together with neighboring Yugawara, contributes one member to the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kanagawa 16th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. Economy Traditionally, the industry characterizing Manazuru was the mining of Komatsu stone (ja) dating back to Middle Ages. The economy of Manazuru is now based on tourism, and as a summer resort area, promoting itself as the "Japanese Riviera", claiming to losely resembles the Mediterranean coast of France and Italy. The town also functions as a bedroom community for nearby Odawara. The hilly, stony peninsula is not suited for agriculture, but cultivation of mikan and commercial fishing also contribute to the local economy. Education Manazuru has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. Transportation Railway JR East – Tōkaidō Main Line Manazuru Station Highway Area attractions Iwa Beach (ja) Dōsojin (ja) Ryumonji (ja) The monument of Stonemason's ancestors (ja) Manazuru Hantō Prefectural Natural Park Kibune jinja Shrine (ja) Kibune Festival which is designated as an important intangible folk cultural asset designated as a country and is considered one of Japan’s three major festivals. Held two days from 27 to 28 July. Nakagawa Kazumasa art Museum (ja) Kuroda Nagamasa memorial tower (ja) Shitodo-no-iwaya Hidden Cave (ja) This historic site near Manazuru Port is associated with Minamoto no Yoritomo. After losing a battle with the Taira clan at Mt. Ishibasiyama in 1180, Minamoto no Yoritomo fled into the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, stayed in this cave, then escaped to Awa (south of present-day Chiba). Odaiba memorial tower Manazuru Industrial vitalization Centre（Satoumi Base）(ja) Sakanaza Setomichi - The back streets of Manazuru Sister city relations - Azumino, Nagano, since September 15, 1995 - Hinohara, Tokyo, since March 28, 2014 - Ama, Shimane, since July 10, 2017 References External links Official Website Towns in Kanagawa Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan