was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
located in
Hamana District,
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...
,
Japan
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.
On July 1, 2005, Yūtō, along with the cities of
Tenryū and
Hamakita
was a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
On April 1, 2005, the city had an estimated population of 86,653 and a density of 1,300.00 persons per km2. The total area was 66.64 km2. It is now part of ward of Hamakita when t ...
, town of
Haruno (from
Shūchi District), the towns of
Hosoe,
Inasa and
Mikkabi (all from
Inasa District), the towns of
Misakubo and
Sakuma, the village of
Tatsuyama (all from
Iwata District), and the town of
Maisaka (also from
Hamana District), was merged into the expanded city of
Hamamatsu
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was .
Overview
H ...
.
Merger and Becoming an Ordinance-designated City
Hamamatsu City, History of Hamamatsu.
Yūtō was located on the eastern banks of Lake Hamana
is a brackish lagoon in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Formerly a true lake, it is now connected to the Pacific Ocean by a channel. As an internal body of water, it is considered Japan's tenth-largest lake (by area). It spans the boundaries of the ...
just north of Maisaka Station on the JR Tōkaidō line.
Prior to its merger with Hamamatsu, Yūtō enjoyed a sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inter ...
relationship with Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. This relationship was founded on July 4, 1995.
Attractions
*Yūtō-chō Culture Center
https://www.mb.epss.jp/contents/facilities/1410/index.html
(Japanese)
*Hamanako Royal Hotel
http://www.inhamamatsu.com/hotel/hamanako-royal-hotel.php
*"Takiya Ryo" Fishing - https://japan-highlightstravel.com/en/travel/hamamatsu/090047/- A description of this kind of fishing which is done at nighttime with lamps, harpoons, and nets.
Famous people
*Shinichirô Sawai (澤井信一郎 ) - Movie Director
* Hironoshin Furuhashi (古橋廣之進 ) - Honorary President of the Japan Swimming Federation
*Yoko Kando (漢人陽子) - Barcelona Olympic Team Member
References
External links
Shinichirô Sawai's Page on IMDB
- Hamamatsu City Information, Hamamatsu Regional Resource Information Management Project
Young Friends Say Sayonara
- Airdrie Echo, Article about the former sister-city relationship
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Dissolved municipalities of Shizuoka Prefecture
Hamamatsu