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Chigasaki is a city located in the middle part of Kanagawa
prefecture, and is famous for its sea beach.
The beach is called "Southern Beach," and is from the name
of a Japanese famous pop singer called "Southern All Stars," which the vocal
was from Chigasaki. The coast of Chigasaki is famous for surfboarding and
sea bathing. Particulary for Japanese surfboarders, Chigasaki is a place
that surfboard started in Japan. The shop called "Goddess," which is located
only about 20 meters from sea, is known for the first surfboard shop in
Japan. In chigasaki, many bicycles with metal fitting, which enables
surfboarders to carry their surfboard to the sea, could be seen. The symbol
of "Southern Beach" is "Eboshiiwa," a big rock shaped like a hat that could
be seen from the coast. Often, Chigasaki is imaged as a resort of sea
bathing.
 The place near the shoreline of Chigasaki to Kamakura is called "Shonan,"
and is famous for a place to have vacation in a tranquil house. Many
Japanese people have a good image (brand image) to "Shounan."
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 225,156 and the density
of 6,305.12 persons per km². The total area is 35.71 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 1947.
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