Hadano, Kanagawa
Hadano, Kanagawa
| Hadano 秦野市 |
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| Coordinates: 35°22′N 139°13′E / 35.367°N 139.217°ECoordinates: 35°22′N 139°13′E / 35.367°N 139.217°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Kanagawa | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Furuya Yoshiyuki | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 103.61 km2 (40 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2010) | |||
| - Total | 170,293 | ||
| - Density | 1,640/km2 (4,247.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Camellia sasanqua and Magnolia kobus | ||
| - Flower | Hydrangea and Dianthus | ||
| - Bird | Japanese Bush-warbler | ||
| Phone number | 0463-82-5111 | ||
| Address | 1-3-2 Sakuracho, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa-ken 257-0003 |
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| Website | City of Hadano | ||
Hadano (秦野市 Hadano-shi) is a city in west-central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2010, Hadano has an estimated population of 170,293 and a population density of 1,640 persons per km²; it had a total area of 103.61 km².
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Geography
Hadano is located in the hills of west-central Kanagawa Prefecture. About half of the city area is within the borders of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park.
Surrounding municiplities
History
The name “Hadano” appears as a geographic term in the Heian period Wamyō Ruijushō, as “Hatano”, and there has been scholarly speculation as to possible connections with the Nara period Hata clan. From the late Heian period through the Kamakura period, the area was divided into shoen controlled by descendants of Fujiwara no Hidesato, including the Sengoku period daimyo, the Hatano clan. 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) and became Hadano town on April 1, 1889. On March 26, 1896, Ōsumi District and Yurugi District were merged to form Naka District. The town began to experience rapid growth after the opening of the Odakyu Electric Railway in 1927. Hadano became a city on January 1, 1955 through the merger of former towns of Hadano and Minamihadano with the villages of Kitahadano and Higashihadano. The new city annexed neighboring One village and Ashigaraami District's Kamihadano village later the same year and merged with Nishihadano Town in 1964.
Economy
Hadano was a regional commercial center during the Edo period following the introduction of tobacco cultivation to the area. The curtains closed on the industry's 300-year history in 1984, and the local farmers have largely converted to production of green tea and ornamental flowers. A former tobacco-trading center and processing plant belonging to Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation (now Japan Tobacco) has been replaced by a large shopping mall.
Transportation
Railway
- Odakyu Electric Railway - Odakyū Odawara Line
- Tsurumaki-Onsen Station - Tōkaidaigaku-mae Station - Hadano Station - Shibusawa Station
Highways
- Japan National Route 246, to central Tokyo and Numazu
- Japan National Route 255, to Odawara
- Tōmei Expressway Hadano-Nakai Interchange
Tourist attractions
- Tanzawa Mountains
- Tsurumaki Hot Spring
- Mount Ōyama
- Hadano Castle Remains
- Sakuradote Kofun Park
Sister cities
Suwa, Nagano, Japan
Pasadena, Texas, United States
Paju, South Korea
General Santos City, Philippines
Notanle people from Hadano
- Masakazu Imanari, mixed martial artist
- Inoran, musician
- J, musician
- Rinko Kikuchi, actress
- Izumi Sakai, singer, song-writer
- Sugizo, musician
- Shinya Yamada, musician
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Kanagawa Prefecture