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Coordinates: 35°20′N 139°24′E

Chigasaki, Kanagawa
Chigasaki ( 茅 ヶ 崎 市 , Chigasaki-shi) is a city located in
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2021, the city had Chigasaki
an estimated population of 242,798 and a population density 茅ヶ崎市
of 6800 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city is 35.71
square kilometres (13.79 sq mi). Special city
Chigasaki City

Contents
Geography
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
Demographics
History
Government
Chigasaki City Hall
Economy
Education
Transportation
Railway Seal
Flag
Highway
Local attractions
Sister cities
Noted people from Chigasaki
References
External links

Geography Location of Chigasaki in Kanagawa

Prefecture
The city is located on the eastern bank of the Sagami River in
south-central Kanagawa Prefecture, facing Sagami Bay on the
Pacific Ocean to the south. The Hikiji River flows through
part of the city.

Surrounding municipalities

Kanagawa Prefecture

Fujisawa
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Hiratsuka
Samukawa

Climate Chigasaki

The city has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa)

characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light
to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Chigasaki
is 15.9  °C. The average annual rainfall is 1872  mm with
September as the wettest month. The temperatures are
highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in
January, at around 6.4 °C.[2]  
Coordinates: 35°20′N 139°24′E

Demographics Country Japan

Region Kantō
Prefecture Kanagawa
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of the city grew
steadily for over seventy years. Area
 • Total 35.71 km2
Historical population (13.79 sq mi)

Year Pop. ±% Population (June 1, 2021)

1950 50,112 —      • Total 242,798
1960 68,054 +35.8%  • Density 6,800/km2
(18,000/sq mi)
1970 129,621 +90.5%
1980 171,016 +31.9% Time zone UTC+9 (Japan
Standard Time)
1990 201,675 +17.9%
Symbols  
2000 220,809 +9.5%
• Tree Acacia
2010 235,140 +6.5%
• Flower Rhododendron
• Bird Great tit
History Phone number 0467-82-1111
Address 1-1 Chigasaki 1-
The city has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The area chome, Chigasaki-
was largely pasture and farmland well into the Edo period. shi, Kanagawa-ken
253-8686
The Tōkaidō connecting Edo with Kyoto passed through what
is now Chigasaki, without a post station. A large part of the Website Official website (htt
p://www.city.chigasak
area was the tenryō territory in Sagami Province controlled i.kanagawa.jp)
directly by the Tokugawa Shogunate through the Edo period,
though other parts were administered by small clans including the Ōoka clan, which is renowned for
its descendant Ōoka Tadasuke. After the start of the Meiji period, the Tōkaidō Main Line railway
connected Chigasaki Station with Tokyo and Osaka in 1898, which spurred the development of the
area. Chigasaki village in Kōza District, Kanagawa Prefecture became Chigasaki town in 1908. In 1921,
the Sagami Line railway connected Chigasaki with Hashimoto to the north. Chigasaki became a city
on October 1, 1947. On April 1, 2003, the population of Chigasaki exceeded 200,000 and it became a
special city with increased local autonomy. On October 24, 2014, Chigasaki agreed with Honolulu to
establish the sister city relationship.[4]

Government

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The city has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city
council of 28 members. Chigasaki contributes three members to the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly.
In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kanagawa 15th district of the lower house of the Diet of
Japan.

Economy
The city is largely a bedroom community for Tokyo and Yokohama, and has been noted as a seaside
resort community since the Meiji period. Tourism and summer leisure activities remain important to
the local economy.

Companies headquartered in Chigasaki include:

Toho Titanium Corporation

Miyata Industrial Co Ltd
Autech Japan Co Ltd

Education
The city has nineteen elementary schools and thirteen middle schools operated by the city
government. The city has four public high schools operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of
Education, and the prefecture operates one special education school for the handicapped. There is one
private elementary, middle school and high school in the city. Bunkyo University has a campus
located in the city.

Transportation

Railway

JR East - Tōkaidō Main Line

Chigasaki

JR East - Sagami Line

Kita-Chigasaki - Kagawa

Highway
Ken-Ō Expressway
Shin-Shōnan Bypass
National Route 1, to Tokyo or Kyoto
National Route 134, to Yokosuka via Kamakura or Hiratsuka
National Route 468

Local attractions
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The shoreline from Chigasaki to Kamakura is called the "Shōnan

area". A popular swimming destination, Chigasaki is well known
as the birthplace of Japanese surfing. A shop called "Goddess,"
located only about 20 meters from the shoreline, claims to be the
first surfboard shop in Japan. Bicycles with metal fittings for
holding surfboards are prominent in the area. A section of the
beach in Chigasaki is called "Southern Beach," inspired by the Southern Beach Chigasaki
Southern All Stars, a famous J-pop singing group whose lead
vocalist Keisuke Kuwata hails from Chigasaki. The symbol of
Southern Beach is Eboshi-iwa, a large hat-shaped rock that is visible from the coast.

The city is known for being the center of Japanese

Hawaiian culture with many tropical and Hawaiian
stores located mainly in the southern side of the town.
Fridays in Chigasaki was called "Aloha Friday" in
which consumers were able to have discounts in many
stores and taxis. Salesclerks and city officers are
encouraged to work wearing aloha shirts as a part of
Cool Biz campaign to promote its Hawaiian culture
every summer since 2003.[5]

In contrast to the popularity as a modernized resort in

south, north part of the city still retains some
historical heritages. Ōoka Echizen festival is held in
the family temple of the Ōoka clan (bodaiji) "Jōkenji" Southern Beach monument known as "Southern
on May. C"

Sister cities
Okazaki, Aichi, Japan, since July 1, 1983
Honolulu, United States, since October 25, 2014

Noted people from Chigasaki

Richard Bozulich, author and publisher of books about go
Hitoshi Doi
Ailes Gilmour, early pioneer of the American Modern Dance movement
Masato Hagiwara
Yūzō Kayama
Keisuke Kuwata, Southern All Stars lead pop singer
Moomin, singer
Isamu Noguchi, sculptor and landscape architect
Soichi Noguchi, JAXA astronaut; NASA STS-114 crew member
Tetta Sugimoto, actor
Ai Sugiyama, professional tennis player
Kohsuke Toriumi, voice actor
Kiyohiko Ozaki, Country Western, Popular Classic Standards and Enka.[6]

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Masahiro Yamamoto, baseball player

Masumi Mishina, softball player

References
1. "Chigasaki city official statistics" (https://www.city.chigasaki.kanagawa.jp/profile/tokei/1017088/101
6883/1016901.html) (in Japanese). Japan.
2. Chigasaki climate data (https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/kanagawa/chigasaki-764653/)
3. Chigasaki population statistics (https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-chiba.php)
4. Chigasaki Breeze The 56th Edition Special Issue, January 1, 2015 (http://www.city.chigasaki.kana
gawa.jp/_res/projects/default_project/_page_/001/002/769/cb56_specialissue.pdf)
5. アロハビズ×茅ヶ崎市 (http://www.city.chigasaki.kanagawa.jp/sangyo/1007031.html) [Aloha Biz
by Chigasaki-city] (in Japanese). Chigasaki City Government.
6. Special Box, 2007/Universal Music

External links
Official Website (http://www.city.chigasaki.kanagawa.jp/) (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Chigasaki, Kanagawa (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/268
9441) at OpenStreetMap

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