Koza District, Administrative district in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Description
Koza District is an administrative area in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Today it contains only the municipality of Samukawa within its boundaries.
History
The district was established in 1878 following Japan's administrative reforms of the Meiji period. Over time it gradually lost municipalities through mergers and city incorporations.
Culture
The district preserves traditional Japanese administrative structures, maintaining local governance patterns that date back to the Meiji period reforms.
Practical
The district sits centrally in the Kanagawa region and connects several larger cities. Its location provides good access to neighboring communities like Chigasaki, Fujisawa, and Yamato.
Did you know?
Once the area comprised 22 villages and one town, but these communities gradually disappeared through city incorporations and mergers. Today only Samukawa remains, a reflection of how Japan's administrative map has been reshaped.
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Samukawa Shrine
907 mSagami River Bridge ruins
4.7 km
馬入橋
5.2 km
窓月山浄見寺
2.3 km真土大塚山古墳
4.2 km馬入足球場
5 km岡田遺跡
601 mOjinzuka Kofun
440 m
Kanagawa Waterworks Memorial Hall
1.1 km
Chigasaki Satoyama Park
2.5 km
戸沢橋
4 km
神川橋
1.8 km安楽寺
413 mShimoterao Kanga site
1.4 kmSamukawa Library
671 m
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2.5 kmChigasaki City Museum
2.3 km宝泉寺
4 km上国寺
4.6 km泉秋寺
5.2 km信隆寺
4.7 km乗福寺
5.3 km西光寺
4 km常顕寺
3.2 kmChigasaki City Folklore Museum
2.4 kmMedicinal Plant Garden, Kitasato University
3.6 km
Ebina City Arima Library
3.9 km
Jimny Historical Museum
4.8 km
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