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15-547: Isehara is located in the hilly center of Kanagawa Prefecture. A large portion of the city is within the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park . Kanagawa Prefecture Isehara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Isehara is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1906 mm with September as

30-527: A bedroom community for Yokohama and the greater Tokyo area, Isehara is also home to Amada Co , a machine tool manufacturer and a number of manufacturing plants. It is also home to a Maru-Chan ( Toyo Suisan ) instant noodle factory. Isehara has ten public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has two public high schools operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education, and

45-566: A portion of neighboring Okazaki Village. Isehara was elevated to city status on March 1, 1971. Isehara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Isehara contributes one member to the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kanagawa 16th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Known primarily as

60-483: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a national/quasi-national park or protected area in Japan, or related topic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mount %C5%8Cyama (Kanagawa) Mount Ōyama ( 大山 , Ō-yama ) , also Mount Afuri ( 阿夫利山 or 雨降り山 , Afuri-yama ) or Mount Kunimi ( Kunimi-yama ), is a 1,252-metre-high (4,108 ft) mountain situated on

75-634: Is a quasi-national park in the Kantō region of Honshū in Japan . It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN . The park includes the Tanzawa Mountains , Miyagase Dam and its surrounding forests, Hayato Great Falls , and the religious sites of Mount Ōyama in the mountains of western Kanagawa Prefecture . In May 1960, a 38,762-hectare area of western Kanagawa Prefecture in

90-588: The Neogene and then pushed up and onto the island of Honshu when the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc collided with the rest of Japan. Mount Ōyama has long been regarded as a holy mountain and object of worship. Religiously motivated mountain climbing has been practiced since the Hōreki era (1751–1764) and the various paths leading there were called Ōyama Kaidō ( 大山街道 , Ōyama Kaidō ) . Today this name survives as

105-533: The Land ( Kunimi-yama ). A bus connects Isehara Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line with the cable car station at the foot of the mountain. A narrow road runs directly between the town areas and the cable car station. The cable car starts from next to Ōyama-dera and climbs to the top station. The top station is not far from the lower Afuri Shrine. Hiking from there it takes about 1.5 hours to climb to

120-638: The Tanzawa Mountains was designated for protection as the Tanzawa-Ōyama Prefectural Natural Park . The central portion of this area was further designated a quasi-national park on March 25, 1965. Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments. The park spans the borders of the municipalities of Atsugi , Hadano , Isehara , Kiyokawa , Matsuda , Sagamihara , and Yamakita . This Kanagawa Prefecture location article

135-549: The border of Isehara , Hadano and Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan. Together with Mount Tanzawa and other mountains in the Tanzawa Mountains it forms the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park . Mount Ōyama is a popular sightseeing spot in Kanagawa Prefecture. The mountain is made from non-alkali mafic rock. The rock is 7-15 million years old. The rock was extruded on the sea floor during

150-509: The modern municipalities system. On March 26, 1896, Ōsumi District and Yurugi District were merged to create Naka District . The town began to experience rapid growth after the opening of Isehara Station on the Odakyu Electric Railway on April 1, 1929. On December 21, 1954, the town expanded through merger with neighboring Oyama Town and three villages. Its area expanded further on September 30, 1956, through annexation of

165-429: The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. There is also one private high school. Tokyo-based Senshu University , Sanno University and Tokai University all have a campus within Isehara. [REDACTED] Odakyu Electric Railway – Odakyū Odawara Line Tanzawa-%C5%8Cyama Quasi-National Park Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park ( 丹沢大山国定公園 , Tanzawa-Ōyama Kokutei Kōen )

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180-468: The pseudonym of Route 246 . At the top of the mountain is the head office of the Ōyama-Afuri Shrine ( 大山阿夫利神社 , Ō-yama-afuri Jinja ) . Lower down the mountain is the lower shrine and the Ōyama-dera ( 大山寺 ) . Afuri refers to the high amount of rain and clouds associated with the mountain. Farmers pray at Ōyama-Afuri Shrine to Suijin, god of rain. The mountain is also known as the Guardian of

195-524: The top of the mountain. Tofu and spinning tops are well-known local products. The Ōyama Tofu Festival takes place every March. The Ōyama Mountain Climbing Marathon also takes place in March between Isehara Station and the lower shrine. The course is over 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long and includes an altitude difference of over 650 metres (2,130 ft). Possible access points for an ascent are

210-685: The wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Isehara has recently plateaued after several decades of strong growth. The area of present-day Isehara City was part of several large shōen in Sagami Province during the Kamakura period . During the Edo period , it

225-481: Was nominally part of Odawara Domain , although large portions were tenryō territory controlled by the shōgun in Edo through various hatamoto . After the Meiji Restoration and with the establishment of the district system in 1878, the area came under the control of Ōsumi District ( 大住郡 , Ōsumi-gun ) , Kanagawa Prefecture and became Isehara Town on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of

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