Nagaizumi

Nagaizumi (長泉町, Nagaizumi-chō) is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2019, the town had an estimated population of 43,568 in 18154 households and a population density of 1,600 persons per km². The total area of the town was 26.63 square kilometres (10.28 sq mi).

Nagaizumi 長泉町
Town
Shizuoka Cancer Center in Nagaizumi
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Location of Nagaizumi in Shizuoka Prefecture
Nagaizumi
Coordinates: 35°8′15.6″N 138°53′49.8″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu Tōkai
Prefecture	Shizuoka
District	Suntō
Village settled	April 1, 1889
Town settled	April 1, 1960
Government
• Mayor	Osamu Ikeda (from October 2017)
Area
• Total	26.63 km2 (10.28 sq mi)
Population  (August 2019)
• Total	43,568
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/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	Official website

Nagaizumi Town Hall

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

• Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Fuji
  • Mishima
  • Numazu
  • Shimizu
  • Susono

Demographics

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1940	8,280	—
1950	12,084	+45.9%
1960	15,853	+31.2%
1970	27,951	+76.3%
1980	31,423	+12.4%
1990	33,101	+5.3%
2000	36,169	+9.3%
2010	40,767	+12.7%

Climate

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

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. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in 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 neighboring Mishima and Numazu. Agricultural products of Nagaizumi include persimmons, mountain yam, white welsh onions and melon.

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 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

• Central Japan Railway Company - Gotemba Line
  • Nagaizumi-Nameri - Shimo-Togari

Highway

• AH1 Tomei Expressway
• Shin-Tōmei Expressway - Nagaizumi-Numazu IC
• Izu-Jūkan Expressway
• National Route 246

Sister cities

• Whanganui, New Zealand, since September 1988
• Aoki, Nagano, Japan, since November 2007

Local attractions

• Fuji Bamboo Garden

Notable 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)
• Geographic data related to Nagaizumi at OpenStreetMap