Susono 裾野市 | |
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 Susono City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Susono in Shizuoka Prefecture | |
  Susono | |
| Coordinates:35°10′26.2″N138°54′24.4″E / 35.173944°N 138.906778°E /35.173944; 138.906778 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka |
| First official recorded | 110 AD (official) |
| Town settled | April 1, 1952 |
| City settled | January 1, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harukaze Murata (from January 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.12 km2 (53.33 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 51,216 |
| • Density | 370.81/km2 (960.39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Japanese cedar |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| - Bird | Bush warbler |
| Phone number | 055-992-2640 |
| Address | 1059 Sano, Susono-shi, Shizuoka-ken 410-1192 |
| Website | Official website |
Susono (裾野市,Susono-shi) is acity located in easternShizuoka Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 December 2020[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 51,216 in 21,858 households,[1] and apopulation density of 370 persons per km². The total area of the city is 138.12 square kilometres (53.33 sq mi).
Susono is located in far easternShizuoka Prefecture,Japan, in the foothills ofMount Fuji,Mount Ashitaka, and theHakone Mountains. The climate is temperate maritime, with hot humid summers and mild winters.
Kanagawa Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Susono has been increasing over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 16,530 | — |
| 1950 | 22,072 | +33.5% |
| 1960 | 22,336 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 31,612 | +41.5% |
| 1980 | 41,025 | +29.8% |
| 1990 | 49,039 | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 52,682 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 54,528 | +3.5% |
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Susono is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1916 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.3 °C.[3]
During theEdo period, the area was mostlytenryō territory under direct control of theTokugawa shogunate. After theMeiji Restoration, on February 1, 1889, a train station was opened in the center of ruralSuntō District on what later became theTōkaidō Main Line connectingTokyo withShizuoka. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in April of the same year, the area was reorganized into 24 villages. Originally called "Sano Station", the train station was renamedSusono Station in 1915. Susono Town was founded on April 4, 1952, through the merger of Koizumi and Izumi Villages. On September 30, 1956, Fukara Village merged with Susono Town, and on September 1, 1957, Tomioka and Suyama Villages also merged. Susono became a city on January 1, 1971. The design of the city flag represents the union of the original five villages.
Susono has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 19 members.
Susono has a mixed economy. As an industrial city, it hosts several automobile or automotive components plants, including a plant owned byToyota Motor Corporation and one by its subsidiaryKanto Auto Works. Mitsubishi Aluminum Corporation andCanon also have factories in the city. In April, 2007, the head office ofYazaki Corporation, an automotive components manufacturer, was moved fromYokohama to Susono.
Agricultural products includeStrawberries,bamboo shoots, andpork.
Toyota has begun the construction of the smart city,Woven City, in 2021.[4]
Susono has eight public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school (Shizuoka Prefectural Susono High School) operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private combined middle/high school.
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