175-1 Katsuse,Ebina-shi Kanagawa 243-0492 Japan
Phone : 046-231-2111 , Fax : 046-233-9118
E-mail : info@city.ebina.kanagawa.jp
Welcome to Ebina
Ebina City welcomes everyone. What have been your first impressions of Ebina? In our city, there has been a market trend towards urbanization, particularly around the station, and the resident population has swelled to over 120,000. However, we always strive to retain the beauty of nature in some areas. Our urban development has been promoted in cooperation with our citizenry to make "Ebina City a place we would all love to move to and live forever," while ensuring vitality and harmony with its abundant nature. Ebina City is going to be your hometown from now on. I hope you grow to love this city and would help us to make it an even more pleasant place to live.
Ebina city is almost in the center of kanagawa prefecture. It takes about an hour to get to Tokyo, and just over thirty minutes to Yokohama.
The transport system is convenient. The eastern part of the elongated north-south confines features gently rolling slopes across the city, while the western part enjoys a mild climate and fertile land with numerous paddy fields.
Housing in the region has recently been developed ,and it has become a commuter town for the Tokyo metropolis.
The population currently stands at about 125,000 comprised of 48,000 households.
The city tree is the boxtree, the city flower is the azalea and the city bird is the Oriental greenfinch.
Seasonal scenery
Spring
Cherry blossom festivals are held throughout the city while the cherry blossoms are in bloom. Planting festival is also held.
Summer
The main summer event is "Ebina shimin(citizen) festival", which attract many people.
Fall
Many cultural festivals are held from autumn to winter. Enjoyable exhibitions and theatrical performances are held during the civil cultural festival.
Winter
The New Year heralds unique Japanese events, including an annual fire-brigade review and jumbo karuta(card) competition.
History
The city of Ebina is very historical. The oldest ruins date back more than 30,000 years to before the Stone Age. The Sagami Kokubunji temple was built during the Nara period, by order of Emperor Shomu, and the area prospered. In 1898,two villages - Ebina and Arima - were established. They merged in 1955,and then became Ebina city in 1971.
Civic area : 26.48 square kilometers
East-West : 6.15 kilometers
North-South : 8.7 kilometers
Highest above sea level : 84 meters
Lowest above sea level : 11 meters
Weather (2006)
Average temperature : 15.8-degree centigrade
Highest temperature : 36.2-degree centigrade
owest temperature : 3.7-degree centigrade minus
Total rainfall in a year : 1,446.0mm
Population (Jan.1, 2007)
124,908 people (48,011 households)
Transportation Access
Odakyu-line(Shinjyuku - Odawara), Sotetsu-line(Yokohama - Ebina), JR-Sagami-line(Chigasaki - Hashimoto) : Get off at Ebina Station
Tomei Expressway : Atsugi I.C. - Prefectural Road Yokohama-Atsugi - Ebina, Yokohama I.C. - Highway Route 246 - Ebina
The Mayor of Ebina
Mr. Masaru Uchino (born in 1955), once a Ebina city office worker and a chairperson of Ebina municipal assembly.
Ebina city office exists for Ebina citizen.
I hope all city office workers become a person being with comprehensive service spirit.