Kamakura [city] - Kamakura

Japanese: 鎌倉[市] - かまくら

A city in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture facing Sagami Bay. It was incorporated as a city in 1939. The city center was the site of the Kamakura Shogunate, and is surrounded by hills on three sides, so there are roads called "kiritoshi" that cut into the hills in various places. There are many shrines, temples and historical sites, and it is also a representative tourist destination in the Shonan region, and is known as an international cultural and tourist city. There are also many high-end residential and villa areas. Ofuna is the junction of the Tokaido Line and Yokosuka Line, and the Shonan Monorail to Enoshima was opened in 1971. Housing development along the line has progressed, and the number of commuters to Keihin is also increasing. Ofuna is also an industrial district, with general machinery and electrical equipment industries thriving. The city is home to the remains of the shogunate, temples including the Five Mountains of Kamakura, historical sites such as Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, the Great Buddha of Kamakura, Hasedera Temple, and Wakamiya-oji Street, scenic spots and swimming beaches such as Inamuragasaki, Shichirigahama, and Yuigahama, as well as the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art and the Kamakura National Treasure Museum. The Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoshima Electric Railway) runs along almost the entire coastline of the city. Kamakura carvings are a specialty of the city. Area: 39.67 ^km2 . Population: 174,314 (2010).
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神奈川県東部，相模湾に面する市。1939年市制。中心市街は鎌倉幕府が置かれた地で，三方を丘陵に囲まれた埋積低地にあるため各所に丘陵を切り開いた切通しと呼ばれる道が通じる。社寺や史跡が多く，湘南(しょうなん)地方の代表的な観光地でもあり，国際的文化・観光都市として知られる。高級住宅・別荘地も多く，大船は東海道線，横須賀線の分岐点で，江の島への湘南モノレールも1971年に通じ，沿線の宅地化が進んで，京浜への通勤者も増加している。また大船は工業地区で，一般機械，電気機器工業が盛ん。幕府跡，鎌倉五山をはじめとする寺院や，鶴岡八幡宮，鎌倉大仏，長谷寺，若宮大路などの史跡，稲村ヶ崎，七里ヶ浜，由比ヶ浜などの景勝地・海水浴場のほか，神奈川県立近代美術館，鎌倉国宝館がある。市域のほぼ海岸沿いに江の島電鉄（江の電）が通じる。鎌倉彫を特産する。39.67km²。17万4314人（2010）。
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