 While the name "Atsugi" is often associated with the United States Navy base named Naval Air Facility Atsugi, the base is actually not in Atsugi, but straddles the border between the nearby cities of Ayase and Yamato.Atsugi is located in the hilly center of Kanagawa Prefecture.Parts of the western portion of the city are within the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park and include Mount Ōyama


The area around present-day Atsugi city has been inhabited for thousands of years.