Kawasaki, Kanagawa facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Kawasaki
川崎市
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Kawasaki Daishi, Tama River
Lazona Kawasaki Plaza, Musashi-Kosugi area Todoroki Athletics Stadium Keihin industrial area |
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Location of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture
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 Kawasaki
Location in Japan
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 142.70 km2 (55.10 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(April 1, 2017)
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| • Total | 1,496,035 | ||
| • Density | 10,483.8/km2 (27,152.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||
| - Tree | Camellia | ||
| - Flower | Azalea | ||
| Phone number | 044-200-2111 | ||
| Address | 1 Miyamoto-chō, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-8577 | ||
| Website | http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/ | ||
Kawasaki is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the 8th most populated city in Japan (including the Tokyo Metropolitan Area) and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area.
As of October 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 1,503,690, with 716,470 households, and a population density of 10,000 persons per km2. The total area is 142.70 km2 (55.10 sq mi).
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History
In the Edo period, Kawasaki-juku was 2nd of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.
Geography
Kawasaki occupies a belt of land stretching about 30 km along the south bank of the Tama River. The river is the boundary with Tokyo.
Economy
Fujitsu's Main Branch is located in Nakahara-ku. It was formerly Fujitsu's headquarters.
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).
Politics and government
Kawasaki is governed by Mayor Norihiko Fukuda, an independent elected on 27 October 2013. The city assembly has 63 elected members. Mayor Fukuda was re-elected to a second term in office on 22 October 2017.
Sports
- Kawasaki Stadium: Located in Kawasaki-ku. Opened in 1952, and was used as a home field for professional baseball teams from 1954 to 1991. The stands were taken down in 2001, and is currently used for American football games and other events in addition to baseball.
- Kawasaki Todoroki Baseball Stadium: Located in Nakahara-ku. Maximum capacity of 5,000 people. Used for high school baseball and American football games.
- Todoroki Athletics Stadium: Located in Nakahara-ku. Maximum capacity of 25,000 people. Opened in 1964, the stadium underwent several renovations before becoming the home field for the Kawasaki Frontale. Also used frequently for track & field competitions.
- Kawasaki Prefectural Gymnasium: Located in Kawasaki-ku. Opened in 1956, and is used for Puroresu matches.
- Kawasaki Todoroki Arena: Located in Nakahara-ku. International field athletics and volleyball matches are held here, in addition to various musical concerts.
- Velodrome: Kawasaki Velodrome
- Kawasaki Keiba
Places of interest
- Kawasaki Daishi: the second most visited temple in the Kantō region
- Nihon Minka-en: a park with a collection of 20 minka, or traditional farmhouses, from various areas in Japan
- Koreatown: eastern Kawasaki has the second largest concentration of Koreans in Japan after Osaka. In 1997 it became the first municipality to allow non-Japanese nationals to take civil service employment.
- Todoroki Ryokuchi: athletic park
- Fujiko F. Fujio Museum: also known as Doraemon museum, opened on September 3, 2011, in Tama-ku Ward.
- Nakagawa stable: stable of professional sumo wrestler
- Kawasaki Warehouse: An amusement arcade whose aesthetic is inspired by the Kowloon Walled City.
Wards
Kawasaki has seven wards:
- Asao-ku
- Kawasaki-ku - administrative center
- Miyamae-ku
- Nakahara-ku
- Saiwai-ku
- Takatsu-ku
- Tama-ku
Related pages
Images for kids
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The Kawasaki port connects seamlessly with the neighboring ports Yokohama in the southwest and Tokyo in the northeast (2007).
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Downtown Kawasaki
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Keihin industrial Zone (Kawasaki)
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Nihon Minka-en Open Air Museum (Tama District)
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State Railroad D51 steam locomotive in Ikuta Ryokuchi
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The Fujiko･F･Fujio Museum
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The railway network around Kawasaki (northeast area in this map)
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The area around Kawasaki Station
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Developed national road 466 to Tokyo and Yokohama in Miyamae-ku
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Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line is an expressway across Tokyo Bay
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Ancient building called "Kura-zukuri" on the Oyama Kaido street
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Rokugō no Watashi in the 1860s photographed by Felice Beato
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Ferry Boat Crossing the Rokugo River
See also
In Spanish: Kawasaki (Kanagawa) para niños
