Mori, Shizuoka

Mori 森町
—  Town  —
Location of Mori in Shizuoka
Mori
Coordinates: 34°50′N 137°56′E / 34.833°N 137.933°E / 34.833; 137.933Coordinates: 34°50′N 137°56′E / 34.833°N 137.933°E / 34.833; 137.933
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka
District	Shūchi
Area
- Total	133.84 km2 (51.7 sq mi)
Population (February 2010)
- Total	19,650
- Density	147/km2 (380.7/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Symbols
- Tree	Camellia sasanqua
- Flower	Lily
- Bird	Common Kingfisher
Phone number	0538-85-2111
Address	2101-1 Mori, Mori-machi, Shūchi-gun, Shizuoka-ken 437-0293
Website	Town of Mori

Mori Town Hall

Mori (森町, Mori-machi^?) is a town located in Shūchi District, Shizuoka, Japan. As of February 2010, the town had an estimated population of 19,650 and a density of 147 persons per km². The total area was 133.84 km².

Geography

Mori is located in an inland area in the hills of western Shizuoka Prefecture. The town has a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.

Neighboring municipalities

• Hamamatsu
• Fukuroi
• Kakegawa
• Iwata
• Shimada

History

Mori has been known since the Kamakura period as the location of the Oguni Jinja, the ichinomiya of former Tōtōmi Province and a pilgrimage destination. In the Edo period it was largely tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 1889, the area was reorganized into Mori within Shūchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture. In 1955-6, the area of the town was expanded through annexation of five neighboring villages. Discussions to merge with neighboring Fukuroi were shelved after a referendum opposing the merger was held in 2009.^[1]

Economy

The economy of Mori is mixed industrial and agriculture. The main industries include automobile-related factories by Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd., and Yamaha Motor Company.

Transportation

Highway

• New Tōmei Expressway (under construction)

Railway

• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Tenryū Hamanako Line
  • Towata, Enshū-Mori, Enden, Tōtōmi-Ichinomiya

Noted people from Mori

• Fuyuko Matsui – Nihonga artist

References

1. ^ http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/chubu/22.htm

External links

• Mori official website (Japanese)