Zushi, Kanagawa
|
Zushi 逗子市 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| City | |||
Zushi City Hall
|
|||
|
|||
 Location of Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture |
|||
 Zushi
|
|||
| Coordinates: 35°17′N 139°35′E / 35.283°N 139.583°ECoordinates: 35°17′N 139°35′E / 35.283°N 139.583°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ryuichi Hirayama (since December 2006) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 1, 2012) | |||
| • Total | 58,087 | ||
| • Density | 3,350/km2 (8,700/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Camellia | ||
| - Flower | Tricyrtis hirta | ||
| Address | 5-2-16 Zushi, Zushi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 249-8686 | ||
| Website | www |
||
Zushi (逗子市 Zushi-shi?) is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of June 2012, the city has an estimated population of 58,087 and a population density of 3,350 per km². The total area is 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi).
Zushi is located at the head of Miura Peninsula, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The city is built on an alluvial plain formed by the Tagoe River (田越川?) and surrounded by low, steep hills.
The area of Zushi has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and numerous Kofun period and Yayoi period remains have been discovered. During the Heian period, it came under the control of the Miura clan, and during the Kamakura period formed part of the outer fortifications for Kamakura. The port of Kotsubo is mentioned frequently in the Azuma Kagami. The name 'Zushi' has been written in many different ways, including 豆師・図師・厨子・豆子. The term "zushi" itself means a street, an alley or an intersection and came to the Kantō region from Kyoto. One of its first appearances is in a Hōjō clan document as 豆師. During the Edo period, along with most of eastern Sagami Province, the area was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, and administered by various hatamoto.
...
Wikipedia