Kanaya, Shizuoka

Kanaya (金谷町, Kanaya-chō) was a town located in Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 20,364 and a density of 318.29 persons per km². The total area was 64.36 km².

Kanaya

金谷町
Former municipality
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Location of Kanaya in Shizuoka Prefecture
Kanaya
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34.83449°N 138.12675°E / 34.83449; 138.12675
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureShizuoka Prefecture
DistrictHiabara
MergedMay 1, 2005
(now part of Shimada)
Area
 • Total64.36 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population
 (October 2008)
 • Total20,364
 • Density318.29/km2 (824.4/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeCamellia sinensis
 • FlowerRhododendron
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
Websitewww.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp

History

On May 5, 2005, Kanaya was merged into its long-time twin city, the expanded city of Shimada and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Kanaya was developed from the Edo period as Kanaya-juku, a post town on the Tōkaidō. Located on the west bank of the Ōi River, Kanaya prospered from the Tokugawa Shogunate's policy of not allowing any bridge or ferry to be established on the Ōi River in order to strengthen Edo's defenses. Travellers waiting to cross the river on foot were often trapped in Kanaya for days, if not weeks, waiting for the river to become shallow enough to ford.

Kanaya Town was established in 1889. It merged with neighboring Goka Village in 1957.

Economy

Its main industry was green tea production.

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