Atami (Shizuoka)

Atami-shi 熱 海市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Shizuoka
Coordinates :	35 ° 6 '  N , 139 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 5 '46 "  N , 139 ° 4' 18"  E
Basic data
Surface:	61.55 km²
Residents :	36,089 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	586 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	22205-4
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Atami cherry
Flower :	Ume
Bird :	Common gull
Color :	Sky blue
town hall
Address :	Atami City Hall 1 - 1 , Chūō-chō Atami -shi Shizuoka  413-8550
Website URL:	http://www.city.atami.shizuoka.jp/
Location Atamis in Shizuoka Prefecture

Atami ( Japanese 熱 海市 , -shi , literally: "hot sea") is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka .

history

The city in its current form was founded on April 10, 1937 , when the then city of Atami was merged with the village of Taga.

Attractions

The city is famous for its onsen (hot springs). Atami has been a resort town since the 8th century and is now part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park .

Many pieces from the extensive art collection of eccentric multimillionaire and religious leader Mokichi Okada are housed in the MOA Art Museum.

Another attraction is the Atami- Ume Festival .

• Hatsushima Island
• MOA art museum

The temple of the Goddess of Mercy ( Koa Kannon ) is where the last remains of the seven Japanese war criminals who were sentenced to death before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are kept. In the temple there is a statue of the goddess Koa Kannon, which was donated by General Matsui Iwane , who was responsible for the Nanking massacre , and which is made of Nanking soil. The temple is therefore increasingly becoming a tourist attraction for the Japanese.

traffic

The city is easy to get to because of its popularity.

Atami train station

• Train:
  • JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen , Atami Station to Tokyo and Osaka
  • JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line to Maibara
  • JR East Tōkaidō Main Line to Tōkyō
  • JR East Ito Line to Ito

• Street:
  • National road 135

• Ship:
  • There is regular shipping to Hatsushima Island .

City partnerships and friendships

• Ōita - since 1966
• Sanremo - since 1976
• Cascais - since 1989
• Zhuhai - since 2004
• Acapulco

sons and daughters of the town

• Yūji Ōno (* 1941), jazz pianist and film composer
• Mitsuko Uchida (* 1948), pianist

Neighboring cities and communities

• Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Itō
  • Izunokuni
  • Kannami
• Kanagawa Prefecture
  • Yugawara

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TOMOYA ISHIKAWA: Atami final resting place for Tojo, 6 others , Asahi Shimbun, September 15, 2009: ( online ( memento of September 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (en))

Web links

Commons : Atami  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Wikivoyage: Atami (English)