Ebina, Kanagawa
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Ebina 海老名市 |
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Ebina City Hall
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 Location of Ebina in Kanagawa Prefecture |
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 Ebina
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| Coordinates: 35°26′47″N 139°23′27″E / 35.44639°N 139.39083°ECoordinates: 35°26′47″N 139°23′27″E / 35.44639°N 139.39083°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kantō | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Masaharu Uchino | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (February 1, 2015) | ||
| • Total | 129,404 | |
| • Density | 4,870/km2 (12,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| - Tree | Box tree | |
| - Flower | Azalea | |
| - Bird | Greenfinch | |
| Phone number | 046-231-2111 | |
| Address | 175-1 Katase, Ebina-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-0492 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Ebina (海老名市 Ebina-shi?) is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 2015 the city had an estimated population of 129,494 and a population density of 4,870 persons per km². The total area is 26.69 km².
Ebina is located in the middle of the Sagami Plain, part of western Kantō Plain. The city sits on the eastern bank of the Sagami River. The Tōmei Expressway cuts across the southern end of the city.
The area of modern Ebina has been settled since prehistoric times, and has a number of remains from the Kofun period. Ebina became the provincial capital of Sagami Province in the Nara period, and was the location of the kokubunji, or provincial temple. It was home to the Yokoyama clan, one of the seven warrior clans of the Musashi region during the early Kamakura period. During the Edo period, the lands around Ebina were tenryō territory theoretically administered directly by the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo; however, in reality, the area was a patchwork of small fiefs held by various hatamoto, as well as exclaves under the control of Sakura Domain and Karasuyama Domain.
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