is a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Suntō District

Sunto District, Shizuoka

is a district located in Shizuoka, Japan. The area is part of former Suruga Province.As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 93,038 and a density of 543 persons per km². The total area is 171.48 km².-Towns and villages:...

, Shizuoka

Shizuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 39,865 and a density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of 1,500 persons per km². The total area is 26.51 km².

Geography

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

Mount Fuji

is the highest mountain in Japan at . An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and...

, and north of Izu Peninsula

Izu Peninsula

The is a large mountainous peninsula with deeply indented coasts to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshū, Japan. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture...

. The area has a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.

Neighboring municipalities

• Mishima
  Mishima, Shizuoka
  is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 112,078 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km². The total area is 62.13 km²...
  
  
• Numazu
  Numazu, Shizuoka
  is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 205,636 and a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area was 187.11 km².- Geography:...
  
  
• Susono
  Susono, Shizuoka
  is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2010, the city has an estimated population of 54,027 and a density of 390 persons per km²...
  
  
• Fuji
  Fuji, Shizuoka
  is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. Fuji is the 3rd largest city in terms of population in Shizuoka Prefecture, trailing Hamamatsu and Shizuoka. As of February 2010, the city has an estimated population of 254,113 and a population density of 1040 persons per km²...
  
  
• Shimizu
  Shimizu, Shizuoka
  is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka, Japan. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 32,205and a density of 3,640 persons per km². The total area is 8.84 km².-Geography:...
  
  

History

Nagaizumi is located in the far eastern portion of former Suruga Province

Suruga Province

was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka prefecture. It was sometimes called . Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay.-History:...

, and was largely tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate

Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...

 in the Edo period

Edo period

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. During the reform of the early Meiji period

Meiji period

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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 paper mill

Paper mill

A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier machine or other type of paper machine.- History :...

s, and chemical plants. Large factories are operated by Toray Industries, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Toho Tenax, Tokushu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd., and Olympus Corporation

Olympus Corporation

is a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...

. Nagaizumi also serves as a bedroom community for the industrial zones in neighoring Mishima and Numazu. Agricultural products of Nagaizumi include persimmon

Kaki

Kaki may refer to:* Diospyros kaki, better known as Japanese Persimmon, a fruit tree* the Japanese word for oyster* the Māori name for the Black Stilt* Kaki, Iran, a city in Bushehr Province...

s, Japanese mountain yam

Dioscorea opposita

Dioscorea opposita is a type of yam that may be eaten raw....

, white Welsh Onion

Welsh onion

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s and Muskmelon

Muskmelon

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.

Transportation

Although the Tōmei Expressway

Tomei Expressway

The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. It is a part of Asian Highway Network -Naming:The word Tōmei is an acronym consisting of two kanji characters...

 and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen both pass through Nagaizumi, the town is not served by either an interchange or station.

Railroad

• JR Tōoai
  Central Japan Railway Company
  The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
  
   - Gotemba Line
  • Nagaizumi-Nameri Station
    Nagaizumi-Nameri Station
    is a railway station on the Gotemba Line of Central Japan Railway Company located in Nagaizumi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.- History :Nagaizumi-Nameri Station was opened on September 7, 2002 as part of the Shizuoka Cancer Center.-Station layout:...
    
    , Shimo-Togari Station
    Shimo-Togari Station
    is a railway station on the Gotemba Line of Central Japan Railway Company located in located in the south of Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, Japan.-Station layout:...
    
    

Sister City relations

- Wanganui

Wanganui

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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 from September 1988. - Aoki, Nagano

Aoki, Nagano

is a village located in Chiisagata District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,874 and a density of 85.37 persons per km². The total area is 57.09 km².-External links:*...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 from November 2007.

Noted people from Nagaizumi

• Shingo Ono
  Shingo Ono
  is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League.-External links:...
  
   - professional baseball player
• Taketo Shiokawa - professional soccer player

External links

• Nagaizumi official website (Japanese)