Atami, Shizuoka
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Atami 熱海市 |
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Beach in Atami City with sea bathers
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 Location of Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture |
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 Atami
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| Coordinates: 35°05′45.5″N 139°4′17.6″E / 35.095972°N 139.071556°ECoordinates: 35°05′45.5″N 139°4′17.6″E / 35.095972°N 139.071556°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
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| • Mayor | Sakae Saitō | ||
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| • Total | 61.78 km2 (23.85 sq mi) | ||
| Population (December 2016) | |||
| • Total | 37,146 | ||
| • Density | 601/km2 (1,560/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Sakura | ||
| • Flower | Ume | ||
| • Bird | Common gull | ||
| Phone number | 0557-86-6000 | ||
| Address | 1-1 Chūō-chō, Atami-shi, Shizuoka-ken 413-8550 | ||
| Website | www |
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Atami (熱海市 Atami-shi?) is a city located in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
The city, which covers an area of 61.78 square kilometres (23.85 sq mi), had an estimated population in December 2016 of 37,146, giving a population density of 601 persons per km2.
Atami is located in the far eastern corner of Shizuoka Prefecture at the northern end of Izu Peninsula. The city is on the steep slopes of a partially submerged volcanic caldera on the edge of Sagami Bay. The name "Atami" literally means "hot ocean," a reference to the town's famous onsen hot springs. The city boundaries include the offshore island of Hatsushima. Most of Atami is located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Warmed by the Kuroshio Current offshore, the area is known for its moderate maritime climate with hot, humid summers, and short winters.
Shizuoka Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
Atami has been known as a resort town centered on its hot springs since the 8th century AD. In the Kamakura period, Minamoto Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako were notable visitors. During the Edo period, all of Izu Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 1889, Atami village was organized within Kamo District, Shizuoka. It was elevated to town status on June 11, 1894, and was transferred to the administrative control of Tagata District, Shizuoka in 1896.
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