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Shizuoka Prefecture 静岡県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	静岡県
• Rōmaji	Shizuoka-ken
Flag Symbol
Coordinates: 34°55′N 138°19′E / 34.917°N 138.317°E / 34.917; 138.317Coordinates: 34°55′N 138°19′E / 34.917°N 138.317°E / 34.917; 138.317
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Island	Honshu
Capital	Shizuoka
Government
• Governor	Heita Kawakatsu
Area
• Total	7,779.63 km2 (3,003.73 sq mi)
Area rank	13th
Population (July 1, 2010)
• Total	3,774,471
• Rank	10th
• Density	485.17/km2 (1,256.6/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	JP-22
Districts	5
Municipalities	35
Flower	Azalea (Rhododenron)
Tree	Sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
Bird	Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
Website	www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english

Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.^[1] The capital is the city of Shizuoka, while Hamamatsu is the largest city by population.^[2]

View of Mt. Fuji from Fujinomiya

History

Shizuoka Prefecture was established from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.^[3]

The area was the home of the first Tokugawa shōgun.^{[citation needed]}Tokugawa Ieyasu held the region until he conquered the lands of the Hōjō clan in the Kantō region and placed land under the stewardship of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After becoming shōgun, Tokugawa took the land back for his family and put the area around modern-day Shizuoka city under the direct supervision of the shogunate. With the creation of Shizuoka han in 1868, it once again became the residence of the Tokugawa family.

Geography

Map of Shizuoka Prefecture
     Government Ordinance Designated City      City      Town

Shizuoka Prefecture is an elongated region following the coast of the Pacific Ocean at the Suruga Bay. In the west, the prefecture extends deep into the Japan Alps. In the east, it becomes a narrower coast bounded in the north by Mount Fuji, until it comes to the Izu Peninsula, a popular resort area pointing south into the Pacific.^{[citation needed]}

As of 1 April 2012, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Fuji-Hakone-Izu and Minami Alps National Parks; Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park; and four Prefectural Natural Parks.^[4]

Tokai earthquakes

Throughout history, a disastrous earthquake called the Tokai earthquake has hit Shizuoka every 100 to 150 years. On Tuesday, March 15, 2011, Shizuoka Prefecture was hit with a magnitude 6.2 earthquake approximately 42 km (26 mi) NNE of Shizuoka City.

Cities

Shizuoka City

Hamamatsu City

Numazu and Mount Fuji

Fujinomiya

Atami

Twenty-three cities are located in Shizuoka:

Towns

These are the towns in each district:

Mergers

Transportation

Rail

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  JR East
  
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    Tōkaidō Line (Atami–Odawara)
  
  
  • Itō Line
  
  


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  JR Central
  
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  
  
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    Tōkaidō Line (Atami–Toyohashi)
  
  
  • Gotenba Line
  
  
  • Minobu Line
  
  
  • Iida Line
  
  


• Izukyū


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  Izuhakone Railway
  
  • Daiyūzan Line
  
  
  • Sunzu Line
  
  


• Gakunan Railway


• Shizuoka Railway


• Ōigawa Railway


• Enshū Railway


• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad

Roads

Expressways

• Tōmei Expressway


• Shin-Tōmei Expressway

Toll roads

• Shizuoka East-West Road


• Shizuoka South-North Road


• West Fuji Road (not a toll road anymore as of 2012)


• Fujinomiya Road

National highways

Airports

Shizuoka Airport

• Shizuoka Airport

Ports

• Shimizu Port


• Atami Port and Shimoda Port - Mainly ferry route to Izu Island


• Numazu Port

Education

Universities

National universities

• Hamamatsu University School of Medicine


• Shizuoka University


• 
  Graduate University for Advanced Studies – Mishima Campus(National Institute of Genetics)

Public universities

• Shizuoka University of Art and Culture


• University of Shizuoka

Private universities

• Fuji Tokoha University


• Hamamatsu University


• Hamamatsu Gakuin University


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  Juntendo University – Mishima Campus


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  Nihon University – Mishima Campus


• Shizuoka Eiwa Gakuin University


• Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology


• Shizuoka Sangyo University


• Shizuoka University of Welfare


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  Tokyo Women's Medical University – Daito Campus


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  Tokai University – Shimizu Campus,Numazu Campus


• Tokoha Gakuen University

Senior high schools

• Numazu Commercial High School


• Shizuoka Prefectural Susono High School


• Shizuoka Prefectural High School

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Shizuoka.

Basketball

• San-en NeoPhoenix

Motorsport

• Fuji International Speedway

Rugby

• 
  Yamaha Júbilo (Iwata)

Football

• 
  Shimizu S-Pulse (Shimizu, Shizuoka)


• 
  Júbilo Iwata (Iwata)
  
  • Matches between the above two teams, both currently in the top flight of the J. League, are known as the Shizuoka Derby.


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  Honda F.C. (Hamamatsu)


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  Azul Claro Numazu(Numazu)


• 
  Fujieda MYFC (Fujieda)

Volleyball

• 
  Toray Arrows (men's volleyball team) (Mishima city)

Tourism

Museums

• Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art


• Museum of Natural and Environmental History, Shizuoka

Theme parks

• Air Park（Japan Air Self-Defense Force Hamamatsu Public Information Building)^[5]


• Shimizu Sushi Museum^[6]

Festivals and events

A kite festival in Hamamatsu, May 2013

• Shimoda Black Ship Festival, held in May


• Shimizu Port Festival, held on August 5 to 7


• Shizuoka Festival, held in April


• Daidogei World Cup in central Shizuoka City, held in November


• Enshu Daimyo Festival in Iwata, held in April


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  Numazu Festival, held in July


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  Mishima Festival, held in August

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  Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha（Fujinomiya）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Shuzenji Onsen（Izu）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Sunpu Castle（ShizuokaAoi-ku）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Hamamatsu Castle（HamamatsuNaka-ku）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Kakegawa Castle（Kakegawa）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art（ShizuokaSuruga-ku）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Lake Sanaru（HamamatsuNishi-ku）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Lake Hamana（HamamatsuNishi-ku）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Atami Sun Beach（Atami）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Kawazu Cherry blossom（Kamo DistrictKawazu）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Miho no Matsubara（ShizuokaShimizu-ku）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Fuji Safari Park（Susono）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Hamanako Garden Park（HamamatsuNishi-ku）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Snowtown Yeti & Mount Fuji（Susono）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Kunōzan Tōshō-gū（ShizuokaSuruga-ku）
  

  
  

  
  


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  Jogasaki Coast（Itō）
  

  
  

  
  

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
  

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shizuoka prefecture.

• Official Shizuoka Prefecture website


• Official Shizuoka Guide