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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.
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.
Kagoshima Green Tea is grown in Kagoshima Prefecture, who together with Shizuoka Prefecture account for roughly 70% of all dried unrefined tea in Japan. Kagoshima green tea is known for its shaded first flush harvests which are one of the earliest harvests of the year. This tea is called shincha. Second harvests while often used for green tea ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Shizuoka Prefecture: District: Ogasa: Merged: April 1, 2005 ... Ōsuka was the center of Yokosuka Domain. The town ...
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.
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[citation needed] On 16 August 1980, a major gas leak in an underground shopping center near Shizuoka Station resulted in an explosion, killing 15 people and seriously injuring 233 others. The Shizuoka City Hall moved to new premises in 1986. On 1 April 1992, Shizuoka was designated a core city by the central government, giving it increased ...
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