Zama (Kanagawa)

Zama-shi 座 間 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Kanagawa
Coordinates :	35 ° 29 '  N , 139 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 29 '19 "  N , 139 ° 24' 28"  E
Basic data
Surface:	17.58 km²
Residents :	130,608 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	7429 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	14216-6
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Osmanthus
Flower :	Sunflower
Bird :	Great tit
town hall
Address :	Zama City Hall 1 - 1 - 1 , Midorigaoka Zama -shi Kanagawa  228-8566
Website URL:	http://www.city.zama.kanagawa.jp/
Location of Zamas in Kanagawa Prefecture

Zama ( Japanese 座 間 市 , -shi ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa .

There is a United States Army base in Zama .

history

On November 1, 1971 , the place received city rights.

Attractions

• The Shōkoku-ji , also simply called "Hoshi no tani Kannon" ( 星 の 谷 観 音 ), is the 8th of the 33 temples in the Kantō region in the traditional count .

traffic

• train
  • Odakyū Odawara Line , direction Shinjuku or Odawara
  • JR - Sagami Line , direction Chigasaki or Hashimoto

• Street:
  • National Road 246, direction Tokyo Center or Numazu

sons and daughters of the town

• Felix Perez Camacho (* 1957), Governor of Guam
• Nanako Matsushima (* 1973), actress
• Koyuki (born 1976), actress
• Ami Suzuki (* 1982), J-Pop singer
• Akihiro Satō (* 1986), football player
• Seiya Yamaguchi (* 1993), football player
• Ryō Takiya (* 1994), football player

Neighboring cities and communities

• Atsugi
• Ebina
• Sagamihara
• Yamato

Town twinning

• Smyrna , United States, since 1991
• Daisen , Japan, since 2005

Web links

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