14207 ／ ちがさきし
Kanagawa PrefecturePiles said to be of a Kamakura bridge.
Former Sagami River Bridge Piers01 ／ Tokaido
Going along National Route 1 from Chayamachi toward Shimomachiya, Mount Fuji appears on the left side of the road from Toriido Bridge. The city introduces it as the setting of a picture by the Edo-period ukiyo-e artist Ando Hiroshige. A monument was erected in 1994.
02 ／ History
The Fujima family of Yanagishima served as village headmen through the Edo period and traded as shipping wholesalers with Yanagishima Port as their base. They owned ships such as the Kannon Maru and Fudo Maru. The 13th head, Ryuan, was born here and recorded the late-Edo social scene in detail.
03 ／ Fishing
Shirasu fishing is the busiest in Chigasaki, and the catch is also made into tatami-iwashi. In cold water, raw shirasu are put into a postcard-sized wooden frame in an even layer, the water is lightly drained, the frame is flipped onto a reed screen, and the sheet is dried in the sun.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot November 2021)Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
From Chigasaki Station, the JR Tokaido Line rapid service takes 46 minutes to Shinagawa and 54 minutes to Tokyo. The JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line special rapid takes 50 minutes to Shibuya and 55 minutes to Shinjuku, with no change on either.
+1.3% since 2015
212,874 → 242,389
32.87km² of it habitable
2024
2.4 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
6.9 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow JR東日本 駅の時刻表（茅ケ崎駅 東海道線 上り 平日0982030・土曜休日0982031）と各列車の停車駅一覧（2026-10-21 取得、ダイヤは2026-10-ごろ現行） (checked 2026-10-21). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
9.3km
See the town as it is now.
Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)
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