Manazuru

Manazuru-machi 真 鶴 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Kanagawa
Coordinates :	35 ° 9 '  N , 139 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 9 '16 "  N , 139 ° 8' 26"  E
Basic data
Surface:	7.02 km²
Residents :	6843 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	975 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	14383-9
Symbols
Tree :	Camphor tree
Flower :	Crinum asiaticum L.
town hall
Address :	Manazuru Town Hall 1 - 244 - 1 , Iwa Manazuru - machi , Ashigarashimo-gun Kanagawa  259-0202
Website URL:	http://www.town-manazuru.jp/
Location of Manazurus in Kanagawa Prefecture

Manazuru ( Japanese 真 鶴 町 , -machi , probably after the shape of the peninsula, which is reminiscent of the head of the white-naped crane (Japanese: manazuru ) in flight) is a small town on the Japanese main island of Honshū in the Ashigarashimo district in Kanagawa prefecture .

geography

Manazuru is located southwest of Yokohama on Sagami Bay . The urban area covers almost the entire area of ​​the peninsula of the same name, which extends about three kilometers into the Sagami Bay, as well as an approximately as large, barely populated area in the hinterland on the eastern flank of the Hakone mountain range, where it reaches an altitude of about 730 meters becomes.

economy

The quarry industry has a long tradition. The quarries are komatsuishi ( 小 松石 ), a variety of andesite that is also processed in numerous local stone masons. In addition, fishing and the associated, culinary-motivated day tourism from the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area are important industries.

Trivia

The city of Manazuru is named for a novel by Hiromi Kawakami , German title It is warmer by the sea .

Neighboring cities and communities

• Odawara
• Yugawara

traffic

• Street:
  • National road 135
• Train:
  • JR Tōkaidō main line to Tōkyō or Atami

Web links

Commons : Manazuru  - collection of images