Country Japan Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture Phone number 0550-76-1111 Population 19,184 (Sep 2015) Bird Japanese bush warbler | Region Chūbu
Tōkai District Suntō Area 135.7 km² Local time Wednesday 9:44 AM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 52% Humidity | ||
Oyama (小山町, Oyama-chō) is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2014, the town had an estimated population of 19,184 and a population density of 141 persons per km2. The total area is 135.74 square kilometres (52.41 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Oyama Sunto District Shizuoka Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Sister city relations
- Local attractions
- Noted people from Oyama
- References
Map of Oyama, Sunto District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Oyama is located in the far northeastern corner of Shizuoka Prefecture, bordering on Yamanashi and Kanagawa Prefectures. Located in between the Tanzawa Mountains and the foothills of Mount Fuji, the town has an average altitude of 800 meters, and has a cool climate with heavy rainfall. Some 65% of the town is covered in forest.
Surrounding municipalities
History
A small post town existed in this area since the Heian period, as Oyama is located at the base of the Ashigara Pass on the main route connecting the ancient provinces of Sagami with Kai and Suruga Provinces. The area was mostly tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period on April 1, 1889, the area was reorganized into the villages of Rokugo, Kannuma, Ashigara, Kitago and Subashiri within Suntō District, Shizuoka, two months after the opening of Suruga-Oyama Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line (now Gotemba Line).
The villages of Rokugo and Suganuma merged to form Oyama on August 1, 1912. Oyama annexed neighboring Ashigara on April 1, 1955, Kitago Village on August 1, 1956 and Subashiri on September 30, 1956. The Furusawa District of former Kitago transferred from Oyama to Gotemba on September 1, 1957.
Economy
Due to its proximity to the Tokyo metropolitan area, Oyama has a mixed economy of agriculture and light industry. Rice is the principal agricultural crop.
Education
Oyama has five elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.