Atami, Shizuoka
Atami (熱海市 Atami-shi) is a city located in the eastern end of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 37,287 and a population density of 603 people per km2. The total area was 61.78 km2 (23.85 square miles).
Geography
Atami is located in the far eastern corner of Shizuoka Prefecture at the northern end of Izu Peninsula. The city is on the steep slopes of a partially submerged volcanic caldera on the edge of Sagami Bay. The name "Atami" literally means "hot ocean," a reference to the town's famous onsen hot springs. The city boundaries include the offshore island of Hatsushima. Most of Atami is located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Warmed by the Kuroshio Current offshore, the area is known for its moderate maritime climate with hot, humid summers, and short winters.
Surrounding municipalities
Shizuoka Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
History
Atami has been known as a resort town centered on its hot springs since the 8th century AD. In the Kamakura period, Minamoto Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako were notable visitors. During the Edo period, all of Izu Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 1889, Atami village was organized within Kamo District, Shizuoka. It was elevated to town status on June 11, 1894, and was transferred to the administrative control of Tagata District, Shizuoka in 1896.
1139 Atami
1139 Atami is a Mars-crossing asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It completes one rotation once every 27 hours. It was discovered by Okuro Oikawa and Kazuo Kubokawa on December 1, 1929. It is named after a harbor near Tokyo, Japan. Its provisional designation was 1929 XE.
Binary system
Photometric and Arecibo echo spectra observations in 2005 confirmed a 5 km (3 mi) satellite orbiting at least 15 km (9 mi) from the primary. Due to the similar size of the primary and secondary the Minor Planet Center lists this as a binary companion.
