Ōiso
Ōiso (大磯町, Ōiso-machi) is a Japanese town in Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū.
Ōiso
大磯町 | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Ōiso Town Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Ōiso in Kanagawa Prefecture | |
  Ōiso | |
| Coordinates: 35°18′31″N 139°18′46″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture |
| District | Naka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.18 km2 (6.63 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2012) | |
| • Total | 32,786 |
| • Density | 1,910/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Japanese black pine & Camellia sasanqua |
| - Flower | Calystegia soldanella |
| - Bird | Common gull |
| Phone number | 0463-61-4100 |
| Address | 183 Ōiso, Ōiso-machi, Naka-gun, Kanagawa-ken 255-8555 |
| Website | |
History
In the Edo period, Ōiso-juku was 8th of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.[1]
Geography
Ōiso is on the coastline of Sagami Bay.
Related pages
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tōkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 973.
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