ATSUGI, KANAGAWA

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is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 221,226 and a population density of 2,357.73 persons per km². The total area is 93.83 km². The city gained city status on February 1, 1955.
Within Japan, Atsugi is mainly known as a satellite city for the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area; it is also associated with the United States Navy base at NAF Atsugi, which is actually not in Atsugi, but straddles the border between the nearby cities of Ayase and Yamato.

Contents
Transportation
Tourist Attractions
Other Institutions
Notable People
External links

Transportation



★ Tomei Highway (toll) to Tokyo or Nagoya

★ Route 129, to Hiratsuka or Sagamihara

★ Route 246, to central Tokyo or Numazu

★ Route 271, to Odawara (toll)

★ Route 412, to Sagamiko

★ Odakyu Odawara Line (rail), Hon-Atsugi Station, to Shinjuku and Odawara (Note that Atsugi Station is located in Ebina.)
Atsugi is the sister city of New Britain, Connecticut, USA.

Tourist Attractions


Atsugi.


★ Iiyama Kannon (Chokokuji temple)

★ Iiyama Spa

★ Nanasawa Spa

★ ÅŒyama

Other Institutions



★ Aoyama Gakuin University

★ NTT Basic Research Laboratories

★ Nissan Technical Center

Notable People



★ Akira Amari

External links



★ Official Atsugi City website, in Japanese

★ Official Atsugi Help Site for Foreigners, in English

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