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23-647: Yaizu is located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, on a heavily indented coastline of Suruga Bay , facing the Pacific Ocean . The climate, tempered by the warm Kuroshio Current offshore is maritime temperature, with hot, humid summers and short cool winters. Per Japanese census data, the population of Yaizu has been increasing over the past 70 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 Yaizu

46-504: A Peoria, Illinois , market in 1943 was found to contain the highest yielding strain of mold for penicillin production, after a worldwide search. Raw cantaloupe is 90% water, 8% carbohydrates , 0.8% protein and 0.2% fat (table). In a reference amount of 100 grams (3.5 oz), raw cantaloupe supplies 140 kJ (34 kcal) of food energy , and is a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value , DV) of vitamin A (29% DV) and

69-536: A commercial crop in the United States. Melon derived from use in Old French as meloun during the 13th century, and from Medieval Latin melonem , a kind of pumpkin. It was among the first plants to be domesticated and cultivated . The South African English name spanspek dates back at least as far as 18th-century Dutch Suriname : J. van Donselaar wrote in 1770, " Spaansch-spek

92-423: A five-year fishing moratorium. After the start of World War II , the Yaizu fishing industry was again hit hard by the requisition of entire Yaizu fishing fleet (113 vessels) and crewmen by Imperial Japanese Navy in 1941. Only 10 vessels survived the war. Yaizu was elevated to city status on March 1, 1951. On November 1, 1953, Toyota Village merged into Yaizu City. The city name gained international prominence over

115-555: A result. However, the term had been in use long before that point. The true or European cantaloupe (Cantalupensis Group sensu stricto ), which has non- to slightly netted rind and orange flesh, includes the following types: The Israeli cantaloupe (Sub-group Ha'Ogen) is similar to the European one, but it has green flesh. The muskmelon or American cantaloupe (formerly Reticulatus Group but now merged into Cantalupensis Group), which has strongly netted rind and orange flesh, includes

138-576: Is 16.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2176 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.3 °C. Yaizu is an ancient settlement, with Yaizu Shrine claiming to have been founded in the 5th century during the Kofun period , and numerous kofun tumuli are found within the city limits. During

161-731: Is a type of true melon ( Cucumis melo ) with sweet, aromatic, and usually orange flesh. Originally, cantaloupe refers to the true cantaloupe or European cantaloupe with non- to slightly netted and often ribbed rind. Today, it also refers to the muskmelon with strongly netted rind, which is called cantaloupe in North America (hence the name American cantaloupe ), rockmelon in Australia and New Zealand, and spanspek in Southern Africa. Cantaloupes range in mass from 0.5 to 5 kilograms (1 to 11 lb). The name cantaloupe

184-477: Is also the home of the Hasegawa plastic model kit manufacturing company. Yaizu is also home to one of Sapporo Brewery 's Largest factories, as well as the company's new product development division. [REDACTED] Media related to Yaizu, Shizuoka at Wikimedia Commons Ria A ria ( / ˈ r iː ə / ; Galician : ría , feminine noun derived from río , river) is a coastal inlet formed by

207-563: Is the name for the form that grows in Suriname which, because of its thick skin and little flesh, is less consumed." A common etymology involves the Spanish-born Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith , who ate canteloupe for breakfast while her husband and 19th-century governor of Cape Colony , Sir Harry Smith , ate bacon and eggs; the fruit was termed Spanish bacon ( Afrikaans Spaanse spek ) by locals as

230-540: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel .) A ria coast is a coastline having several parallel rias separated by prominent ridges, extending a distance inland. The sea level change that caused the submergence of a river valley may be either eustatic (where global sea levels rise), or isostatic (where the local land sinks). The result is often a very large estuary at the mouth of a relatively insignificant river (or else sediments would quickly fill

253-550: The Daigo Fukuryū Maru Incident, in which a Yaizu-based fishing vessel was irradiated by atomic testing at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954. The city further expanded on January 1, 1955, by annexation of the neighboring villages of Higashi Mashizu, Kogawa, Ōtomi, and Wada, and on April 1, 1957, when Hirohata Village was divided between Yaizu and Fujieda cities. Yaizu port underwent a major expansion in March 1968. The city

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276-756: The Edo period , Yaizu developed as a port under Tanaka Domain , and fish from Yaizu was frequently supplied to the retired shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu at nearby Sunpu Castle . In the October 1, 1886, establishment of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration , Yaizu Village was established within Mashizu District, Shizuoka prefecture. Mashizu District merged into neighboring Shida District in 1896. The following year, in 1897, author Lafcadio Hearn began his residence in Yaizu. Yaizu

299-459: The commercial fishing industry. Yaizu Port was first in Japan in terms of tonnage of bonito and tuna in 2002, and third in terms of mackerel . Local industries are centered on food processing, including the production of katsuobushi , shiokara , tsukudani , and kamaboko (especially narutomaki ). Agricultural products include green tea , melons , tangerines , and tomatoes. Yaizu

322-578: The 21st century, however, the preferred usage of ria by geologists and geomorphologists is to refer solely to drowned unglaciated river valleys. It therefore excludes fjords by definition, since fjords are products of glaciation. The funnel-like shape of rias can amplify the effects of tsunamis , as demonstrated in the seismicity of the Sanriku coast , most recently in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . Cantaloupe The cantaloupe ( / ˈ k æ n t ə l oʊ p / KAN -tə-lohp )

345-490: The Japanese muskmelon under Inodorus Group instead of Cantalupensis or Reticulatus Group. In 2016, global production of melons, including cantaloupes, totaled 31.2 million tons , with China accounting for 51% of the world total (15.9 million tons). Other significant countries growing cantaloupe were Turkey , Iran , Egypt , and India producing 1 to 1.9 million tons, respectively. California grows 75% of

368-583: The cantaloupes in the US. Cantaloupe is normally eaten as a fresh fruit, as a salad, or as a dessert with ice cream or custard. Melon pieces wrapped in prosciutto are a familiar antipasto . The seeds are edible and may be dried for use as a snack. Because the surface of a cantaloupe can contain harmful bacteria—in particular, Salmonella —it is recommended that a melon be washed and scrubbed thoroughly before cutting and consumption to prevent risk of Salmonella or other bacterial pathogens. A moldy cantaloupe in

391-473: The following types: A melon with netted rind is not necessarily a cantaloupe. Many varieties of Chandalak Group and Ameri Group also have netted rind. The Japanese muskmelon (Sub-group Earl's) resembles the American cantaloupe in netted rind, but differs in green flesh and non-dehiscent peduncles (which means the melon does not detach from the stalk when it is ripe). Therefore, some horticulturists classify

414-634: The partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley . It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. Typically rias have a dendritic , treelike outline although they can be straight and without significant branches. This pattern is inherited from the dendritic drainage pattern of the flooded river valley. The drowning of river valleys along a stretch of coast and formation of rias results in an extremely irregular and indented coastline. Often, there are naturally occurring islands, which are summits of partly submerged, pre-existing hill peaks. (Islands may also be artificial, such as those constructed for

437-609: The ria). The Kingsbridge Estuary in Devon , England, is an extreme example of a ria forming an estuary disproportionate to the size of its river; no significant river flows into it at all, only a number of small streams. The word ria comes from Galician ría which comes from río (river). Rias are present all along the Galician coast in Spain . As originally defined, the term was restricted to drowned river valleys cut parallel to

460-440: The structure of the country rock that was at right angles to the coastline. However the definition of ria was later expanded to other flooded river valleys regardless of the structure of the country rock. For a time European geomorphologists considered rias to include any broad estuarine river mouth, including fjords . These are long narrow inlets with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity . In

483-464: Was derived in the 18th century via French cantaloup from The Cantus Region of Italian Cantalupo , which was formerly a papal county seat near Rome, after the fruit was introduced there from Armenia . It was first mentioned in English literature in 1739. The cantaloupe most likely originated in a region from South Asia to Africa. It was later introduced to Europe, and around 1890, became

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506-473: Was elevated to town status on June 28, 1901. Yaizu Fishing Cooperative was established in 1903, and started to take frozen catch from Yaizu to Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market from 1908. Shipbuilding facilities, primarily for the production of fishing vessels, was established in 1924. The Yaizu Fishing Cooperative began the first wireless communication with its fishing fleet in Japan in 1925, but overfishing soon led to collapse of bonito stocks in 1926, resulting in

529-496: Was the site of the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident on January 31, 2001. On November 1, 2008, the town of Ōigawa (from Shida District ) was merged into Yaizu. Atami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 21 members. The city contributes three members to the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly. The economy of Yaizu is dominated by

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