Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki


Ryūgasaki is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 78,666, and a population density of 1000 persons per km². Its total area is.

Geography

Ryūgasaki is located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, in the low-lying flatlands south of Lake Kasumigaura.

Surrounding municipalities

The name "Ryūgasaki" can be traced back to 1182 when the samurai clan ruling the territory adopted "Ryūgasaki" as their family name. Though originally part of the Sendai Domain, the region joined in 1869 before merging with Ibaraki Prefecture in 1875. The town of Ryūgasaki was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
The city was formed on March 20, 1954, when the aforementioned town merged with:,,,, and. In February 1955, the city grew to its present size when a proportion of merged with the city.
In 1974, the city adopted the Swan, the Pinus, and Platycodon grandiflorus as its city symbols for bird, tree and flower respectively.
The current mayor is Kazuo Nakayama, who assumed the position on January 18, 2010. Nakayama is the seventeenth and eighteenth mayor of Ryūgasaki having been re-elected to hold the position again from January 18, 2014.

Economy

, a commuter airline, is headquartered in the city, on the grounds of Ryūgasaki Airfield, although no commercial flights are scheduled from the city.

Education

Ryūgasaki has 12 elementary schools, six middle schools, and four high schools. The Ryutsu Keizai University is also located within the city.

Transportation

Railway

Noted people from Ryūgasaki