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{{nihongo|'''Atami'''|熱海市|Atami-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in the eastern end of [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
{{nihongo|'''Atami'''|熱海市|Atami-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in the eastern end of [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]].


As of June 2012, the city has an estimated [[population]] of 38,871 and a [[population density]] of 631 people per km². The total area is {{convert|61.61|km²|2|abbr=in}}.
As of June 2012, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 38,871 and a [[population density]] of 631 people per km². The total area is {{convert|61.61|km²|2|abbr=in}}.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Atami is located in the far eastern corner of Shizuoka Prefecture at the northern end of [[Izu Peninsula]]. The city is set on the steep slopes of a partially submerged [[volcanic caldera]] on the edge of [[Sagami Bay]]. The name literally means "hot ocean," a reference to the town's famous ''[[onsen]]'' [[hot springs]]. The city includes the offshore island of [[Hatsushima (Shizuoka)|Hatsushima]]. Most of Atami is located within the [[Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park]]. Warmed by the [[Kuroshio Current]] offshore, the area is noted for its moderate maritime climate with hot, humid summers, and short winters.
Atami is located in the far eastern corner of Shizuoka Prefecture at the northern end of [[Izu Peninsula]]. The city is on the steep slopes of a partially submerged [[volcanic caldera]] on the edge of [[Sagami Bay]]. The name "Atami" literally means "hot ocean," a reference to the town's famous ''[[onsen]]'' [[hot springs]]. The city boundaries include the offshore island of [[Hatsushima (Shizuoka)|Hatsushima]]. Most of Atami is located within the [[Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park]]. Warmed by the [[Kuroshio Current]] offshore, the area is known for its moderate maritime climate with hot, humid summers, and short winters.


===Surrounding municipalities===
===Surrounding municipalities===
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== History ==
== History ==
Atami has been noted as a [[resort town]] centered on its [[onsen|hot springs]] since the 8th century AD. In the [[Kamakura period]], [[Minamoto Yoritomo]] and [[Hōjō Masako]] were noted visitors. During the [[Edo period]], all of [[Izu Province]] was ''[[tenryō]]'' territory under direct control of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. During the [[cadastre|cadastral]] reform of the early [[Meiji period]] in 1889, Atami village was organized within [[Kamo District, Shizuoka]]. It was elevated to town status on June 11, 1894, and was transferred to the administrative control of [[Tagata District, Shizuoka]] in 1896.
Atami has been known as a [[resort town]] centered on its [[onsen|hot springs]] since the 8th century AD. In the [[Kamakura period]], [[Minamoto Yoritomo]] and [[Hōjō Masako]] were notable visitors. During the [[Edo period]], all of [[Izu Province]] was ''[[tenryō]]'' territory under direct control of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. During the [[cadastre|cadastral]] reform of the early [[Meiji period]] in 1889, Atami village was organized within [[Kamo District, Shizuoka]]. It was elevated to town status on June 11, 1894, and was transferred to the administrative control of [[Tagata District, Shizuoka]] in 1896.


The epicenter of the [[1923 Great Kanto earthquake|Great Kantō earthquake]] in 1923 was deep beneath [[Izu Ōshima]] Island in [[Sagami Bay]], close to Atami, which suffered considerable damage, as did other municipalities throughout the surrounding [[Kantō region]].<ref>Hammer, Joshua. (2006). [http://books.google.com/books?id=6O8VyhDbUPgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=yokohama+burning&sig=rbgbEDXJV5fht4wdSD1HBoAMANg#PPA278,M1 ''Yokohama Burning: the Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II,'' p. 278].</ref> The [[tsunami]] wave height reached 35 feet at Atami, swamping the town and drowning three hundred people.<ref>Hammer, [http://books.google.com/books?id=6O8VyhDbUPgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=yokohama+burning&sig=rbgbEDXJV5fht4wdSD1HBoAMANg#PPA114,M1 p. 114].</ref>
The epicenter of the [[1923 Great Kanto earthquake|Great Kantō earthquake]] in 1923 was deep beneath [[Izu Ōshima]] Island in [[Sagami Bay]], close to Atami, which suffered considerable damage, as did other municipalities throughout the surrounding [[Kantō region]].<ref>Hammer, Joshua. (2006). [http://books.google.com/books?id=6O8VyhDbUPgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=yokohama+burning&sig=rbgbEDXJV5fht4wdSD1HBoAMANg#PPA278,M1 ''Yokohama Burning: the Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II,'' p. 278].</ref> The [[tsunami]] wave height reached 35 feet at Atami, swamping the town and drowning three hundred people.<ref>Hammer, [http://books.google.com/books?id=6O8VyhDbUPgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=yokohama+burning&sig=rbgbEDXJV5fht4wdSD1HBoAMANg#PPA114,M1 p. 114].</ref>


[[File:Atami Museum of Modern Art.jpg|thumb|Inside Atami's [[MOA Museum of Art]]]]
[[File:Atami Museum of Modern Art.jpg|thumb|Inside Atami's [[MOA Museum of Art]]]]
The modern city of Atami was founded on April 10, 1937, through the merger of Atami Town with neighboring Taga Village. After the proclamation of Atami as an "International Tourism and Culture City" by the Japanese government in 1950, the area experienced rapid growth in large resort hotel development. This was further encouraged by making Atami a stop on the [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]] high-speed train line in 1964. In concert with its famous onsen, Atami was known for its [[onsen geisha]]. Atami experienced a considerable decline in popularity as a vacation destination due to the [[Lost Decade (Japan)|Japanese economic crisis in the 1990s]] and the associated fall in large group company-sponsored vacations, but is currently experiencing a revival as a [[bedroom community]] due to its proximity to Tokyo and Yokohama.
The modern city of Atami was founded on April 10, 1937, through the merger of Atami Town with neighboring Taga Village. After the proclamation of Atami as an "International Tourism and Culture City" by the Japanese government in 1950, the area experienced rapid growth in large resort hotel development. This growth increased after Atami station became a stop on the [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]] high-speed train line in 1964. In concert with its famous onsen, Atami was known for its [[onsen geisha]]. Atami experienced a considerable decline in popularity as a vacation destination due to the [[Lost Decade (Japan)|Japanese economic crisis in the 1990s]] and the associated fall in large group company-sponsored vacations, but is currently experiencing a revival as a [[bedroom community]] due to its proximity to Tokyo and Yokohama.


The [[Inagawa-kai]], the third largest of Japan's Yakuza groups, was founded here in 1949 as the {{nihongo|Inagawa-gumi|稲川組}} by [[Kakuji Inagawa]].<ref name="npa_h05">[http://www.npa.go.jp/hakusyo/h05/h050101.html "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan"], 1993, ''[[National Police Agency (Japan)|National Police Agency]]'' {{ja icon}}</ref>
The [[Inagawa-kai]], third largest of Japan's Yakuza groups, was founded in Atami in 1949 as the {{nihongo|Inagawa-gumi|稲川組}} by [[Kakuji Inagawa]].<ref name="npa_h05">[http://www.npa.go.jp/hakusyo/h05/h050101.html "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan"], 1993, ''[[National Police Agency (Japan)|National Police Agency]]'' {{ja icon}}</ref>


The 24th Congress of the [[Japanese Communist Party]] was held at Atami in January 2006.
The 24th Congress of the [[Japanese Communist Party]] was held at Atami in January 2006.


==Economy==
==Economy==
The economy of Atami is heavily dependent on the tourist industry to its hot spring resorts.<ref>Mansfield, Stephen, "[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fv20111218a1.html Cultures mingle amid Atami's hot springs]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 18 December 2011, p. 12.</ref> [[Commercial fishing]] is a major secondary industry.
The economy of Atami is heavily dependent on the tourist industry, mostly centered around its hot spring resorts.<ref>Mansfield, Stephen, "[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fv20111218a1.html Cultures mingle amid Atami's hot springs]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 18 December 2011, p. 12.</ref> [[Commercial fishing]] is a major secondary industry.


== Transport ==
== Transport ==
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==Notable people from Atami==
==Notable people from Atami==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2012}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2012}}
*[[Yū Hayami]]—singer, actress
*[[Yu Hayami]]—singer, actress
*[[Yuka Imai]]—voice actress
*[[Yuka Imai]]—voice actress
*[[Yuji Ohno]]—jazz musician
*[[Yuji Ohno]]—jazz musician
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Much of the extensive art collection of eccentric multimillionaire and religious leader [[Mokichi Okada]] is now housed in the [[MOA Museum of Art]] in Atami.
Much of the extensive art collection of eccentric multimillionaire and religious leader [[Mokichi Okada]] is now housed in the [[MOA Museum of Art]] in Atami.


Atami is also notable for having a Peace Pagoda, built by Nipponzan- Myohoji Daisangha in 1961.
Atami is also notable for having a Peace Pagoda, built by Nipponzan-Myohoji Daisangha in 1961.


===In films===
===In films===
In the 1953 film ''[[Tokyo Story]]'', the parents visit the hot springs in Atami. Atami is the setting of the TV drama ''Atami no Sousakan''. It also appears in the 1954 film "Golden Demon" (Konjiki Yasha) as the resort spot between two characters proposed to get married.<ref>{{cite web|author='+relative_time(twitters[i].created_at)+' |url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6026 |title=Odagiri to star in "Atami no Sousakan" |publisher=Tokyograph |date=2010-04-18 |accessdate=2013-03-25}}</ref>
In the 1953 film ''[[Tokyo Story]]'', the parents visit the hot springs in Atami. Atami is the setting of the TV drama ''Atami no Sousakan''. It also appears in the 1954 film "Golden Demon" (Konjiki Yasha), based on the novel of the same name by [[Koyo Ozaki]], as the place where two main characters become engaged to be married.<ref>{{cite web|author='+relative_time(twitters[i].created_at)+' |url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6026 |title=Odagiri to star in "Atami no Sousakan" |publisher=Tokyograph |date=2010-04-18 |accessdate=2013-03-25}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 19:08, 22 January 2015

Atami
熱海市
City
Beach in Atami City with sea bathers
Beach in Atami City with sea bathers
Flag of Atami
Flag
Official seal of Atami
Seal
Location of Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture
Location of Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureShizuoka Prefecture
Government
 • - MayorSakae Saitō
Area
 • Total61.61 km2 (23.79 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2012)
 • Total38,879
 • Density631/km2 (1,630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeSakura
- FlowerUme
- BirdCommon Gull
Phone number0557-86-6000
Address1-1 Chūō-chō, Atami-shi, Shizuoka-ken 413-8550
Websitewww.city.atami.shizuoka.jp
View of Atami

Atami (熱海市, Atami-shi) is a city located in the eastern end of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of June 2012, the city had an estimated population of 38,871 and a population density of 631 people per km². The total area is 61.61 km2 (23.79 square miles).

Geography

Atami is located in the far eastern corner of Shizuoka Prefecture at the northern end of Izu Peninsula. The city is on the steep slopes of a partially submerged volcanic caldera on the edge of Sagami Bay. The name "Atami" literally means "hot ocean," a reference to the town's famous onsen hot springs. The city boundaries include the offshore island of Hatsushima. Most of Atami is located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Warmed by the Kuroshio Current offshore, the area is known for its moderate maritime climate with hot, humid summers, and short winters.

Surrounding municipalities

Shizuoka Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture

History

Atami has been known as a resort town centered on its hot springs since the 8th century AD. In the Kamakura period, Minamoto Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako were notable visitors. During the Edo period, all of Izu Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 1889, Atami village was organized within Kamo District, Shizuoka. It was elevated to town status on June 11, 1894, and was transferred to the administrative control of Tagata District, Shizuoka in 1896.

The epicenter of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923 was deep beneath Izu Ōshima Island in Sagami Bay, close to Atami, which suffered considerable damage, as did other municipalities throughout the surrounding Kantō region.[1] The tsunami wave height reached 35 feet at Atami, swamping the town and drowning three hundred people.[2]

Inside Atami's MOA Museum of Art

The modern city of Atami was founded on April 10, 1937, through the merger of Atami Town with neighboring Taga Village. After the proclamation of Atami as an "International Tourism and Culture City" by the Japanese government in 1950, the area experienced rapid growth in large resort hotel development. This growth increased after Atami station became a stop on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen high-speed train line in 1964. In concert with its famous onsen, Atami was known for its onsen geisha. Atami experienced a considerable decline in popularity as a vacation destination due to the Japanese economic crisis in the 1990s and the associated fall in large group company-sponsored vacations, but is currently experiencing a revival as a bedroom community due to its proximity to Tokyo and Yokohama.

The Inagawa-kai, third largest of Japan's Yakuza groups, was founded in Atami in 1949 as the Inagawa-gumi (稲川組) by Kakuji Inagawa.[3]

The 24th Congress of the Japanese Communist Party was held at Atami in January 2006.

Economy

The economy of Atami is heavily dependent on the tourist industry, mostly centered around its hot spring resorts.[4] Commercial fishing is a major secondary industry.

Transport

Rail

Highways

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Twin towns – Sister cities

Atami is twinned with:

Notable people from Atami

Culture

Much of the extensive art collection of eccentric multimillionaire and religious leader Mokichi Okada is now housed in the MOA Museum of Art in Atami.

Atami is also notable for having a Peace Pagoda, built by Nipponzan-Myohoji Daisangha in 1961.

In films

In the 1953 film Tokyo Story, the parents visit the hot springs in Atami. Atami is the setting of the TV drama Atami no Sousakan. It also appears in the 1954 film "Golden Demon" (Konjiki Yasha), based on the novel of the same name by Koyo Ozaki, as the place where two main characters become engaged to be married.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Hammer, Joshua. (2006). Yokohama Burning: the Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II, p. 278.
  2. ^ Hammer, p. 114.
  3. ^ "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan", 1993, National Police Agency Template:Ja icon
  4. ^ Mansfield, Stephen, "Cultures mingle amid Atami's hot springs", Japan Times, 18 December 2011, p. 12.
  5. ^ '+relative_time(twitters[i].created_at)+' (2010-04-18). "Odagiri to star in "Atami no Sousakan"". Tokyograph. Retrieved 2013-03-25. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

References

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