Hadano, Kanagawa

Hadano 秦野市
City
Panorama view of Hadano Basin and Tanzawa Mount Range
Flag Seal
Location of Hadano in Kanagawa Prefecture
Hadano
Coordinates: 35°22′N 139°13′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kanagawa Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Furuya Yoshiyuki
Area
• Total	103.76 km2 (40.06 sq mi)
Population  (1 May 2017)
• Total	166,140
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Camellia sasanqua and Magnolia kobus
• Flower	Hydrangea and Dianthus
• Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Phone number	0463-82-5111
Address	1-3-2 Sakuracho, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa-ken 257-0003
Website	http://www.city.hadano.kanagawa.jp/

Hadano City Hall

Hadano (秦野市, Hadano-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2017, the city has an estimated population of 166,140, and a population density of 1,600 persons per km². The total area is 103.76 km².

Geography

Hadano is located in the hills of west-central Kanagawa Prefecture. About half of the city area is within the borders of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park.

Surrounding municipalities

• Atsugi
• Isehara
• Hiratsuka
• Ōi, Nakai, Matsuda, Yamakita
• Kiyokawa

History

The name "Hadano" appears as a geographic term in the Heian period Wamyō Ruijushō, as "Hatano", and there has been scholarly speculation as to possible connections with the Nara period Hata clan. From the late Heian period until the Kamakura period, the area was divided into shōen controlled by descendants of Fujiwara no Hidesato, including the Sengoku-period daimyō, the Hatano clan. During the Edo period, it 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) and became Hadano town on 1 April 1889. On 26 March 1896, Ōsumi District and Yurugi District were merged to form Naka District. The town began to experience rapid growth after the opening of the Odakyu Electric Railway in 1927. Hadano became a city on 1 January 1955, through the merger of former towns of Hadano and Minamihadano with the villages of Kitahadano and Higashihadano. The new city annexed neighboring the village of One, and the village of Kamihadano (from Ashigarakami District) later the same year, and annexed the town of Nishihadano in 1964.

Economy

Hadano was a regional commercial center during the Edo period following the introduction of tobacco cultivation to the area. The curtains closed on the industry's 300-year history in 1984, and the local farmers have largely converted to production of green tea and ornamental flowers. A former tobacco-trading center and processing plant belonging to Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation (now Japan Tobacco) has been replaced by a large shopping mall.

Transportation

Railway

• Odakyu Electric Railway – Odakyū Odawara Line
  • Tsurumaki-Onsen Station—Tōkaidaigaku-mae Station—Hadano Station—Shibusawa Station

Highways

• Tōmei Expressway Hadano-Nakai Interchange
• National Route 246, to central Tokyo and Numazu
• National Route 255, to Odawara

Tourist attractions

• Tanzawa Mountains
• Tsurumaki Hot Spring
• Mount Ōyama
• Hadano Castle Remains
• Sakuradote Kofun Park

Sister cities

• Suwa, Nagano, Japan
• Pasadena, Texas, United States
• Paju, South Korea
• General Santos City, Philippines

Notable people from Hadano

• Inoran, musician, singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the J-rock band Luna Sea (Real Name: Kiyonobu Inoue, Nihongo: 井上 清信, Inoue Kiyonobu)
• J, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, bassist and co-founder of the J-rock band Luna Sea (Real Name: Jun Onose, Nihongo: 小野瀬 潤, Onose Jun)
• Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress (Real Name: Yuriko Kikuchi, Nihongo: 菊地 百合子, Kikuchi Yuriko)
• Izumi Sakai, singer-songwriter, pop singer and member of the group Zard (Real Name: Sachiko Kamachi, Nihongo: 蒲池 幸子, Kamachi Sachiko) – Originally from Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
• Sugizo, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, composer, lead guitarist, violinist and member of the J-rock band Luna Sea (Real Name: Yūne Sugihara, Nihongo: 杉原 有音, Sugihara Yūne/Yasuhiro Sugihara, Nihongo: 杉原 康弘, Sugihara Yasuhiro)
• Shinya, musician, media personality, entrepreneur, drummer and member of the J-rock band Luna Sea (Real Name: Shinya Yamada, Nihongo: 山田 真矢, Yamada Shin'ya)

External links

• Official Website (in Japanese)