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34-522: The mainland portion of Izu Province, comprising the Izu Peninsula , is today the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture and the Izu Islands are now part of Tokyo . In 680 A.D., two districts of Suruga Province, Tagata District and Kamo District , were separated into the new Izu Province. At some point between the year 701 and 710, Naka District was added. The capital of the new province

68-473: A deeply indented coastline to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu , Japan . Formerly known as Izu Province , Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture . The peninsula has an area of 1,421.24 km (548.74 sq mi) and its estimated population in 2005 was 473,942 people. The peninsula's populated areas are located primarily on the north and east. Tectonically,

102-659: A result of its underlying geology, the peninsula is prone to frequent earthquake swarms and tsunamis , and it abounds in hot springs . All of Izu Peninsula is within Shizuoka Prefecture . It is administratively divided into eight cities and five towns: A popular resort region for tourists from the Kantō region , the Izu peninsula is primarily known for onsen hot spring resorts in Atami , Shuzenji , and Itō. The area

136-970: Is 103.3 km (64.2 mi) from the Yōga Interchange (用賀インター Yōga Intā ) on the Tokyo end of the Tōmei Expressway to Numazu. To get to the eastern side, a branch at Atsugi leads to the Odawara-Atsugi Road , which continues past Odawara to Yugawara, Atami , and Shimoda. Izu Peninsula is also served by Japan National Route 135 , Japan National Route 136 , and Japan National Route 414 . Izu also offers two scenic roads, called " Izu Skyline " (伊豆スカイライン) and " Western Izu Skyline " (西伊豆スカイライン) that offer beautiful views on nature and Mt. Fuji. Both skyline roads are favorite spots of car and motorcycle enthusiasts. The Odakyu Electric Railway runs local bus services from Odawara and Hakone , and there

170-521: Is a popular tourist area in the Tokyo region, with Kamakura and Hakone being two popular side trip destinations. The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period (around 400 BCE). About 3,000 years ago, Mount Hakone produced a volcanic explosion which resulted in Lake Ashi on the western area of the prefecture. It is believed that the imperial dynasty ruled this area from

204-401: Is also popular for sea bathing, surfing, golfing and motorcycle touring. The peninsula abuts Mount Fuji and is a part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park . The southwest coast of Izu, from the municipalities of Matsuzaki, Nishiizu and Minamiizu was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1937. Aside from tourism, agriculture and fishing are the mainstays of the local economy. Izu

238-417: Is an extensive but infrequent internal bus network. On August 12, 1985, Flight JAL 123 , while crossing peninsular airspace, experienced an explosion in the aft pressure bulkhead, resulting in an accident that killed 520 people, becoming one of the deadliest air disasters in human history. Kanagawa Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture ( 神奈川県 , Kanagawa-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located in

272-577: Is characterized by the Tama Hills and Miura Peninsula . The central region, which surrounds the Tama Hills and Miura Peninsula, consists of flat stream terraces and low lands around major rivers including the Sagami River , Sakai River , Tsurumi River , and Tama River . The Tama River forms much of the boundary between Kanagawa and Tokyo. The Sagami River flows through the middle of

306-779: Is lower in height southward leading to Hadano Basin to the Ōiso Hills. At the eastern foothills of the mountain range lies the Isehara Plateau and across the Sagami River the Sagamino plateau . Nineteen cities are located in Kanagawa Prefecture. These are the towns and villages in each district : Kanagawa's transport network is heavily intertwined with that of Tokyo ( see: Transportation in Greater Tokyo ). Shin-Yokohama and Odawara stations on

340-537: Is one of the biggest producers of wasabi in Japan, and the local cuisine offers dishes flavored with wasabi . Nevertheless, these industries are not lucrative enough to prevent a heavy loss of population to Greater Tokyo and Shizuoka, particularly among the young. The northern parts of Izu peninsula is easily accessible from Tokyo and points west via the Tōkaidō Shinkansen , which has stations in both Atami in

374-553: Is part of the Greater Tokyo Area , the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with Yokohama and many of its cities being major commercial hubs and southern suburbs of Tokyo. Kanagawa Prefecture was the political and economic center of Japan during the Kamakura period when Kamakura was the de facto capital and largest city of Japan as the seat of the Kamakura shogunate from 1185 to 1333. Kanagawa Prefecture

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408-504: The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake was deep beneath Izu Ōshima Island in Sagami Bay. It devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama , surrounding prefectures of Chiba , Kanagawa , and Shizuoka , and caused widespread damage throughout the Kantō region . The sea receded as much as 400 metres from the shore at Manazuru Point , and then rushed back towards the shore in a great wall of water which swamped Mitsuishi-shima. At Kamakura ,

442-601: The Edo period , Kimisawa District was added to the three ancient districts of Izu. During the Edo period, the Tōkaidō road from Edo to Kyoto passed through northern Izu, with a post station at Mishima-shuku . The port of Shimoda at the southern end of Izu was a required port-of-call for all vessels approaching Edo from the east. During the Bakumatsu period , Shimoda was chosen by

476-847: The Hōjō clan . During the Muromachi period , Izu was ruled nominally by the Uesugi clan due to their position as Kantō Kanrei ; however, in reality, Izu came under the domination of whoever ruled the Kantō provinces of Sagami and Musashi . By the Sengoku period , this was the Later Hōjō clan based in Odawara . After the Battle of Odawara , Toyotomi Hideyoshi changed the fief of Tokugawa Ieyasu from his domains in

510-414: The Kantō region of Honshu . Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at 3,800 inhabitants per square kilometre (9,800/sq mi). Its geographic area of 2,415 km (932 sq mi) makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to

544-548: The Sagami Bay and Tokyo Bay on the south and east. The eastern side of the prefecture is relatively flat and heavily urbanized, including the large port cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki . The southeastern area nearby the Miura Peninsula is less urbanized, with the ancient city of Kamakura drawing tourists to temples and shrines. The western part, bordered by Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture on

578-647: The Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers for the Occupation of Japan , landed in Kanagawa, before moving to other areas. U.S. military bases still remain in Kanagawa, including Camp Zama ( Army ), Yokosuka Naval Base , Naval Air Facility Atsugi ( Navy ). In 1945, Kanagawa was the 15th most populous prefecture in Japan, with the population of about 1.9 million. In the years after the war,

612-613: The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the two countries, which was signed at nearby Ryōsen-ji in 1858. Japan's relations with Imperial Russia were also negotiated in Shimoda, and in 1855 the Treaty of Shimoda was signed at Chōraku-ji . After the start of the Meiji period , the districts of Naka and Kimisawa were merged with Kamo District, and Izu Province was merged into the short-lived Ashigaru Prefecture in 1871. Ashigaru Prefecture

646-611: The Tōkai region for the Kantō region instead, and Izu was one of the provinces that came under Tokugawa rule. After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate , Izu remained as a tenryō territory administered directly by the Shōgun. Much of the province was ruled by a daikan established in Nirayama , although portions were assigned to various hatamoto and to Odawara Domain . During

680-406: The 5th century onwards. In the ancient era , its plains were very sparsely inhabited. In medieval Japan, Kanagawa was part of the provinces of Sagami and Musashi . Kamakura in central Sagami was the capital of Japan during the Kamakura period (1185–1333). During the Edo period , the western part of Sagami Province was governed by the daimyō of Odawara Castle , while the eastern part

714-861: The Izu peninsula results from the Philippine Sea Plate colliding with the Okhotsk Plate at the Nankai Trough . The Philippine Sea Plate, the Amurian Plate , and the Okhotsk Plate meet at Mount Fuji , a triple junction . The peninsula itself lies on the Philippine Sea Plate. The southern portion of the peninsula is composed largely of breccia , and the central and northern portions consist of numerous highly eroded volcanoes . The Amagi Mountain Range dominates

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748-566: The Tokugawa government as a port to be opened to American trade under the conditions of the Convention of Kanagawa , negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry and signed on March 31, 1854. Shimoda was also the site of Yoshida Shōin 's unsuccessful attempt to board Perry's " Black Ships " in 1854. The first American Consulate in Japan was opened at the temple of Gyokusen-ji in Shimoda under Consul General Townsend Harris . Harris negotiated

782-485: The center of the peninsula with Mount Amagi (1,406 metres (4,613 ft)) and Mount Atami (773 metres (2,536 ft)) in the east and Mount Daruma (982 metres (3,222 ft)) in the west, with the eastern and western portions of the range extending underwater into Sagami Bay and Suruga Bay . The peninsula's major river, the Kano River in the north, flows through a graben valley created by plate tectonics. As

816-660: The largest trading port in Japan. Nearby Yokosuka , closer to the mouth of Tokyo Bay, developed as a naval port and now serves as headquarters for the U.S. 7th Fleet and the fleet operations of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . After the Meiji period , many foreigners lived in Yokohama City, and visited Hakone . The Meiji government developed the first railways in Japan, from Shinbashi (in Tokyo) to Yokohama in 1872. The epicenter of

850-540: The northeast and Mishima in the northwest. JR Itō Line and the Izu Kyūkō Line provides service along the east coast of the peninsula to Shimoda, however given the lack of population, these services are less regular. Central Izu is served by the Sunzu Line as far as Shuzenji. The west coast of the peninsula is less developed, and has no train service. Izu Peninsula is served by numerous expressways. By car, it

884-534: The prefecture underwent rapid urbanization as a part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The population as of September 1, 2014 is estimated to be 9.1 million. Kanagawa became the second most populous prefecture in 2006. Kanagawa is a relatively small prefecture located at the southeastern corner of the Kantō Plain wedged between Tokyo on the north, the foothills of Mount Fuji on the northwest, and

918-846: The prefecture. In the western region, the Sakawa runs through a small lowland, the Sakawa Lowland, between Mount Hakone to the west and the Ōiso Hills to the east, and flows into Sagami Bay. The Tanzawa Mountain Range, part of the Kantō Mountain Range, contains Mount Hiru (1,673 m or 5,489 ft), the highest peak in the prefecture. Other mountains measure similar mid-range heights: Mount Hinokiboramaru (1,601 m or 5,253 ft), Mount Tanzawa , (1,567 m or 5,141 ft), Mount Ōmuro (1,588 m or 5,210 ft), Mount Himetsugi (1,433 m or 4,701 ft), and Mount Usu (1,460 m or 4,790 ft). The mountain range

952-427: The total death toll from earthquake, tsunami, and fire exceeded 2,000 victims. At Odawara , ninety percent of the buildings collapsed immediately, and subsequent fires burned the rubble along with anything else left standing. Yokohama, Kawasaki , and other major cities were heavily damaged by the U.S. bombing in 1945. Total casualties amounted to more than several thousand. After the war, General Douglas MacArthur ,

986-400: The west, is more mountainous and includes resort areas like Odawara and Hakone . The area, stretching 80 kilometres (50 mi) from west to east and 60 kilometres (37 mi) from north to south, contains 2,400 square kilometres (930 sq mi) of land, accounting for 0.64% of the total land area of Japan. As of 1 April 2012 , 23% of the total land area of the prefecture

1020-461: The west. Yokohama is the capital and largest city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Kawasaki , Sagamihara , and Fujisawa . Kanagawa Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast on Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay , separated by the Miura Peninsula , across from Chiba Prefecture on the Bōsō Peninsula . Kanagawa Prefecture

1054-567: Was designated as Natural Parks , namely the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park ; Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park; and Jinba Sagamiko , Manazuru Hantō , Okuyugawara , and Tanzawa-Ōyama Prefectural Natural Parks. Topographically, the prefecture consists of three distinct areas. The mountainous western region features the Tanzawa Mountain Range and the volcano Mount Hakone . The hilly eastern region

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1088-525: Was directly governed by the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Commodore Matthew Perry landed in Kanagawa in 1853 and 1854 and signed the Convention of Kanagawa to force open Japanese ports to the United States. Yokohama , the largest deep-water port in Tokyo Bay , was opened to foreign traders in 1859 after several more years of foreign pressure, and eventually developed into

1122-408: Was divided between Shizuoka Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture on April 18, 1876, and the Izu Islands were subsequently transferred from Shizuoka Prefecture to Tokyo in 1878. Izu Province consisted of four districts: [REDACTED] Media related to Izu Province at Wikimedia Commons Izu Peninsula The Izu peninsula ( 伊豆半島 , Izu-hantō ) is a large mountainous peninsula with

1156-631: Was established at Mishima , which also had the Kokubun-ji and the Ichinomiya ( Mishima Taisha ) of the province. Under the Engishiki classification system, Izu was ranked as a "lesser country" (下国). Under the ritsuryō legal system, Izu was one of the preferred locations for exile for those convicted of political crimes by the Heian period court. In the Kamakura period , Izu was ruled by

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