city and port, Kanagawa ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, between Tokyo and Yokohama. Kawasaki is included in the Keihin Industrial Zone. Almost completely destroyed in World War II, the city has since been rebuilt. There are three industrial sections—heavy industry along the reclaimed coast, the automobile, machine, and tool industries in the city centre, and light chemical industries in the northwest. After a 1976 fire in Kawasaki, the city was rebuilt using extensive fire-prevention techniques, including provision of fire breaks, parks, and roads. The city houses the Buddhist Heigen Temple. Pop. (2005) 1,327,011.