Makinohara

Makinohara
牧之原市
City

Tea plantations in Makinohara

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Location of Makinohara in Shizuoka Prefecture
Makinohara

 

Coordinates: 34°44′N 138°13′E / 34.733°N 138.217°E / 34.733; 138.217Coordinates: 34°44′N 138°13′E / 34.733°N 138.217°E / 34.733; 138.217
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Shigeki Nishihara
Area
 • Total 111.68 km2 (43.12 sq mi)
Population (September 2014)
 • Total 46,040
 • Density 412/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree camellia sinensis
- Flower hydrangea
Phone number 548-23-0001
Address 447 Shizunami, Makinohara-shi, Shizuoka-ken 421-0495
Website www.city.makinohara.shizuoka.jp
Makinohara City Hall

Makinohara (牧之原市 Makinohara-shi) is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of September 2014, the city had an estimated population of 46,040 and a population density of 412 persons per km². The total area was 111.68 km².

Geography

Makinohara is located in south-central Shizuoka Prefecture. It is bordered by Suruga Bay on the Pacific Ocean to the east, and rises gradually to the Makinohara Plateau in the west. The area has a temperate maritime climate, characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters, with the warm Kuroshio Current offshort providing a moderating effect.

Surrounding municipalities

History

The area of present-day Makinohara was part of former Tōtōmi Province. During the Edo period, the town of Sagara was the center of Sagara Domain. In the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period on April 1, 1889, the area Sagara incorporated as a town within Haibara District.

The modern city of Makinohara was established on October 11, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Haibara and Sagara (both from Haibara District).

Economy

The local economy of Makinohara is dominated by the production of green tea, and to a lesser extent by fishing, and manufacturing of automobile components for Suzuki.[1]

Fuji Dream Airlines has its headquarters in Makinohara.[2]

Transportation

Shizuoka Airport, which opened in 2009, straddles the border between Makinohara and Shimada. The city has no train connections.

Highway

Local attractions

Makinohara is the site of Sagara Oil field, Japan's only oil field on the Pacific coast. Hand-pumping began in 1873, and the following year, Nippon Oil opened the first mechanical pumping operation in the country at Sagara. Operations ceased in 1955, and in 1980 the field was made into the "Yuden no Sato" Park, operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural government.[3][4]

Sister city relations

Notable people from Makinohara

References

  1. ↑ Suzuki Motor Corporation
  2. ↑ "会社概要." Fuji Dream Airlines. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Archived October 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.

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