Okirigishi, a quarry cliff, Zushi City
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14208 / ずしし

Kanagawa Prefecture

Zushi City

Wall-like cliff, confirmed as a quarry.

Okirigishi, a quarry cliff

Photo by Fred Cherrygarden (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 / Architecture

A round window and a chimneyat the north entrance.

Architecture in Zushi City
Photo by Asturio Cantabrio (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Former Wakimura House is a two-storey wooden villa built in 1934, a Japanese-Western blend in the sukiya style. It has a round window and a fireplace chimney by the north entrance, a veranda on the west side and Western-style rooms inside. It was registered as a national Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2010.

  • Built in 1934
  • Japanese-Western sukiya style
  • National registered property (2010)

02 / Hall

A square three-bay hall,thought to be rebuilt in 1666.

Hall in Zushi City
Photo by KENPEI (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Yakushi Hall of Jinmuji is a square, three-bay hall with a hip roof. Its main parts are thought to have been rebuilt in 1666 (Kanbun 6), judging from ridge tablets and ink inscriptions. The thatched roof was replaced with copper sheet in a major repair completed in 1992.

  • Thought rebuilt in 1666
  • Square three-bay plan
  • Prefectural Important Cultural Property (1985)

03 / History

The vote on 19 March 1950:6,990 for, 1,722 against.

Separation required three conditions: signatures from at least a third of voters, a majority in a referendum, and a vote in favour in the prefectural assembly. The referendum on 19 March counted 8,824 votes. After the assembly vote on 1 May, Zushi separated from Yokosuka City on 1 July.

  • 8,824 votes cast
  • Turnout 48.7%
  • Assembly: 29 of 54 votes in favour

Zushi City from the sky

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))

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Living here

52 minutes from Shinagawa, no change.

  • about 60,000 people
  • 60 min to a city centre

On the JR Yokosuka Line it is 61 minutes from Tokyo Station and 52 minutes from Shinagawa Station, with no change. On the Shonan-Shinjuku Line it is 58 minutes from Shibuya and 63 minutes from Shinjuku (fastest daily service from each station).

People living here
57,060people
19952020

−0.6% since 2015

56,578 → 57,060

Area
17.28km²

10.97km² of it habitable

2024

Households
24,869households

2.3 people per household

2020

Rent (average for rentals)
82,061yen

National average 60,630 yen

2023

Healthcare
2 hospitals / 71 clinics

12.8 per 10,000 people

2023

Area17.28km²Habitable land10.97km² / 63%
Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103
Children waiting for childcare
—7 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy
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Average annual temperature
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These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Zushi City in Japan35.296°N 139.580°E
OsakaZushi City
Zushi Station
逗子駅2014
  • to TokyoJR Yokosuka Line61min
  • to ShinagawaJR Yokosuka Line52min
  • to ShibuyaJR Shonan-Shinjuku Line58min
  • to ShinjukuJR Shonan-Shinjuku Line63min

Travel times follow JR東日本の駅の時刻表サイト(timetables.jreast.co.jp)の『デジタル時刻表』〈総武線快速・横須賀線 下り:平日 222d1・土曜休日 222d2/湘南新宿ライン 南行:平日 102d1・土曜休日 102d2。2610版〉を2026-10-21に読み、起点駅の発時刻と逗子(湘南新宿ラインは行先欄の逗子着時刻)の差を全列車で数えた (checked 2026-10-21). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities.

Territory of Zushi City
Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号 平27情使、第585号)

Zushi City isthis kind of town.

  1. 01Okirigishi at Nagoe Pass: a cliff 3 to 10 m high running over 800 m, a quarry site
  2. 02The 1934 Former Wakimura House and Jinmuji Yakushi Hall, thought rebuilt in 1666
  3. 03On 19 March 1950, 6,990 voted for separation; Zushi separated on 1 July

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

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