| Higashiizu | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||
| Image Map1: | Higashiizu in Shizuoka Prefecture Ja.svg | ||||
| Map Caption1: | Location of Higashiizu in Shizuoka Prefecture | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
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| Coordinates: | 34.7667°N 141°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu Tōkai | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Shizuoka | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Kamo | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 77.83 | ||||
| Population Total: | 12155 | ||||
| Population As Of: | June 30, 2019 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0557-95-1100 | ||||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3354 Inatori, Higashiizu-chō, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka-ken 413-0411 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||||
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is a town located in Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 12,155 in 6,264 households,[1] and a population density of 160 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 77.83sqkm.
Sandwiched to the east and west between the Amagi Mountains and Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean, Higashiizu has numerous hot springs. Warmed by the warm Kuroshio Current, the area enjoys a warm maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. Parts of the town are within the borders of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Higashiizu has been in slow decline over the past 40 years.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Higashiizu is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .
During the Edo period, all of Izu Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the area now comprising Higashiizu Town consisted of 5 villages (Inatori, Naramoto, Shirata, Katase, and Ōkawa). With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period in 1889, the area was reorganized into two villages (Inatori and Jōtō) with Kamo District. Inatori was elevated in status of that of a town in December 1920. The town of Higashiizu was founded on May 3, 1959 through the merger of the town of Inatori with the village of Jōtō.
The economy of Higashiizu is dominated by tourism centered on the hot spring resort industry, and by commercial fishing.
Higashiizu has three public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education.