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  2. Kakegawa, Shizuoka - Wikipedia

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    Kakegawa has a mixed economy. It serves as a regional commercial center for west-central Shizuoka Prefecture. In the agricultural sector, production and processing of green tea predominates. The city is surrounded by green tea fields and is known for its high quality tea. Other crops include cantaloupe, tomatoes, strawberries and roses.

  3. Kikugawa - Wikipedia

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    Kitō District merged with neighboring Sano District to form Ogasa District, Shizuoka in 1896. Through the Taishō and Shōwa periods, Kikugawa developed as a center of green tea production and the tea trade. Kikugawa Town was created on January 1, 1954 through the merger of former Horinouchi Town with four surrounding villages.

  4. Shimada, Shizuoka - Wikipedia

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    Shimada (島田市, Shimada-shi) is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city, which covers an area of 315.7 square kilometres (121.9 sq mi), had an estimated population in September 2023 of 93,724, giving a population density of About 300 persons per km 2 .

  5. Iwata, Shizuoka - Wikipedia

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    Phone number: 0538-37-4827: Address: 3-1, Kōnodai, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken 438-8650 ... The economy of Iwata is primarily agricultural and is known for green tea and ...

  6. Kawane, Shizuoka - Wikipedia

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    Kawane (川根町, Kawane-chō) was a town located in Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is notable for its production of Shizuoka green tea. As of July 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 6,236 and a density of 51.76 persons per km 2. The total area was 120.48 km 2.

  7. Shizuoka (city) - Wikipedia

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    Shizuoka (静岡市, Shizuoka-shi, [ɕizɯꜜoka]) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area.. It has been populated since prehistoric tim

  8. List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shizuoka) - Wikipedia

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    As of 23 October 2024, forty-nine Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); the Joseon Mission Sites span the borders with Hiroshima and Okayama, Old Hakone Road and the site of the Stone Quarries for Edo Castle span the border with Kanagawa, and Mount Fuji spans the border with Yamanashi.

  9. Tea culture in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Tea with its utensils for daily consumption Tea plantation in Shizuoka Prefecture. Tea (茶, cha) is an important part of Japanese culture.It first appeared in the Nara period (710–794), introduced to the archipelago by ambassadors returning from China, but its real development came later, from the end of the 12th century, when its consumption spread to Zen temples, also following China's ...