Samukawa

Samukawa is a town situated in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2012, the town had an expected populace of 47,445, and a populace thickness of 3,540 people for every km2. The absolute region is 13.42 km2. Samukawa is situated in the flatlands of focal Kanagawa Prefecture. The Sagami River goes through the town. The Sagami River is a waterway in Kanagawa and Yamanashi Prefectures on the island of Honshu, Japan.

The upper spans of the stream in Yamanashi prefecture are additionally at times known as the Katsura River, and the bit close to the waterway mouth as the Banyu River. The stream generally was once in a while alluded to as the Ayu River from the sweetfish ayu which were once copious in its waters. The town of Samukawa was established in 1889. It was connected with Chigasaki Station by the Sagami Line in 1921.

A goad line stretching out from Samukawa toward the west prompted improvement of lodging and industry, expanding the number of inhabitants in Samukawa with the end goal that by 1940 it was allowed town status. The Sagami Naval Arsenal of the Imperial Japanese Navy was situated in Samukawa until the finish of World War II. In 2002, a huge amount of mustard gas was discovered covered under its previous site. Samukawa has a blended economy. Industry incorporates industrial facilities worked by Nissan Kohki, a backup of Nissan Motors creating car motors.