Isehara

Isehara
伊勢原市

City

Isehara City Hall

Flag

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Location of Isehara in Kanagawa Prefecture

Isehara

Coordinates: 35°23′N 139°18′E / 35.383°N 139.300°ECoordinates: 35°23′N 139°18′E / 35.383°N 139.300°E

Government

• - Mayor

Matsutaro Takayama (since October 2012)

Area

• Total

55.52 km² (21.44 sq mi)

Population (June 1, 2012)

• Total

101,052

• Density

1,820/km² (4,700/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City symbols

• Tree

Castanopsis

• Flower

Chinese bellflower

• Bird

Copper pheasant

Phone number

0463-94-4711

Address

348, Tanaka, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 259-1188

Website

www.city.isehara.kanagawa.jp

Isehara (伊勢原市, Isehara-shi^?) is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of June 2012, the city has an estimated population of 101,052 and a population density of 1,820 persons per km². The total area is 55.52 km².

Isehara is located in the hilly center of Kanagawa Prefecture. A large portion of the city is within the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park.

The area of present-day Isehara City was part of several large shōen in Sagami Province during the Kamakura period. During the Edo period, it was nominally part of Odawara Domain, although large portions were tenryō territory controlled by the Shogun in Edo through various hatamoto.

After the Meiji Restoration and with the establishment of the district system in 1878, the area came under the control of Ōsumi District (大住郡, Ōsumi-gun^?), Kanagawa Prefecture and became Isehara Town on April 1, 1889. On March 26, 1896, Ōsumi District and Yurugi District were merged to create Naka District. The town began to experience rapid growth after the opening of Isehara Station on the Odakyu Electric Railway on April 1, 1929. On December 21, 1954, the town expanded through merger with neighboring Oyama Town and three villages. Its area expanded further on September 30, 1956 through annexation of a portion of neighboring Okazaki Village. Isehara was elevated to city status on March 1, 1971.

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