Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Kawasaki
川崎市
Designated city
Kawasaki City


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Location of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kawasaki

 

Coordinates: 35°31′N 139°42′E / 35.517°N 139.700°E / 35.517; 139.700Coordinates: 35°31′N 139°42′E / 35.517°N 139.700°E / 35.517; 139.700
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Norihiko Fukuda
Area
 • Total 142.70 km2 (55.10 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2017)
 • Total 1,496,035
 • Density 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Camellia
- Flower Azalea
Phone number 044-200-2111
Address 1 Miyamoto-chō, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-8577
Website www.city.kawasaki.jp

Kawasaki (川崎市, Kawasaki-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, located between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area.

As of April 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 1,496,035, with 710,526 households,[1] and a population density of 10,000 persons per km2. The total area is 142.70 km2 (55.10 sq mi).

Wards

Wards of Kawasaki
Kawasaki has seven wards (ku):

Politics and government

Kawasaki is governed by mayor Norihiko Fukuda, an independent elected on 27 October 2013.[2] The city assembly has 63 elected members.

Elections

Sports

Facilities

Baseball

Basketball

Field athletics & soccer

Indoor facilities

Cycling & horseracing

Economy

Fujitsu's Main Branch is located in Nakahara-ku.[5] It was formerly Fujitsu's headquarters.[6]

Kawasaki has several factories and development bases of the companies of heavy industry (e.g., JFE Group, Nippon Oil Corporation) and high technology (Fujitsu, NEC Corporation, Toshiba, Dell Japan and Sigma Corporation[7]).

Transportation

The railway network around Kawasaki (northeast area in this map)
The area around Kawasaki Station

Railway stations

■ East Japan Railway Company
■ Tōkaidō Main Line
■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line
  • - Kawasaki -
■ Nambu Line
■ Tsurumi Line
■ Yokosuka Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
■ Odakyu Electric Railway
■ Odakyū Line
■ Tama Line
■ Keio Corporation
■ Sagamihara Line
■ Keikyu Corporation
■ Keikyū Main Line
■ Daishi Line
■ Tokyu Corporation
■ Tōyoko Line
■ Meguro Line
  • - Shin-Maruko - Musashi-Kosugi - Motosumiyoshi -
■ Den-en-toshi Line
■ Ōimachi Line
  • - Futako-Shinchi - Takatsu - Mizonokuchi

Places of interest

Kawasaki Daishi
The Fujiko･F･Fujio Museum

International relations

Twin cities

Kawasaki is twinned with the following cities in Japan and worldwide.

Japan

International

Friendship ports

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics of Kawasaki City" (in Japanese). Japan: Kawasaki City. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/28/national/suga-downplays-ldp-loss-in-kawasaki-poll/#.UtG_yNJdU1I
  3. ↑ Kawasaki Keirin
  4. ↑ Kawasaki Keiba
  5. ↑ "Contact." Fujitsu. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Company Profile." Fujitsu. January 19, 1998. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Company Summary." Sigma Corporation. Retrieved on September 28, 2015
  8. ↑ "fujiko-museum". fujiko-museum. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Anime star Doraemon to have own museum". The Independent. 29 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Baltimore City Mayor's Office of International and Immigrant Affairs - Sister Cities Program". Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
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