Ebina, Kanagawa

Ebina (Japanese海 老 名 市, -shi ) is a city in the center of Kanagawa Prefecture. The town received its town charter on November 1, 1971.

Geography

Ebina lies south of Tokyo and Zama, west of Yokohama, Ayase and Yamato, north of Samukawa and east of Atsugi.

The Sagami flows through the city from north to south.

History

The first evidence of settlement dates back to pre over 30,000 years. The Sagami Kokubunji Temple was built during the Nara period by order of Emperor Shōmu moved and let flourish the environment. 1898 villages Ebina and Arima were founded, who joined forces in 1955 and aufgingen 1971 in the city of Ebina.

Traffic

  • Street: Tomei Expressway

Twinning

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Naoko Kijimuta (born 1972 ), tennis player
  • Akiko Kijimuta ( b. 1968 ), tennis player

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Fujisawa
  • Yamato
  • Atsugi
  • Zama
  • Ayase
  • Samukawa
Cities of Japan Zama (Kanagawa) Ayase, Kanagawa Yamato (Kanagawa) Samukawa (Kanagawa) Atsugi, Kanagawa Fujisawa (Kanagawa) Chigasaki, Kanagawa Hadano, Kanagawa Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Isehara, Kanagawa Kamakura, Kanagawa Kawasaki (Kanagawa) Minamiashigara, Kanagawa Miura (Kanagawa) Odawara, Kanagawa Sagamihara Yokosuka, Kanagawa Zushi, Kanagawa Nakai (Kanagawa) Hakone, Kanagawa Manazuru, Kanagawa Yugawara, Kanagawa Hayama (Kanagawa) Ninomiya (Kanagawa)
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