Kanaya 金谷町 | |
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Former municipality | |
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 Location of Kanaya inShizuoka Prefecture | |
  Kanaya Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°50′04″N138°07′36″E / 34.83449°N 138.12675°E /34.83449; 138.12675 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture |
| District | Hiabara |
| Merged | May 1, 2005 (now part ofShimada) |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.36 km2 (24.85 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2008) | |
• Total | 20,364 |
| • Density | 318.29/km2 (824.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron |
| Tree | Camellia sinensis |
Kanaya (金谷町,Kanaya-chō) was atown located inHaibara District,Shizuoka Prefecture,Japan. As of 2005, the town had an estimatedpopulation of 20,364 and adensity of 318.29 persons per km2. The total area was 64.36 km2.
On May 5, 2005, Kanaya was merged into its long-time twin city, the expanded city ofShimada and thus no longer exists as an independentmunicipality.[1]
Kanaya was developed from theEdo period asKanaya-juku, apost town on theTōkaidō. Located on the west bank of theŌi River, Kanaya prospered from theTokugawa Shogunate's policy of not allowing any bridge or ferry to be established on the Ōi River in order to strengthenEdo'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.
Its main industry wasgreen tea production.
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