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Line 10: \| imagesize = \| image_alt = \| image_caption = Hiratsuka ~~City~~ \| image_flag = Flag of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa.svg \| flag_alt = Line 92: <!-- blank fields (section 1) --> \| blank_name_sec1 = City Symbols \| blank1_name_sec1 = -– Tree \| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Cinnamomum camphora\|Camphor Laurel]] \| blank2_name_sec1 = -– Flower \| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Dianthus]] \| blank3_name_sec1 = -– Bird \| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Egret]] \| blank4_name_sec1 = Line 112: \| blank1_info_sec2 = 9-1 Sengenchō, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 254-8686 <!-- website, footnotes --> \| website = {{Official website\|1=http://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp}} \| footnotes = }} [[file:Hiratsuka City Office 20150222.JPG\|thumb\|right\|260px\|Hiratsuka City Hall]] {{Nihongo\|'''Hiratsuka'''\|平塚市\|Hiratsuka-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan\|city]] in [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of\|2021\|04\|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 257,316 and a [[population density]] of 3800 persons per km².<ref name="Hiratsuka-hp">{{cite web \|url=http://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/tokei/page-c_01771.html \|title= Hiratsuka city official statistics\|location= Japan\|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert\|67.88\|sqkm\|sqmi}}.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/common/100066394.pdf\|editor=Hiratsuka City Hall\|title=Hiratsuka-shi Statistical Documentation\|access-date=March 11, 2016\|archive-date=April 13, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413170406/http://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/common/100066394.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{wide image\|Shonandaira 2023 august 7 various 22 33 50 490000.jpeg\|500px\|Hiratsuka from Shonandaira (The left side is the north, the center is Hiratsuka TV Tower, and on the right in the rear is Sagami Bay and the mouth of the [[Sagami River]].)\|260px\|right}}▼ ==Geography== ▲~~{{wide image\|~~[[File:Shonandaira 2023 august 7 various 22 33 50 490000.jpeg\|500px\|thumb\|left\|Hiratsuka from Shonandaira (The left side is the north, the center is Hiratsuka TV Tower, and on the right in the rear is Sagami Bay and the mouth of the [[Sagami River]].)~~\|260px\|right}}~~]] Hiratsuka is located in the [[Shōnan\|Shōnan area]] on the right bank (west side) of the [[Sagami River]], almost in the center of Kanagawa Prefecture, and faces [[Sagami Bay]] to the south. The area from the Sagami River to the Kaname River is a plain to the northern end of the city area, and the urban area extends to the south. The west side of the Kaname River is a hilly area that is part of the Oiso Hills, and there is a lot of greenery. It is approximately midway between [[Tokyo]] and [[Mount Fuji]]. ===Surrounding municipalities=== Kanagawa Prefecture [[Atsugi, Kanagawa\|Atsugi]]▼ [[Chigasaki, Kanagawa\|Chigasaki]] [[Hadano, Kanagawa\|Hadano]] ▲[[Atsugi, Kanagawa\|Atsugi]] [[Isehara, Kanagawa\|Isehara]] [[Samukawa, Kanagawa\|Samukawa]]▼ [[Nakai, Kanagawa\|Nakai]] [[Oiso, Kanagawa\|Oiso]]▼ [[Ninomiya, Kanagawa\|Ninomiya]] ▲[[Oiso, Kanagawa\|Oiso]] ▲[[Samukawa, Kanagawa\|Samukawa]] ===Climate=== Line 137: ==Demographics== Per Japanese census data,<ref>[{{Cite web \|title=Hiratsuka (Kanagawa, Japan) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information \|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/~~php~~en/japan/kanagawa/_/14203__hiratsuka/ \|access-~~chiba.php~~date=2023-10-16 ~~Hiratsuka population statistics]~~\|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> the population of Hiratsuka grew rapidly during the late 20th century but has plateaued in the 21st. {{Historical populations Line 165: ==Economy== Hiratsuka has a mixed economy, with tax revenue coming from bets made at the Shonan Bank Cycling Velodrome and, several industries located in industrial parks in the outskirts of town. Major plants are operated by [[Nissan Shatai]], [[Yokohama Rubber Company]], [[Canon ~~(company)~~Inc.\|Canon]], [[Furukawa Electric]], [[Pilot (pen company)\|Pilot]] -– the famous Namiki pens are produced at Hiratsuka, [[Kansai Paint]], and [[Mitsubishi Plastics]]. Nissan Shatai is the largest employer in the city, but announced plans to move a factory to [[Kanda, Fukuoka\|Kanda]]. Western firms such as Moog and MacDermid Performance Solutions also have a strong presence in this city.<ref>{{cite news\|title=MacDermid Performance Solutions Completes Major Expansion of Japan Facility\|work=[[Yahoo! Finance]]\|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/macdermid-performance-solutions-completes-major-082000703.html\|date=4 November 2016\|access-date=2017-06-29 \|quote=''MacDermid Performance Solutions’ state-of-the-art R&D facility is located in Hiratsuka City and now equipped with enhanced capabilities to accommodate the changing requirements of Japanese customers of both plating chemistry and assembly materials.''}}</ref> Hiratsuka is also a [[bedroom community]] for [[Yokohama]] and [[Tokyo]], with residents attracted by the "[[Shōnan]] lifestyle". ==Education== Line 172: ==Transportation== ===Railway=== [[File:JR logo (east).svg\|20px]] [[East Japan Railway Company\|JR East]] -– [[Tōkaidō Main Line]], [[Shōnan Shinjuku Line]] {{STN\|Hiratsuka}} Line 198: ==Sister cities== {{~~flagdeco~~flagicon\|~~JPN~~LTU}} [[~~Takayama, Gifu\|Takayama~~Alytus]], ~~[[Gifu Prefecture\|Gifu]], Japan~~Lithuania, since ~~October 22, 1982~~2017 {{~~flagdeco~~flagicon\|JPN}} [[Hanamaki, Iwate\|Hanamaki]], [[Iwate Prefecture\|Iwate]], Japan, since April 27, 1984 {{~~flagdeco~~flagicon\|JPN}} [[Izu, Shizuoka\|Izu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture\|Shizuoka]], Japan, since February 6, 2013 {{~~flagdeco~~flagicon\|USLTU}} [[~~Lawrence, Kansas~~Kaunas]], ~~United States~~Lithuania, since ~~September~~November 2125, ~~1990~~2023 {{~~flagdeco~~flagicon\|~~LTU~~US}} [[~~Alytus~~Lawrence, Kansas]], ~~Lithuania~~United States, since ~~2017~~September 21, 1990 {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Takayama, Gifu\|Takayama]], [[Gifu Prefecture\|Gifu]], Japan, since October 22, 1982 ==Notable people from Hiratsuka== [[Yukari Fukui]] -, voice actress▼ [[Izumi Sakai]] - singer, songwriter, vocal of [[Zard]]▼ [[Yamanashi Hanzō]] -, general, politician▼ ▲[[Yukari Fukui]] - voice actress [[Lalla Hirayama]], [[Japanese people in South Africa\|~~Japanese—born~~Japanese-born South African]] [[television host]], [[actress]], [[dancer]] and [[Model (person)\|model]]▼ ▲[[Yamanashi Hanzō]] - general, politician [[You Can't Do That on Television#Cast\|Michael Hora]] -, former child actor▼ ▲[[Lalla Hirayama]], [[Japanese people in South Africa\|Japanese—born South African]] [[television host]], [[actress]], [[dancer]] and [[Model (person)\|model]] ▲[[You Can't Do That on Television#Cast\|Michael Hora]] - former child actor [[Phongchi]] - Japanese idol of Vietnamese descent▼ [[Yuki Kubota]], actress, model▼ [[Michiko Kawai]], actress ▲[[Yuki Kubota]], actress, model [[Kansuke Naka]], novelist, essayist ▲[[Phongchi]] -, Japanese idol of Vietnamese descent ▲[[Izumi Sakai]] -, singer, songwriter, vocal of [[Zard]] [[Hokuto Shimoda]], professional [[Association football\|football]] player [[Mitsunori Takaboshi]], racing driver