Yamato, Kanagawa
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 Yamato's location in Kanagawa, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 27.06 km² (10.45 sq mi) |
| Population (as of January 2008) | |
| Total | 223,127 |
| Density | 8,250 /km² (21,367 /sq mi) |
| Location | |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Yamazakura (Prunus jamasakura) |
| Flower | Nogiku (a group of Asteraceae) |
| Bird | Azure-winged Magpie |
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| Yamato Government Office | |
| Mayor | Satoru Ōki |
| Address | 〒242-8601 1-1-1 Shimotsuruma, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken |
| Phone number | 046-263-1111 |
| Official website: Yamato City | |
Yamato (Japanese: 大和市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 223,127 and the density of 8,250 persons per km². The total area is 27.06 km².
[edit] History
The city was established as a village in 1891, promoted to a town in 1943, and promoted to a city on February 1, 1959.
[edit] Transportation
- National Route 246, to central Tokyo
- National Route 246, to Atsugi, Hadano, Gotemba, Numazu.
- National Route 467, to Fujisawa.
- Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line (rail), to Shibuya
- Odakyu Enoshima Line (rail), to Machida, Shinjuku
- Odakyu Enoshima Line (rail), to Fujisawa, Enoshima
- Sotetsu Main Line (rail), to Ebina
- Sotetsu Main Line (rail), to Yokohama
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Official website in Japanese
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| Cities | |||
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| Atsugi | Ayase | Chigasaki | Ebina | Fujisawa | Hadano | Hiratsuka | Isehara | Kamakura | Kawasaki | Minamiashigara | Miura | Odawara | Sagamihara | Yamato | Yokohama (capital) | Yokosuka | Zama | Zushi | |||
| Districts | |||
| Aiko | Ashigarakami | Ashigarashimo | Koza | Miura | Naka | |||
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