| Minamiashigara 南足柄市 |
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| Location of Minamiashigara in Kanagawa | |||
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Minamiashigara
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Kanagawa | ||
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| • Total | 76.93 km2 (29.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 1 2010) | |||
| • Total | 44,190 | ||
| • Density | 574/km2 (1,486.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Camellia sasanqua | ||
| - Flower | Japanese gentian | ||
| Address | Sekimoto 440-banchi, Minamiashigara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 250-0192 |
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| Website | City of Minamiashigara | ||
Minamiashigara (南足柄市 Minamiashigara-shi) is a city located in the far southwestern corner of Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 44,190 and population density of 574 persons per km². The total area was 76.93 km².
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Minamiashigara is located in the mountainous west of Kanagawa Prefecture, with most of the city located within either the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park or the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
Kanagawa Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
The area that us now Minaimashigara was under control of the late Hōjō clan in the Sengoku period, and part of Odawara Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, casastral reforms created Minamiashigawa, Fukusawa, Okamoto and Kitaashigara villages within Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture. The development of the area was spurred by the opening of the Oyama Mountain Railway (present-day Izuhakone Railway Daiyūzan Line) on October 15, 1925. Minamiashigara was elevated in status to that of a town on April 1, 1940, and annexed neighboring Fukusawa, Okamoto and Kitaashigara villages in 1955. It became a city on April 1, 1972.
The economy of Minamiashigara is based on forestry and agriculture (primarily green tea and mikan). Fujifilm and Asahi Breweries have factories in Minamiashigara to make use of its abundant fresh water.
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