Atsugi, Kanagawa

Atsugi (Japanese: 厚木市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 221,226 and the density of 2,357.73 persons per km². The total area is 93.83 km².

The city gained city status on February 1, 1955.

History

Atsugi is noteworthy in that it was the site of the airbase where American forces first landed in Japan, on August 28, 1945, following the Japanese surrender two weeks earlier.

Transportation

• Tomei Highway (toll) to Tokyo or Nagoya
• Route 129, to Fujisawa or Sagamihara
• Route 246, to central Tokyo or Numazu
• Route 271, to Odawara (toll)
• Route 412, to Tsukui
• Odakyu Odawara Line (rail), Hon-Atsugi station, to Shinjuku and Odawara

Tourist Attractions

• Iiyama Kannon (Chokokuji temple)
• Iiyama Spa
• Nanasawa Spa

Other Institutions

Aoyama Gakuin University

What are not located in this city

• Atsugi station is located in Ebina.
• USN NAF Atsugi straddles the border between Ayase and Yamato.