Ōsuka, Shizuoka

Ōsuka 大須賀町
Former municipality
Flag Seal
Location of Ōsuka in Shizuoka Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
District	Ogasa
Merged	April 1, 2005 (now part of Kakegawa)
Area
• Total	33.71 km2 (13.02 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2005)
• Total	12,369
• Density	367/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Flower	azalea
Tree	pine

Ōsuka (大須賀町, Ōsuka-chō) was a town located in Ogasa District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 12,369 and a density of 367 persons per km². The total area was 33.71 km². Its main agricultural products were green tea, melons, and strawberrys.

On April 1, 2005, Ōsuka, along with the town of Daitō (also from Ogasa District), was merged into the expanded city of Kakegawa.

During the Edo period, Ōsuka was the center of Yokosuka Domain. The town was formed in 1956 through the merger of former Yokosuka Town with Obuchi Village.

External links

• Kakegawa official website (in Japanese)