Mori, Shizuoka

Mori 森町
Town
forest meaning
Mori Town Hall Mori Town Hall
Flag of Mori Flag Official seal of Mori Seal
Location of Mori in Shizuoka Prefecture Location of Mori in Shizuoka Prefecture
Mori
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu Tōkai
Prefecture	Shizuoka
District	Shūchi
Area
• Total	133.84 km2 (51.68 sq mi)
Population (September 2014)
• Total	18,606
• Density	139/km2 (360/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 (森町, Mori-machi) is a town located in Shūchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of September 2014, the town had an estimated population of 18,606 and a population density of 139 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 very hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters, pleasant air.

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 Shuuchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture. In 1955-56, 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.

Economy

The economy of Mori is mixed with industrial enterprise and agricultural enterprise. 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
• Muramatsu Shoufu - writer

External links

• Mori official website (Japanese)