Maisaka, Shizuoka
Maisaka was a town located in Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of June 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 11,872 and a density of 2,564 persons per km². The total area was 4.63 km². The town was served by Maisaka Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway.
On July 1, 2005, Maisaka, along with the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, the town of Haruno, the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi, the towns of Misakubo and Sakuma, the village of Tatsuyama, and the town of Yūtō, was merged into the expanded city of Hamamatsu, and is now part of Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City.
Maisaka was a fishing town on the Pacific coast of Shizuoka Prefecture. Settled since prehistoric times (Jōmon period remains have been discovered within the borders of the town. During the Edo period, the town prospered as Maisaka-juku, a post station on the Tōkaidō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto.
