Nagaizumi

Nagaizumi 長泉町
Town
Shizuoka Cancer Center in Nagaizumi
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Location of Nagaizumi in Shizuoka Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu Tōkai
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
District	Suntō
Area
• Total	26.51 km2 (10.24 sq mi)
Population  (September 2014)
• Total	42,100
• Density	1,590/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Ternstroemia gymnanthera
- Flower	Satsuki azalea
Phone number	055-989-5500
Address	828 Nakadokari Nagaizumi-chō, Suntō-gun, Shizuoka-ken 411-8668
Website	Town of Nagaizumi

Nagaizumi Town Hall

Nagaizumi (長泉町, Nagaizumi-chō) is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2014, the town had an estimated population of 42,100 and a population density of 1,590 persons per km². The total area was 26.51 km².

Geography

Nagaizumi is located in east-central Shizuoka Prefecture, south of Mount Fuji, and north of Izu Peninsula. The area has a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.

Neighboring municipalities

• Mishima
• Numazu
• Susono
• Fuji
• Shimizu

History

Nagaizumi is located in the far eastern portion of former Suruga Province, and was largely tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. During the reform of the early Meiji period 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 mills, 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. Nagaizumi also serves as a bedroom community for the industrial zones in neighoring Mishima and Numazu. Agricultural products of Nagaizumi include persimmons, Japanese mountain yam, white Welsh Onions and Muskmelon.

Transportation

Although the Tōmei Expressway and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen both pass through Nagaizumi, the town is not served by either an interchange or station. However, the Nagaizumi-Numazu Interchange of the Shin-Tomei Expressway opened on April 14, 2012.

Highway

• Japan National Route 246

Railroad

• JR Tōkai - Gotemba Line
  • Nagaizumi-Nameri, Shimo-Togari

Sister City relations

• - Wanganui, New Zealand from September 1988.
• - Aoki, Nagano, Japan from November 2007.

Points of interest

• Fuji Bamboo Garden

Noted people from Nagaizumi

• Shingo Ono - professional baseball player
• Taketo Shiokawa - professional soccer player

External links

Media related to Nagaizumi, Shizuoka at Wikimedia Commons

• Nagaizumi official website (Japanese)