Kawasaki, Kanagawa

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is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan.

Contents

1 History
2 Geography
3 Wards
4 Demographics
5 Industries
6 Twin cities
7 Images
8 External links

History

The city was founded on July 1, 1924 and was designated on April 1, 1972 by government ordinance.

Geography

Kawasaki is located at the mouth of the Tama River. It is sandwiched between Tokyo and Yokohama and effectively links those two cities together to form part of the most populous urban area on earth. Its eastern areas along the coast of Tokyo Bay is heavily industrialised as the center of the Keihin Industrial Area, while its western suburbs are mostly pleasent, often newly developed residential areas for people commuting to Tokyo.

Despite its status as the 8th most populated city in Japan, it is often seen to lack an identity (and certainly a true city centre) of its own, due to the fact that it is effectively part of the huge Tokyo-Yokohama conurbation.

The Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line, a bridge-tunnel across Tokyo Bay, connects Kawasaki and the city of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture.

Wards

Kawasaki has 7 wards (ku):

Demographics

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 1,290,426 and the density of 9,042.93 persons per km². The total area is 142.70 km².

Industries

Kawasaki has several factories and development bases of the companies of heavy indusry (e.g., JFE Steel Corporation, Nippon Oil Corporation) and high technology (Fujitsu, NEC Corporation, Toshiba).

Twin cities

Kawasaki is Twined with the cities of Sheffield, UK, and Wollongong, Australia.

Images

Image:Kawasakistn2.jpg|Area around Kawasaki Station Image:Kawasaki-daishi-2.jpg|Temple of Kawasaki Daishi

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External links

[Official website]
[Kawasaki Photos at PHOTOGUIDE.JP] in English
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