Ōi, Kanagawa

Ōi 大井町
Town
Ōi Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Ōi in Kanagawa Prefecture
Ōi
Coordinates: 35°20′N 139°09′E / 35.333°N 139.150°ECoordinates: 35°20′N 139°09′E / 35.333°N 139.150°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kanagawa Prefecture
District	Ashigarakami
Area
• Total	14.41 km^2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2012)
• Total	17,549
• Density	1,220/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
• Tree	Osmanthus fragrans
• Flower	Narcissus
• Bird	Japanese white-eye
Phone number	0465-83-1311
Address	1995 Kaneko, Ōi-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ken 258-8501
Website	Town of Ōi

Ōi (大井町 Ōi-machi) is a town located in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2012, the town had an estimated population of 17,549 and a population density of 1,220 persons per km². The total area was 14.41 km².

Geography

Ōi is located in hilly west-central Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering on the Tanzawa Mountains.

Surrounding municipalities

• Odawara
• Hadano
• Nakai, Matsuda, Kaidei

History

During the Edo period, the area around present-day Ōi was part of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province. After the Meiji Restoration, it became part of Ashigarakami District in Kanagawa Prefecture. On April 1, 1889, the district of Ashigarakami was administratively divided into villages, including Kaminaka, Soga, Yamada and Kaneda. On November 3, 1943, the villages of Yamada and Kaminaka merged to form the village of Aiwa. Aiwa later lost a portion of its territory to neighboring Nishihadano on June 20, 1956. The remaining portion merged with Kaneda and portions of Soga to form Ōi on April 1, 1956.

Economy

The economy of the Ōi is primarily agricultural.

Transportation

Rail

• JR Central - Gotemba Line
  • Kami-Ōi - Sagami-Kaneko

Highway

• Tōmei Expressway (Ōi-Matsuda Interchange)
• Japan National Route 255

External links

• Official website in Japanese