Soya may refer to:

Food

* Soya bean, or soybean, a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean * Soya sauce, see

soy sauce Soy sauce (also called simply soy in American English and soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermented paste of soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and '' Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''Asp ...

, a fermented sauce made from soybeans, roasted grain, water and salt

Places

* Sōya District, Hokkaido, a district located in the Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan * Sōya Subprefecture, a subprefecture of the Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan * Sōya Main Line, a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan

Ships

* Japanese cruiser Soya, originally the Russian cruiser ''Varyag'', launched 1900 * ''Sōya'' (icebreaker), a Japanese icebreaker * , a Swedish coastal tanker

People

* Soya (singer) (born 1990), South Korean singer *

Carl Erik Soya Carl Erik Soya, (30 October 1896 – 10 November 1983), also known by the single appellation Soya, was a Danish author and dramatist. His works were often satirical provocations against double standards and dishonesty. In 1975, Soya received Denma ...

(1896–1983), Danish author and dramatist * Willi Soya (1935–1990), German footballer * Yelena Soya (born 1981), Russian synchro-swimmer

Geographical features

* Sōya Strait, or La Pérouse Strait, the strait between Hokkaido, Japan, and Sakhalin, Russia *

Cape Sōya is the northernmost point of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is situated in Wakkanai, Sōya Subprefecture. The is at the cape, although the true northernmost point under Japanese control is a small deserted island called Bentenjima, northw ...

, situated in Wakkanai, the northernmost point of the island of Hokkaido, Japan

Other uses

Soya Group The Soya Group is a Swedish corporate group. Its holdings include the shipping line Wallenius Lines, the shipping engineering company Wallenius Marine Wallenius Marine is a ship design and ship management company in Sweden. Headquartered in Stockh ...

, a Swedish corporate group including the Wallenius Lines, Wallfast and Wallenius Water companies *

Soya3D Soya3D is a high-level Python module for creating 3D video games. Soya is free software, licensed under the GPL. As a multi-platform game engine, it is known to run under Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows. Creator Jean-Baptiste "Jiba" L ...