Maisaka,_Shizuoka

Maisaka, Shizuoka

Maisaka, Shizuoka

Former municipality in Chūbu, Japan

Maisaka (舞阪町, Maisaka-chō) was a town located in Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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As of June 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 11,872 and a density of 2,564 persons per km2. The total area was 4.63 km2. The town was served by Maisaka Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway.

On July 1, 2005, Maisaka, along with the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, the town of Haruno (from Shūchi District), the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi (all from Inasa District), the towns of Misakubo and Sakuma, the village of Tatsuyama (all from Iwata District), and the town of Yūtō (also from Hamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Hamamatsu, and is now part of Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City.[1]

Maisaka was a fishing town on the Pacific coast of Shizuoka Prefecture. Settled since prehistoric times (Jōmon period remains have been discovered within the borders of the town. During the Edo period, the town prospered as Maisaka-juku, a post station on the Tōkaidō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto.

References

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    "総務省｜令和2年版　地方財政白書｜資料編　〔附属資料〕　昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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