NODA

city, Chiba Prefecture (ken), Honshu, Japan, between the Edo-gawa (Edo River) and the Tone-gawa. The city served as an important river port during the Tokugawa era (16031867), when it first became known for its production of soy sauce. The central area of Noda now contains numerous soy sauce factories and other factories related to its production. Since World War II Noda has gradually developed as a residential suburb of the TokyoYokohama Metropolitan Area, to which it is connected by rail. Pop. (1980) 93,958.