Soya Explained

Soya may refer to:

Food

Soya bean, or soybean, a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean
Soya sauce, see soy sauce, a fermented sauce made from soybeans, roasted grain, water and salt

Places

Sōya District, Hokkaido, a district located in the Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
Sōya Subprefecture, a subprefecture of the Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Sōya Main Line, a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan

Ships

Japanese cruiser Soya, originally the Russian cruiser Varyag, launched 1900
Sōya (icebreaker), a Japanese icebreaker
, a Swedish coastal tanker

People

Soya (singer) (born 1990), South Korean singer
Carl Erik Soya (1896–1983), Danish author and dramatist
Willi Soya (1935–1990), German footballer
Yelena Soya (born 1981), Russian synchro-swimmer

Geographical features

Sōya Strait, or La Pérouse Strait, the strait between Hokkaido, Japan, and Sakhalin, Russia
Cape Sōya, situated in Wakkanai, the northernmost point of the island of Hokkaido, Japan

Other uses

Soya Group, a Swedish corporate group including the Wallenius Lines, Wallfast and Wallenius Water companies

See also