Maisaka, Shizuoka

Maisaka (舞阪町, Maisaka-chō) was a town located in Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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Maisaka 舞阪町
Former municipality
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Location of Maisaka in Shizuoka Prefecture
Maisaka Location in Japan
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Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
District	Hamana
Merged	July 1, 2005 (now part of Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu)
Area
• Total	4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Population  (June 1, 2005)
• Total	11,872
• Density	2,564/km2 (6,640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Flower	Lampranthus
Tree	Pine

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As of June 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 11,872 and a density of 2,564 persons per km². The total area was 4.63 km². The town was served by Maisaka Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway.

On July 1, 2005, Maisaka, along with the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, the 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 Yūtō (also from Hamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Hamamatsu, and is now part of Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu City.^[1]

Maisaka was a fishing town on the Pacific coast of Shizuoka Prefecture. Settled since prehistoric times (Jōmon period remains have been discovered within the borders of the town. During the Edo period, the town prospered as Maisaka-juku, a post station on the Tōkaidō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto.