Kanagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa prefecture (神奈川県)

Kanagawa prefectural symbol Kanagawa prefectural symbol
Capital	Yokohama
Region:	Kanto
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 43rd 2,415.42 km² 2.3%
Population  - Total (Jan 1, 2000)  - Density	Ranked 3rd 8,639,665 3,577/km²
Districts:	7
Municipalities:	37
ISO 3166-2:	JP-14
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
Pref. Tree:	Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba)
Pref. Bird:	Common gull (Larus canus)

Kanagawa prefecture (神奈川県; Kanagawa-ken) is a located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is Yokohama.

This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.

Geography

Cities

• Atsugi
• Ayase
• Chigasaki
• Ebina
• Fujisawa
• Hadano
• Hiratsuka
• Isehara
• Kamakura
• Kawasaki
  • Asao-ku
  • Kawasaki-ku
  • Miyamae-ku
  • Nakahara-ku
  • Saiwai-ku
  • Takatsu-ku
  • Tama-ku
• Minamiashigara
• Miura
• Odawara
• Sagamihara
• Yamato
• Yokohama (capital)
  • Aoba-ku
  • Asahi-ku
  • Hodogaya-ku
  • Isogo-ku
  • Izumi-ku
  • Kanagawa-ku
  • Kanazawa-ku
  • Kohoku-ku
  • Kounan-ku
  • Midori-ku
  • Minami-ku
  • Naka-ku
  • Nishi-ku
  • Sakae-ku
  • Seya-ku
  • Totsuka-ku
  • Tsuzuki-ku
  • Tsurumi-ku
• Yokosuka
• Zama
• Zushi

Districts

• Aiko
  • Aikawa
  • Aikogun
  • Kiyokawa
• Ashigarakami
  • Ashigarakamigun
  • Kaisei
  • Matsuda
  • Nakai
  • Oi
  • Yamakita
• Ashigarashimo
  • Ashigarashimogun
  • Hakone
  • Manatsuru
  • Yugawara
• Koza
  • Kozagun
  • Samukawa
• Miura
  • Hayama
• Naka
  • Nakagun
  • Ninomiya
  • Oiso
• Tsukui
  • Fujino
  • Sagamiko
  • Shiroyama
  • Tsukui
  • Tsukuigun

Miscellaneous topics

Kanagawa is well known for the popularity of soccer. It is also the prefecture in which the manga Love Hina takes place.

External links

• Official Kanagawa prefecture homepage

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Prefectures of Japan