Makinohara ( 牧之原市 , Makinohara-shi ) is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 45,813 in 16980 households and a population density of 410 persons per km². The total area of the city was 111.69 square kilometres (43.12 sq mi).
16-524: Makinohara is located in south-central Shizuoka Prefecture. It is bordered by Suruga Bay on the Pacific Ocean to the east, and rises gradually to the Makinohara Plateau in the west. The area has a temperate maritime climate , characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters, with the warm Kuroshio Current off shore providing a moderating effect. Shizuoka Prefecture Per Japanese census data,
32-637: A mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members. The city contributes one member to the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly. The local economy of Makinohara is dominated by the production of green tea , and to a lesser extent by commercial fishing, and manufacturing of automobile components for Suzuki Motors (Sagara Plant). Fuji Dream Airlines has its headquarters in Makinohara. Makinohara has seven public elementary schools operated by
48-615: A pocket called Uchiura-wan at Numazu, Shizuoka , where the Izu Peninsula connects to Honshu , giving the water greater transparency and leaving the seabed largely flat except for a number of small rocky islands, some joined to the mainland by tombolos . This seabed variety coincides with coastline differences as well: The western and central sections of the Suruga Bay coastline, roughly from Shizuoka to Numazu, are characterized by sandy beaches such as those at Yuigahama and Tagonoura, whereas
64-532: Is 53.3 kilometres (33.1 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 567 square kilometres (219 sq mi). Approximately 170,000 people live in the basin area. The river rises in the Akaishi Mountains , which stretch over the boundary between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, and flows into Suruga Bay in the Pacific Ocean . It is known for its clear stream and forms part of the main water supply for Shizuoka city . There are many hot springs at
80-565: Is a bay on the Pacific coast of Honshū in Shizuoka Prefecture , Japan . It is situated north of a straight line from Omaezaki Point to Irōzaki Point at the tip of the Izu Peninsula and surrounded by Honshū to the southwest and west and the Izu Peninsula to the east. Suruga Bay is a place of contrasts. Japan's loftiest peak, Mount Fuji at 3,776 metres (12,388 ft), rises from
96-504: The Tokaido Main Line pass through Makinohara, the city has no passenger railway services. The nearest train station is Kikugawa Station in neighboring Kikugawa or Kanaya Station in neighboring Shimada . Shizuoka Airport , which opened in 2009, straddles the border between Makinohara and Shimada. [REDACTED] Media related to Makinohara, Shizuoka at Wikimedia Commons Suruga Bay Suruga Bay (駿河湾, Suruga-wan )
112-509: The 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) depth of the Suruga Trough running up the middle of the bay, which makes it Japan's deepest. Numerous rivers—especially the major Fuji , the Ōi , and Abe rivers—empty into its western portion, giving that area of the bay a seabed rich in submarine canyons and other geographical features, whereas at the bay's easternmost end, only the Kano River empties into
128-592: The bay's southwest end, known as Senoumi, is especially well known as a rich fishing ground. Suruga Bay was formed by tectonic subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate at the Suruga Trough , making it a source of considerable seismic activity , and giving the bay its extreme depth. Ever since the post-war industrial boom of Japan, the bay has suffered from severe industrial pollution. By 1970, local paper mills produced so much that
144-570: The bay. Suruga Bay can be reached by car from Tokyo via Numazu in two to five hours depending on traffic conditions on the Tōmei Expressway or in Numazu. [REDACTED] Media related to Suruga Bay at Wikimedia Commons 34°51′N 138°33′E / 34.850°N 138.550°E / 34.850; 138.550 Abe River The Abe River ( 安倍川 , Abe-kawa ) is a Class A river in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan . It
160-530: The city government and one shared between Makinohara and Kikugawa, and three shared between Makinohara and Omaezaki . The city likewise operates two public junior high schools and shares operated with one junior high school with Kikugawa and one with Omaezaki. The city has two public high schools operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education. Although both the Tokaido Shinkansen and
176-530: The eastern and northeastern stretches from Numazu down the southwestern coast of the Izu Peninsula to Irōzaki, are generally rocky. The bay is open to the Philippine Sea / Pacific Ocean to the south, but is mostly protected from oceanic waves by Izu Peninsula. This, coupled with the seabed and water characteristics mentioned above, results in conditions favorable to fishing, sailing, windsurfing, swimming, and research on deep-sea organisms. An undersea plateau at
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#1732851514482192-455: The government to take action. Despite subsequent regulations, surveys of local sea life in the mid-2010s continue to show intense PCB and PBDE contamination. The pollution of Suruga Bay became so infamous that it featured in the 1971 film Godzilla vs. Hedorah . The name of the titular monster is derived from hedoro , the Japanese word for 'mud', and the creature fed off heavy pollution in
208-672: The population of Makinohara has been relatively steady over the past 50 years. The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Makinohara is 16.0 °C (60.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,269.4 mm (89.35 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C (79.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). The area of present-day Makinohara
224-543: The river head, which is also known for its numerous landslides and for the Abe Great Falls , one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls . Unlike the nearby Tenryū River and Ōi River , there are no dams on the Abe River. Tokugawa Ieyasu carried out extensive construction and formed the present route of the lower course of the river. Abekawamochi ( 安倍川餅 ) , a mochi rice cake dusted with kinako ( soybean flour ), has been
240-410: The small city of Fuji (1970 pop. 180,000) produced 2.4 million short tons (2.2 Mt) of waste water every day – equivalent to the daily sewage of Tokyo at the time (1970 pop. 9 million). The sulphur-laden sludge was so thick that it threatened to block the harbour, requiring dredging that severely damaged the marine life. Protests from local citizens and fishermen in the area put pressure on
256-560: Was part of former Tōtōmi Province . During the Edo period , the town of Sagara was the castle town of Sagara Domain . With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period on April 1, 1889, Sagara was incorporated as a town within Haibara District . The city of Makinohara was established on October 11, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Haibara and Sagara (both from Haibara District ). Makinohara has
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