270px, Nagaizumi Town Hall is a

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located in Suntō District,

Shizuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Pref ...

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 43,568 in 18154 households and a

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of 1,600 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Nagaizumi is located in east-central Shizuoka Prefecture, south of

Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of . It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano on any Asian island (after Mount Kerinci on the Indonesian island of Sumatra), a ...

, and north of

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. The area has a temperate

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with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.

Neighboring municipalities

*Shizuoka Prefecture ** Fuji **

Mishima Mishima may refer to: Places * Mishima, Fukushima, a town in Fukushima Prefecture * Mishima, Kagoshima, a village in Kagoshima Prefecture * Mishima, Niigata, a town in Niigata Prefecture * Mishima, Shizuoka, a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japa ...

Numazu is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,486 in 91,986 households, and a population density of 1,014 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Numazu is at the n ...

** Shimizu ** Susono

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nagaizumi has been increasing rapidly over the past 60 years.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Nagaizumi is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1945 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C. Nagaizumi climate data
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History

Nagaizumi is located in the far eastern portion of former

Suruga Province was an Provinces of Japan, old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu Province, Izu, Kai Province, Kai, Sagami Province, Sagami, Shinano Province, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Province, Tōtōm ...

, and was largely ''

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'' territory under direct control of the

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...

in the

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. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early

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on April 1, 1888, the area was reorganized into the village of Nagaizumi through the merger of 10 small hamlets. Nagaizumi achieved town status on April 1, 1960.

Economy

Nagaizumi is host to numerous industries, including

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s, and chemical plants. Large factories are operated by

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, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Toho Tenax, Tokushu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd., and

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. Nagaizumi also serves as a

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for the industrial zones in neighboring Mishima and Numazu. Agricultural products of Nagaizumi include

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, mountain yam, white

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s and

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Education

Nagaizumi has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government . The town does not have a public high school, but has one private high school.

Transportation

Although the Tōmei Expressway and the

Tōkaidō Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 19 ...

both pass through Nagaizumi, the town is not served by either an interchange or Shinkansen passenger railway station. The city is served by non-toll roads and standard passenger train service.

Railroad

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- Gotemba Line ** -

Highway

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Shin-Tōmei Expressway - Nagaizumi-Numazu IC * JP Expressway E70

Izu-Jūkan Expressway *

Sister cities

Whanganui Whanganui, also spelt Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whanganui is ...

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, since September 1988 *

Aoki, Nagano is a village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 4,360 in 1742 households, and a population density of 76 persons per km2. The total area of the village is . Geography Aoki is located in the center of Naga ...

, Japan, since November 2007

Local attractions

Fuji Bamboo Garden The Fuji Bamboo Garden (富士竹類植物園 Fuji Chikurui Shokubutsuen?) is Japan’s only botanical garden specializing in bamboo. Fuji Bamboo Garden is located in Nagaizumi, which is part of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture (southwest of Tokyo). The ...

* The world's smallest park

Notable people from Nagaizumi

Shingo Ono is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League The , or , or the , due to sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japa ...

, professional baseball player *

Taketo Shiokawa is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Shiokawa was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on December 17, 1977. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined Japan Football League club Montedio Yamagata in 1996. He played m ...

, professional soccer player

References

External links

Nagaizumi official website
(Japanese) * {{Authority control Towns in Shizuoka Prefecture Nagaizumi, Shizuoka