National Route 409...
, a
bridgeA bridge is a structure built to span a valley, road, body of water, or other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle. Designs of bridges vary depending on the function of the bridge and the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed.-History:The first...
-
tunnelA tunnel is an underground passageway. The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon. However, in general tunnels are at least twice as long as they are wide. In addition, they should be completely enclosed on all sides, save for the openings at each end...
across Tokyo Bay, connects Kawasaki and the city of
Kisarazuis a city located in Chiba, Japan.The city was founded on November 3, 1942.As of 2003, Kisarazu city has an estimated population of 122,542 and a density of 883.82 persons per km². The total area is 138.65 km²....
in
Chiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
.
Kawasaki city operates Municipal City Buses.
Economy
Fujitsuis a Japanese multinational computer hardware and IT services company headquartered in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo.. Fujitsu's central focus is on providing IT-driven business solutions, but the company and its subsidiaries also offer a diversity of products and services in...
's Main Branch is located in
Nakahara-kuNakahara-ku is one of the seven wards of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The ward office is in Kosugi, the central district of the ward.-Industry:Fujitsu's Main Branch is located at Kamikodanaka 4-chome in Nakahara-ku...
. It was formerly Fujitsu's headquarters.
Education
Kawasaki operates public elementary and junior high schools.
The public high schools in Kawasaki are operated by the
Kanagawa Prefectural Board of EducationKanagawa Prefectural Board of Education is the board of education of the Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The board consists of six members; one of them is elected as the chair , and one of them is appointed by the board as the superintendent .The board administers municipal education...
.
Places of interest
- Kawasaki Daishi
is the informal name of in Kawasaki, Japan. Founded in 1128, it is the headquarters of the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism. Kawasaki Daishi is a popular temple for hatsumōde . In 2006, 2.72 million people engaged in hatsumōde here, the third largest figure in Japan and the largest in Kanagawa...
: the second most visited temple in the KantōThe is a geographical area of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. The region encompasses seven prefectures which overlaps the Greater Tokyo Area: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain...
area.
- Nihon Minka-en
is a park in the Park of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. On display in the park is a collection of 20 traditional from various parts of Japan, especially thatched-roofed houses from eastern Japan. Of these, nine have received the designation of Important Cultural Assets from the...
: a park with a collection of 20 minkaMinka are private residences constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles....
, or traditional farmhouses, from various areas in Japan.
- Koreatown
Koreatown is a term to describe a Korean ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area. Other terms may be such as Little Seoul or Little Korea.-Buenos Aires:...
: eastern Kawasaki has the second largest concentration of Koreans in Japan after Osakais a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū.Osaka is a City in Japan and also is designated city under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture...
. In 1997 it became the first municipality to allow non-Japanese nationals to take civil service employment.
Industries
Kawasaki has several factories and development bases of the companies of heavy industry (e.g.,
JFE Groupis a corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was formed in 2002 by the merger of and . Both companies were major military vessel manufacturers during WWII....
, Nippon Oil Corporation) and high technology (
Fujitsuis a Japanese multinational computer hardware and IT services company headquartered in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo.. Fujitsu's central focus is on providing IT-driven business solutions, but the company and its subsidiaries also offer a diversity of products and services in...
, NEC Corporation,
Toshibais a Japanese multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company's main business is in infrastructure, consumer products, electronic devices and components.Toshiba-made Semiconductors are among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders...
, and
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Japan).
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since May 18, 1988
SheffieldSheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city has grown from its largely industrial roots to encompass a wider economic base...
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United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
since July 30, 1990
Salzburg' is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg's "Old Town" with its world famous baroque architecture is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city is noted for its...
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AustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...
since April 17, 1992
LübeckThe Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage is on UNESCO's list of World...
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GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
since May 12, 1992
BucheonBucheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located between Incheon and Seoul. Manufacturing operations are located in the city.Bucheon promotes itself as the cultural centre of Seoul Metropolitan Area...
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KoreaKorea is a civilization and formerly unified nation currently divided into two states. Located on the Korean Peninsula, it borders China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait....
since October 21, 1996
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