Samukawa

Samukawa 寒川町
Town
Central Park in Samukawa
Flag Seal
Location of Samukawa in Kanagawa Prefecture
Samukawa
Coordinates: 35°22′36″N 139°23′05″E / 35.37667°N 139.38472°E / 35.37667; 139.38472Coordinates: 35°22′36″N 139°23′05″E / 35.37667°N 139.38472°E / 35.37667; 139.38472
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kanagawa Prefecture
District	Kōza
Area
• Total	13.42 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population (June 12, 2012)
• Total	47,445
• Density	3,540/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Osmanthus
- Flower	Narcissus
- Bird	Great egret
Phone number	0467-74-1111
Address	165 Miyayama, Samukawa-machi, Kōza-gun, Kanagawa-ken 253-0196
Website	Town of Samukawa

Samukawa's government office

Samukawa (寒川町, Samukawa-machi) is a town located in Kōza District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2012, the town had an estimated population of 47,445 and a population density of 3,540 persons per km². The total area was 13.42 km².

Geography

Samukawa is located in the flatlands of central Kanagawa Prefecture. The Sagami River passes through the town.

Surrounding municipalities

• Chigasaki
• Fujisawa
• Ebina
• Atsugi
• Hiratsuka

History

The village of Samukawa was founded in 1889. It was linked with Chigasaki Station by the Sagami Line in 1921. A spur line extending from Samukawa to the west led to development of housing and industry, increasing the population of Samukawa such that by 1940 it was granted town status. The Sagami Naval Arsenal of the Imperial Japanese Navy was located in Samukawa until the end of World War II. In 2002, a large quantity of mustard gas was found buried under its former site.

Economy

Samukawa has a mixed economy. Industry includes factories operated by Nissan Kohki, a subsidiary of Nissan Motors producing automotive engines.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East - Sagami Line
  • Samukawa - Miyayama - Kurami

Highway

• Ken-Ō Expressway
• Kanagawa Prefectural Routes 44, 45, 46, and 47

Tourist Attraction

• Samukawa Shrine, the first shrine (ichinomiya) of former Sagami Province

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samukawa, Kanagawa.

• Official website in Japanese

Kanagawa Prefecture
Yokohama (capital)
Wards of Yokohama	Aoba Asahi Hodogaya Isogo Izumi Kanagawa Kanazawa Kōhoku Kōnan Midori Minami Naka Nishi Sakae Seya Totsuka Tsurumi Tsuzuki
Wards of Kawasaki	Asao Kawasaki Miyamae Nakahara Saiwai Takatsu Tama
Wards of Sagamihara	Chūō Midori Minami
Core city	Yokosuka
Special cities	Atsugi Chigasaki Hiratsuka Odawara Yamato
Cities	Ayase Ebina Fujisawa Hadano Isehara Kamakura Minamiashigara Miura Zama Zushi
Aikō District	Aikawa Kiyokawa
Ashigarakami District	Kaisei Matsuda Nakai Ōi Yamakita
Ashigarashimo District	Hakone Manazuru Yugawara
Kōza District	Samukawa
Miura District	Hayama
Naka District	Ninomiya Ōiso
List of mergers in Kanagawa Prefecture Other areas Shōnan Enoshima