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| Location of Ebina in Kanagawa Prefecture | |||
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Masaharu Uchino | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 26.48 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 1, 2010) | |||
| • Total | 127,062 | ||
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,431.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Box tree | ||
| - Flower | Azalea | ||
| - Bird | Greenfinch | ||
| Phone number | 046-231-2111 | ||
| Address | 175-1 Katase, Ebina-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-0492 | ||
| Website | City of Ebina | ||
Ebina (海老名市 Ebina-shi) is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 127,062 and a density of 4,800 persons per km². The total area is 26.48 km².
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Ebina is located in the middle of the Sagami Plains, part of western Kantō plain, along the eastern bank of the Sagami River. The Tōmei Expressway cuts across the southern end of the city.
The area of modern Ebina has been settled since ancient times, and has a number of remains from the Kofun period. It was the location of the kokubun-ji and provincial capital of Sagami Province from the Nara period. It was home to the Yokoyama clan, one of the seven warrior clans of the Musashi region during the early Kamakura period. During the Edo period, the lands around Ebina were tenryō territory theoretically administered directly by the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo; however, in reality, the area was a patchwork of small fiefs held by various hatamoto, as well as exclaves under the control of Sakura Domain and Karasuyama Domain.
After the Meiji Restoration, the area became part of Kōza District, Kanagawa Prefecture and was administratively divided into Ebina village and Arima village on April 1, 1889. The area was connected by rail in 1926 via the Sagami Railway and in 1927 by the Odakyu Electric Railway, leading to an increase in population and a change in status of Ebina from village to town in 1940. In 1955, Arima village merged into Ebina town. Ebina was proclaimed a city on November 1, 1971. Urban development projects in the 1980s and 1990s have modernized the city center.
Taito Corporation operates the Ebina Development Center in Ebina.[1]
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