 After the Meiji Restoration, the area was consolidated into Aikō District of Kanagawa Prefecture by 1876.Atsugi town was created on April 1, 1889 through merger of several small hamlets.Atsugi was elevated to city status on February 1, 1955 through merger with neighboring Mutsuai Village, Koaiyu Village, Tamagawa Village and Minamimori Village.