Atsugi, Kanagawa

ja:厚木市

Atsugi (Japanese: 厚木市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 221,226 and the density of 2,357.73 persons per km&sup2. The total area is 93.83 km&sup2.

The city gained city status on February 1, 1955.

History

Atsugi is noteworthy in that it was the site of the airbase where American forces first landed in Japan, on August 28, 1945, following the Japanese surrender two weeks earlier.

Transportation

Tomei Highway (toll) to Tokyo or Nagoya
Route 129, to Fujisawa or Sagamihara
Route 246, to central Tokyo or Numazu
Route 271, to Odawara (toll)
Route 412, to Tsukui
Odakyu line (rail), Hon-Atsugi station, to Shinjuku and Odawaya

Tourist Attractions

Iiyama Kannon (Chokokuji temple)
Iiyama Spa
Nanasawa Spa

Other Institutions

Aoyama Gakuin University

What are not located in this city

Atsugi station is located in Ebina.
USN NAF Atsugi straddles the border between Ayase and Yamato.

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