Zushi, Kanagawa

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Zushi Đậu tử thị
City
Zushi City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Zushi inKanagawa Prefecture
Zushi
Coordinates:35°17′N139°35′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kanagawa Prefecture
Government
•Mayor	Satoru Kirigaya
Area
• Total	17.34 km2(6.70 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2012)
• Total	58,087
• Density	3,350/km2(8,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9(Japan Standard Time)
– Tree	Camellia
– Flower	Tricyrtis hirta
Address	5-2-16 Zushi, Zushi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 249-8686
Website	http://www.city.zushi.kanagawa.jp/

Zushi(Đậu tử thị,Zushi-shi)is acitylocated inKanagawa Prefecture,Japan.

As of June 2012, the city has an estimatedpopulationof 58,087, and apopulation densityof 3,350 per km². The total area is 17.34 km²(6.70 sq mi).

Geography

Zushi is located at the head ofMiura Peninsula,facingSagami Bayon thePacific Ocean.The city is built on analluvial plainformed by the Tagoe River(Điền việt xuyên)and surrounded by low, steep hills.

Surrounding municipalities

• Hayama
• Kamakura
• Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama
• Yokosuka

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,the population of Zushi has remained relatively steady since 1980.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	9,152	—
1930	15,308	+67.3%
1940	23,953	+56.5%
1950	35,908	+49.9%
1960	39,572	+10.2%
1970	48,242	+21.9%
1980	58,479	+21.2%
1990	56,704	−3.0%
2000	57,281	+1.0%
2010	58,302	+1.8%
2020	57,060	−2.1%

History

The area of Zushi has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and numerousKofun periodandYayoi periodremains have been discovered. During theHeian period,it came under the control of theMiura clan,and during theKamakura periodformed part of the outer fortifications for Kamakura. The port ofKotsubois mentioned frequently in theAzuma Kagami.The name 'Zushi' has been written in many different ways, includingĐậu sư ・ đồ sư ・ trù tử ・ đậu tử.The term "zushi" itself means a street, an alley or an intersection and came to the Kantō region fromKyoto.One of its first appearances is in aHōjō clandocument asĐậu sư.During theEdo period,along with most of easternSagami Province,the area wastenryōterritory under direct control of theTokugawa shogunate,and administered by varioushatamoto.

In the April 1, 1889, cadastral reform after theMeiji Restoration,Tagoe Village withinMiura DistrictKanagawa Prefecture was created through the merger of six local hamlets. Development of the area was encouraged by the opening of the Yokosuka Line railway on June 16, 1889. Tagoe Village changed its name to Zushi Village on April 1, 1924; however, on April 1, 1943 it was annexed by Yokusuka city. Zushi regained its status as an independent municipality on July 1, 1950, as Zushi Town. City status was gained on April 15, 1954. Zushi developed as a resort area in the 1960s, with the opening of Zushi Marina in 1967. In the mid-1990s, the city was the center of a political controversy involving the creation of a housing area for theUnited States Navyat Ikego, the site of a formerImperial Japanese Navyammunition depot, to support the expansion of nearbyYokosuka Naval Base.When the citizens of Zushi first learned of these plans in the 1980s, they organized a movement to save the Ikego Forest. Led by the women of the town, the movement sought preservation of Ikego as a park and wildlife sanctuary. A decade of opposition by the citizens of Zushi had been effective in slowing the development.The construction was definitely forced through in 1994, when the Zushi Municipal Government finally accepted 854 housing units after winning a promise from the central government to Zushi and Kanagawa Prefecture that it would not build any more facilities in the Ikego area.However, a plan contravening this agreement was introduced in July 2003.To prevent the building of 800 additional U.S. military housing units a citizen's group called the Association to Stop the US Residential Construction and to Protect Ikego Forest launched an opposition movement in 2004.

Economy

Zushi is a popular beach resort, and has attracted many famous writers (e.g.Roka Tokutomi), media personalities (e.g.Yujiro IshiharaandMino Monta), musicians and politicians (e.g.Shintaro Ishihara) as either a residence or location for a second home. The city is largely abedroom communityfor Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the home ofShonan Beach FMradio station (FMandinternet radio).

Transportation

Rail

• JR East–Yokosuka Line
  • Zushi・Higashi-Zushi
• Keikyū Zushi Line
• Jimmuji・Zushi·Hayama

Highways

• National Route 134

Local attractions

Zushi seen from Hosshō-ji. TheYokosuka LineandSagami Baycan be seen.

• Ganden-ji, number two of theBandō Sanjūsankasho
• Hosshō-ji, Nichiren-sect temple that is supposed to lie on the spot whereNichirenwas rescued from a mob by three white monkeys.

Sister cities

See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Zushi istwinnedwith:

• Ikaho, Gunma,Japan, since 1979
• Nazaré, Portugal,since 2004

Education

Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Educationoperates area public high schools.

TheDoDEAoperates Ikego Elementary School in the Ikego Housing Area.People in the housing area are zoned to Yokosuka Middle School andNile C. Kinnick High School,both atUnited States Fleet Activities Yokosuka.

Notable people

The following are some notable residents of Zushi.

• Takeshi Aikoh– professional baseball player
• iri– singer
• Nobuteru Ishihara– politician
• Hirotaka Ishihara– politician
• Tamio Kawachi– actor
• Ritomo Miyata– racing driver
• Risako Sugaya– singer
• Mutsuo Takahashi– writer
• Rita Taketsuru– wife ofMasataka Taketsuru,founder ofNikka Whisky
• Kaori Yoneyama– professional wrestler

External links

• Official Website(in Japanese)