Hosoe [town] - Hosoe

Japanese: 細江[町] - ほそえ

A former town in Inasa County in the southwest of Shizuoka Prefecture. It faces the Inasa Hosoe Bay in the northeast of Lake Hamana. Kiga, where there was a checkpoint on the Tokaido side road, is the center of the town, and the Tenryu Hamanako Railway runs through it. It produces rice, mandarin oranges, and navel oranges. It is part of the tourist area along the shores of Lake Hamana. In July 2005, it was incorporated into Hamamatsu City along with Tenryu City, Hamakita City, Haruno Town in Shuchi County, Sakuma Town in Iwata County, Misakubo Town, Tatsuyama Village, Maisaka Town in Hamana County, Yutome Town, Inasa Town in Inasa County, and Mikkabi Town. ^{34.18 km2} . Population 21,633 (2003).

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Japanese:

静岡県南西部，引佐(いなさ)郡の旧町。浜名湖北東部の湾入引佐細江に臨む。東海道脇往還の関所があった気賀(きが)が中心で天竜浜名湖鉄道が通じる。米，ミカン，ネーブルを産する。浜名湖岸観光地の一部をなす。2005年７月天竜市，浜北市，周智郡春野町，磐田郡佐久間町，水窪町，龍山村，浜名郡舞阪町，雄踏町，引佐郡引佐町，三ヶ日町と浜松市へ編入。34.18km²。２万1633人（2003）。

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