Soya may refer to:

Food

* Soya bean, or

soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean. Soy is a staple crop, the world's most grown legume, and an important animal feed. Soy is a key source o ...

, a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean * Soya sauce, see

soy sauce Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of China, Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermentation (food), fermented paste of soybeans, roasted cereal, grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''A ...

, a fermented sauce made from soybeans, roasted grain, water and salt

Places

* Sōya District, Hokkaido, a district located in the Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan * Sōya Subprefecture, a subprefecture of the Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan * Sōya Main Line, a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan

Ships

* Japanese cruiser Soya, originally the Russian cruiser ''Varyag'', launched 1900 * ''Sōya'' (icebreaker), a Japanese icebreaker * , a Swedish coastal tanker

People

* Soya (singer) (born 1990), South Korean singer * Carl Erik Soya (1896–1983), Danish author and dramatist * Willi Soya (1935–1990), German footballer * Yelena Soya (born 1981), Russian synchro-swimmer

Geographical features

* Sōya Strait, or La Pérouse Strait, the strait between Hokkaido, Japan, and Sakhalin, Russia *

Cape Sōya is the northernmost point of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is situated in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Wakkanai, Sōya Subprefecture. The is at the cape, although the true List of extreme points of Japan, northernmost point under Japanese control ...

, situated in Wakkanai, the northernmost point of the island of Hokkaido, Japan

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