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Kawasaki, Kanagawa
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Country
Japan
Area
142.70 km2
Mayor
Norihiko Fukuda
Population
1.426 million (2010)
Region
Kanto
Points of interest
Kawasaki Daishi, Nihon Minka-en, Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Yomiuriland, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall
Colleges and Universities
St Marianna University School of Medicine, Senzoku Gakuen, Showa Academia Musicae, Den-en Chofu University, Meiji University - Ikuta
Map of Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki(川崎市,Kawasaki-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, located between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area.
As of April 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 1,496,035, with 710,526 households, and a population density of 10,000 persons per km2. The total area is 142.70 km2 (55.10 sq mi).
Japanese festival street food kawasaki kanagawa prefecture
Politics and government
Kawasaki is governed by mayor Norihiko Fukuda, an independent elected on 27 October 2013. The city assembly has 63 elected members.
Elections
Kawasaki mayoral election, 2005
Baseball
Kawasaki Stadium: Located in Kawasaki-ku. Opened in 1952, and was used as a home field for professional baseball teams (see below) from 1954 to 1991. The stands were taken down in 2001, and is currently used for American football games and other events in addition to baseball.
Kawasaki Todoroki Baseball Stadium: Located in Nakahara-ku. Maximum capacity of 5,000 people. Used for preliminary rounds of high school baseball and American football games.
Basketball
Todoroki Arena: Seating capacity for 6,500 spectators; Home playing ground of the Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa.
Field athletics & soccer
Todoroki Athletics Stadium: Located in Nakahara-ku. Maximum capacity of 25,000 people. Opened in 1964, the stadium underwent several renovations before becoming the home field for the Kawasaki Frontale. Also used frequently for track & field competitions.
Indoor facilities
Kawasaki Prefectural Gymnasium: Located in Kawasaki-ku. Opened in 1956, and is used for Puroresu matches. 20 minutes walking distance from Kawasaki Station's east entrance.
Kawasaki Todoroki Arena: Located in Nakahara-ku. International field athletics and volleyball matches are held here, in addition to various musical concerts.
Cycling & horseracing
Velodrome: Kawasaki Velodrome
Kawasaki Keiba
Economy
Fujitsu's Main Branch is located in Nakahara-ku. It was formerly Fujitsu's headquarters.
Kawasaki has several factories and development bases of the companies of heavy industry (e.g., JFE Group, Nippon Oil Corporation) and high technology (Fujitsu, NEC Corporation, Toshiba, Dell Japan and Sigma Corporation).
Railway stations
■ East Japan Railway Company
■ Tōkaidō Main Line
- Kawasaki -
■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line
- Kawasaki -
■ Nambu Line
Main Line : Kawasaki - Shitte - Yakō (Yakō Station is in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama) - Kashimada - Hirama - Mukaigawara - Musashi-Kosugi - Musashi-Nakahara - Musashi-Shinjō - Musashi-Mizonokuchi - Tsudayama - Kuji - Shukugawara - Noborito - Nakanoshima - Inadazutsumi -
Branch Line : Shitte - Hatchōnawate - Kawasaki-Shinmachi - Hama-Kawasaki
■ Tsurumi Line
Main Line : - Musashi-Shiraishi - Hama-Kawasaki - Shōwa - Ōgimachi
Kanayama Shrine: Site of the annual Kanamara Matsuri (Festival Of The Steel Phallus)
Kawasaki Daishi: the second most visited temple in the Kantō region
Nihon Minka-en: a park with a collection of 20 minka, or traditional farmhouses, from various areas in Japan
Koreatown: eastern Kawasaki has the second largest concentration of Koreans in Japan after Osaka. In 1997 it became the first municipality to allow non-Japanese nationals to take civil service employment.
Todoroki Ryokuchi, athletic park
Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, also known as Doraemon museum, opened on September 3, 2011, in Tama-ku Ward.
Twin cities
Kawasaki is twinned with the following cities in Japan and worldwide.
Japan
Nakashibetsu, Hokkaidō since July 9, 1992
Fujimi, Nagano since April 22, 1993
Naha, Okinawa since May 20, 1996
International
Rijeka, Croatia, since June 23, 1977
Baltimore, Maryland, USA, since June 14, 1979
Shenyang, China, since August 18, 1981
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, since May 18, 1988
