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is a
city
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located in western
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...
,
Japan
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. , the city had an estimated
population
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of 45,813 in 16980 households and a
population density
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of 410 persons per km². The total area of the city was .
Geography
Makinohara is located in south-central Shizuoka Prefecture. It is bordered by
Suruga Bay
Suruga Bay (駿河湾, ''Suruga-wan'') is a bay on the Pacific coast of Honshū in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is situated north of a straight line from Omaezaki Point to Irōzaki Point at the tip of the Izu Peninsula and surrounded by Honshū ...
on the
Pacific Ocean
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to the east, and rises gradually to the Makinohara Plateau in the west. The area has a temperate
maritime climate
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, characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters, with the warm
Kuroshio Current
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off shore providing a moderating effect.
Surrounding municipalities
Shizuoka Prefecture
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Omaezaki
270px, Omaezaki City Hall
is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Omaezaki is located at the tip of Omaezaki Peninsula on Japan's Pacific coast. , the city had an estimated population of 32,422 in 12,095 households and a population d ...
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Kikugawa
is a city located in the western portion of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,484 in 17,916 households, and a population density of 510 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is known f ...
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Shimada
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Yoshida
Yoshida (written: 吉田 lit. "lucky ricefield") is the 11th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 芳田 (lit. "fragrant ricefield"). Notable people with the surname include:
*Ai Yoshida, Japanese sailor
*, Japanese idol, singer ...
,
Haibara District
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Makinohara has been relatively steady over the past 50 years.
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Makinohara is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
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History
The area of present-day Makinohara was part of former Tōtōmi Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tōtōmi''" in . Tōtōmi bordered on Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . The or ...
. During the Edo period
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, the town of Sagara Sagara may refer to:
People
* Sagara (ethnic group), a people of Tanzania
* Sagara (Vedic king), Ikshvaku dynasty
* Sagara clan, a clan of 16th century Japan
* Sekihotai (Sagara Souzou), a leader of the Sekihotai military unit during the Boshin ...
was the castle town
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of Sagara Domain
was a Japanese feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. The domain was centered in what is now the Sagara district of Makinohara city, Shizuoka Prefecture. . With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization ...
on April 1, 1889, Sagara was incorporated as a town within Haibara District.
The city of Makinohara was established on October 11, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Haibara and Sagara Sagara may refer to:
People
* Sagara (ethnic group), a people of Tanzania
* Sagara (Vedic king), Ikshvaku dynasty
* Sagara clan, a clan of 16th century Japan
* Sekihotai (Sagara Souzou), a leader of the Sekihotai military unit during the Boshin ...
(both from Haibara District).
Government
Makinohara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral
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Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...
city legislature of 16 members. The city contributes one member to the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly.
Economy
The local economy of Makinohara is dominated by the production of green tea
Green tea is a type of tea that is made from '' Camellia sinensis'' leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process which is used to make oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China, and since the ...
, and to a lesser extent by commercial fishing, and manufacturing of automobile components for Suzuki Motors (Sagara Plant).
Fuji Dream Airlines
is a Japanese regional airline headquartered in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. It operates a fleet of Embraer E-Jets with three main hubs at Shizuoka Airport, Nagoya Airfield and Kobe Airport. The airline commenced operations on Jul ...
has its headquarters in Makinohara.
Education
Makinohara has seven public elementary schools operated by the city government and one shared between Makinohara and Kikugawa, and three shared between Makinohara and Omaezaki
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is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Omaezaki is located at the tip of Omaezaki Peninsula on Japan's Pacific coast. , the city had an estimated population of 32,422 in 12,095 households and a population d ...
. The city likewise operates two public junior high schools and shares operated with one junior high school with Kikugawa and one with Omaezaki. The city has two public high schools operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
Although both the Tokaido Shinkansen
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and the Tokaido Main Line pass through Makinohara, the city has no passenger railway services. The nearest train station is Kikugawa Station in neighboring Kikugawa
is a city located in the western portion of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,484 in 17,916 households, and a population density of 510 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is known f ...
or Kanaya Station in neighboring Shimada.
Highway
* Tōmei Expressway
The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is designated as E1 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering", because it parallels Nati ...
- Makinohara Interchange
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Airport
Shizuoka Airport
, also called Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, is located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Opened on June 4, 2009, the airport has domestic service to Sapporo, Fukuoka, Naha (Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa), Komatsu, Ishikawa, Komatsu, Kumamoto, and Kagosh ...
, which opened in 2009, straddles the border between Makinohara and Shimada.
Local attractions
* Sagara Oil field, Japan's only oil field on the Pacific coast. Hand-pumping began in 1873, and the following year, Nippon Oil
, formerly , or NOC or ''Shin-Nisseki'' (新日石) is a Japanese petroleum company. Its businesses include exploration, importation, and refining of crude oil; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products, including fuels and lubricants; and ...
opened the first mechanical pumping operation in the country at Sagara. Operations ceased in 1955, and in 1980 the field was made into the "Yuden no Sato" Park, operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural government.
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Sagara Castle
was a Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Makinohara, central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Sagara Castle had been degraded to a ''jin'ya'' and was home to the Tanuma clan, ''daimyō'' of Sagara Doma ...
ruins
Sister city relations
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Kelso is a city in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,720. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan statistical area, which h ...
, USA
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Matsukawa, Nagano (Shimoina)
is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,043 in 4364 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Like many other small Southern Nagano villages ...
, Japan
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Sannohe, Aomori
is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 9,814 in 4260 households, and a population density of 65 persons per km2. The total area of the town is .
Geography
Sannohe occupies an inland area in sout ...
, Japan
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Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on February 11, 1942. the city has an estimated population of 30,752 and a population density of 144 per km2. The total area is 210.55 km2.
It is famous for boat trips on the ri ...
, Japan
Notable people from Makinohara
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Umetaro Suzuki
was a Japanese scientist, born in what is now part of Makinohara, Shizuoka, Japan. He was a member of the Imperial Academy, and a recipient of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure and the Order of Culture. His research was among t ...
, scientist, pioneer in vitamin research
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Takuma Edamura
Takuma Edamura (枝村 匠馬 ''Edamura Takuma'', born 16 November 1986 in Makinohara, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese footballer
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, professional soccer player
References
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Populated coastal places in Japan
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