ÅŒiso, Kanagawa
| Ōiso 大磯町 | |||
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ÅŒiso Town Hall | |||
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 Location of ÅŒiso in Kanagawa Prefecture | |||
  ÅŒiso
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| Coordinates: 35°18′31″N 139°18′46″E / 35.30861°N 139.31278°ECoordinates: 35°18′31″N 139°18′46″E / 35.30861°N 139.31278°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | KantÅ | ||
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| District | Naka | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 17.18 km2 (6.63 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 1, 2012) | |||
| • Total | 32,786 | ||
| • Density | 1,910/km2 (4,900/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Japanese black pine & Camellia sasanqua | ||
| - Flower | Calystegia soldanella | ||
| - Bird | Common gull | ||
| Phone number | 0463-61-4100 | ||
| Address |
183 ÅŒiso, ÅŒiso-machi, Naka-gun, Kanagawa-ken 255-8555 | ||
| Website | Town of ÅŒiso | ||
Ōiso (大磯町 Ōiso-machi) is a town located in Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2012, the town had an estimated population of 32,786 and a density of 1,910 people per km2. The total area was 17.18 km2.
Geography
ÅŒiso is located on the coastline of central Kanagawa Prefecture, facing Sagami Bay of the Pacific Ocean. The area is generally hilly, rising to Mount Koma (168 metres) in the northwest of the centre of town. The area has a temperate maritime climate with short, cool winters and hot, humid summers. The coastline of ÅŒiso is sandy and is regarded as the western end of the ShÅnan area. ÅŒiso remains a popular beach resort and holiday spot for residents of Tokyo.
Surrounding municipalities
History
ÅŒiso is the ancient centre of Sagami Province. The exact location of the Nara period provincial government of Sagami Province is unknown, but tradition and the place name "KÅzu" place its probable location within the boundaries of present-day ÅŒiso.
As a minor coastal settlement, ÅŒiso was under the control of the late HÅjÅ clan of Odawara during the Sengoku period. In the Edo period, it was nominally part of Odawara Domain, and developed as ÅŒiso-juku, a post town on the TÅkaidÅ connecting Edo with Kyoto. After the Meiji Restoration and with the establishment of the district system in 1878, it came under the control of Yurugi District (淘綾郡 Yurugi-gun). ÅŒiso became a town on the 1st of April, 1889. Blessed with a temperate climate, and with convenient access to Tokyo due to the TÅkaidÅ Main Line railway, it was favoured as a seaside health resort by politicians and literary figures during the Meiji period after a glowing report on its location was written by noted physician Matsumoto Jun. Prime Minister ItÅ Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, Saionji Kinmochi and ÅŒkuma Shigenobu, Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, writer Shimazaki Toson and zaibatsu founder Yasuda ZenjirÅ had summer residences in ÅŒiso. This popularity continued into the postwar era, and Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida also had a residence in ÅŒiso to which he retired after leaving politics. The former ItÅ, Yoshida and Shimazaki residences have been preserved as memorial museums.
ÅŒiso merged with neighbouring town KÅzu on the 1st of December, 1954.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Sister city relations
- Komoro, Nagano, since September, 1968- - Yamaguchi, Nagano, since April, 1973
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- Racine, Wisconsin, United States - - Dayton, Ohio, United States
Noted people from ÅŒiso
- Tatsuo SatÅ - Director
- Eijiro Ozaki - actor
External links
- Official website in Japanese (some content in English)
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