Kakezuka - Kakezuka

Japanese: 掛塚 - かけつか

Located in the southwest of Shizuoka Prefecture, at the mouth of the Tenryu River, and formerly the town area in the southwest of Iwata City. In 1955, it merged with two villages and was renamed Ryuyo Town. In 2005, it merged with four other cities, towns, and villages to form Iwata City. During the Edo period, it flourished as a collection port for Tenryu lumber, tea, and textiles, but after the Meiji period, it lost this role with the opening of the Tokaido Main Line. In recent years, with the completion of the Kaketsuka Bridge, factories related to automobile parts, musical instruments, and textiles have moved in from nearby Hamamatsu City and elsewhere. Melons are a specialty of the area, and it is also known as a center for greenhouse vegetable cultivation. Eels are farmed and sweetfish juveniles are raised at the mouth of the Tenryu River.

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Japanese:

静岡県南西部，天竜川の河口，磐田市南西部の旧町域。 1955年2村と合体して竜洋町に改称。 2005年4市町村と合体して磐田市となった。江戸時代，筏流しの天竜木材や茶，織物などの集積港として栄えたが，明治以降，東海道本線の開通で，その役割を失った。近年は掛塚大橋の完成により，近接の浜松市などから自動車部品，楽器部品，繊維関連の工場が進出。また，メロンを特産し，野菜の温室栽培の中心地としても知られる。天竜川河口では，ウナギの養殖，アユの稚魚育成も行なわれている。

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