Ebina, Kanagawa

Ebina is located approximately 50 kilometers from central Tokyo and 20 kilometers from Yokohama. The city is roughly rectangular, 8.7 kilometers north-to-south by 6.15 kilometers east-to-west, with an elevation of 11 to 84 meters above sea level. It is in the middle of the Sagami Plain, part of western Kantō Plain. The city sits on the eastern bank of the Sagami River, and the Hikiji River flows through part of the city. The Tōmei Expressway cuts across the southern end of the city.

Kanagawa Prefecture

• Atsugi
• Ayase
• Fujisawa
• Samukawa
• Yamato
• Zama

Ebina has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ebina is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1632 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/kanagawa/ebina-764675/ Ebina climate data]

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|Jan record high C = 20.3

|Feb record high C = 25.3

|Mar record high C = 25.2

|Apr record high C = 31.0

|May record high C = 33.4

|Jun record high C = 37.6

|Jul record high C = 37.9

|Aug record high C = 38.1

|Sep record high C = 37.6

|Oct record high C = 33.4

|Nov record high C = 26.6

|Dec record high C = 24.4

|year record high C = 38.1

|Jan high C = 10.6

|Feb high C = 11.4

|Mar high C = 14.4

|Apr high C = 19.4

|May high C = 23.8

|Jun high C = 26.3

|Jul high C = 30.1

|Aug high C = 31.6

|Sep high C = 27.9

|Oct high C = 22.6

|Nov high C = 17.6

|Dec high C = 13.0

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|Jan mean C = 4.7

|Feb mean C = 5.7

|Mar mean C = 9.1

|Apr mean C = 14.1

|May mean C = 18.6

|Jun mean C = 21.9

|Jul mean C = 25.7

|Aug mean C = 26.9

|Sep mean C = 23.3

|Oct mean C = 17.9

|Nov mean C = 12.3

|Dec mean C = 7.1

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = -0.6

|Feb low C = 0.3

|Mar low C = 3.9

|Apr low C = 8.8

|May low C = 13.9

|Jun low C = 18.3

|Jul low C = 22.2

|Aug low C = 23.2

|Sep low C = 19.7

|Oct low C = 14.0

|Nov low C = 7.7

|Dec low C = 1.9

|year low C =

|Jan record low C = -7.7

|Feb record low C = -8.9

|Mar record low C = -5.6

|Apr record low C = -2.7

|May record low C = 4.2

|Jun record low C = 9.9

|Jul record low C = 14.2

|Aug record low C = 16.7

|Sep record low C = 10.6

|Oct record low C = 2.0

|Nov record low C = -1.5

|Dec record low C = -7.3

|year record low C = -8.9

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|Jan precipitation mm = 67.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 67.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 143.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 152.9

|May precipitation mm = 156.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 178.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 191.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 159.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 254.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 240.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 103.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 67.2

|year precipitation mm = 1760.9

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 5.3

|Feb precipitation days = 6.0

|Mar precipitation days = 10.1

|Apr precipitation days = 9.8

|May precipitation days = 10.1

|Jun precipitation days = 12.1

|Jul precipitation days = 11.2

|Aug precipitation days = 9.0

|Sep precipitation days = 12.3

|Oct precipitation days = 10.6

|Nov precipitation days = 7.7

|Dec precipitation days = 5.4

|Jan sun = 190.8

|Feb sun = 168.2

|Mar sun = 166.5

|Apr sun = 175.0

|May sun = 178.4

|Jun sun = 123.2

|Jul sun = 156.7

|Aug sun = 189.8

|Sep sun = 132.4

|Oct sun = 133.2

|Nov sun = 150.5

|Dec sun = 179.7

|year sun = 1946.9

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-chiba.php Ebina population statistics] the population of Ebina has grown steadily over the past century.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 8,891

| 1930 | 10,051

| 1940 | 10,552

| 1950 | 15,549

| 1960 | 17,938

| 1970 | 44,492

| 1980 | 77,498

| 1990 | 105,822

| 2000 | 117,519

| 2010 | 127,707

| 2020 | 136,516

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The area of modern Ebina has been settled since prehistoric times, and has a number of remains from the Kofun period. Ebina became the provincial capital of Sagami Province in the Nara period, and was the location of the kokubunji, or provincial temple. It was home to the Yokoyama clan, one of the seven warrior clans of the Musashi region during the early Kamakura period. During the Edo period, the lands around Ebina were tenryō territory theoretically administered directly by the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo; however, in reality, the area was a patchwork of small fiefs held by various hatamoto, as well as exclaves under the control of Sakura Domain and Karasuyama Domain.

After the Meiji Restoration, the area became part of Kōza District, Kanagawa Prefecture and was administratively divided into Ebina Village and Arima Village on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The area was connected by rail in 1926 via the Sagami Railway and in 1927 by the Odakyu Electric Railway, leading to an increase in population and a change in status of Ebina from village to town in 1940. In 1955, Arima Village merged into Ebina Town. Ebina was elevated to city status on November 1, 1971. Urban development projects in the 1980s and 1990s have modernized the city center.

Ebina has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Ebina contributes one member to the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kanagawa 13th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

File:TAITO Ebina Development Center.jpg Ebina Development Center]]

Ebina is home to over 150 factories. The town is a center of the production of electrical appliances, metal products, and machinery. Taito operates the Ebina Development Center in Ebina. The city was once known for its broad rice paddies, but agriculture now centers on the cultivation of strawberries, tomatoes, and ornamental plants. Ebina serves as a bedroom community to the greater Tokyo and Yokohama area."[http://www.taito.com/company/info/profile.html Company Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716190932/http://www.taito.com/company/info/profile.html |date=2011-07-16 }}." Taito Corporation. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Ebina Development Center 3-11-1, Shimoimaizumi, Ebina-shi, Kanagawa 243-0498, JAPAN"

Ebina has 13 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has three public high schools operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education, and the prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.

20px JR East – Sagami Line

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• Sagami Kokubun-ji, provincial temple of Sagami Province and national historic site
• Ebina Premium Film Festival (held annually in autumn)

• Riko Gunji, badminton player
• Takashi Kamoshida, Japanese football player (Fukushima United FC, J3 League)
• Kensuke Kitahama, professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan
• Akiko Kijimuta, former professional tennis player
• Naoko Kijimuta, former professional tennis player
• Syuri Kondo, professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist
• Miyu Nagasaki, table tennis player
• Haruma Saikyo, kickboxer
• Yukiya Yokoyama, former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
• ZUN, video game creator

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