Nagaizumi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Nagaizumi (長泉町) is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2019, the town had an estimated population density of 1,600 persons per km². The total area of the town was 26.63 square km (10.28 sq mi).

Geography Nagaizumi is located in east-central Shizuoka Prefecture, south of Mount Fuji, and north of Izu Peninsula. The area has a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.

Neighboring municipalities Shizuoka Prefecture ◦ Mishima; ◦ Numazu; ◦ Susono; ◦ Fuji; ◦ Shimizu.

Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Nagaizumi has been increasing rapidly over the past 60 years.

History Nagaizumi is located in the far eastern portion of former Suruga Province, and was largely tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period on April 1, 1888, the area was reorganized into the village of Nagaizumi through the merger of 10 small hamlets. Nagaizumi achieved town status on April 1, 1960.

Economy Nagaizumi is host to numerous industries, including paper mills, and chemical plants. Large factories are operated by Toray Industries, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Toho Tenax, Tokushu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd., and Olympus Corporation. Nagaizumi also serves as a bedroom community for the industrial zones in neighboring Mishima and Numazu. Agricultural products of Nagaizumi include persimmons, mountain yam, white welsh onions and muskmelon.

Education Nagaizumi has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a public high school, but has one private high school.

Transport Although the Tōmei Expressway and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen both pass through Nagaizumi, the town is not served by either an interchange or Shinkansen passenger railway station. The city is served by non-toll roads and standard passenger train service.

Railroad • Central Japan Railway Company - Gotemba Line ◦ Nagaizumi-Nameri - Shimo-Togari

Transport: Road • AH1 Tomei Expressway • Shin-Tōmei Expressway - Nagaizumi-Numazu IC • Izu-Jūkan Expressway • National Route 246.

Local attractions • Fuji Bamboo Garden