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Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.[1] As of December 2019,^[update] Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of 7,777.42 km² (3,002.88 sq mi). Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Aichi Prefecture to the west.

Shizuoka Prefecture 静岡県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	静岡県
• Rōmaji	Shizuoka-ken
Flag Symbol
Anthem: Shizuoka kenka and Fuji yo yume yo tomo yo
Coordinates: 34°55′N 138°19′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Island	Honshu
Capital	Shizuoka
Largest city	Hamamatsu
Subdivisions	Districts: 5, Municipalities: 35
Government
• Governor	Heita Kawakatsu
Area
• Total	7,777.42 km2 (3,002.88 sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Highest elevation (Mount Fuji)	3,778 m (12,395 ft)
Population  (1 December 2019)
• Total	3,637,998
• Rank	10th
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Dialect	Shizuoka dialect
ISO 3166 code	JP-22
Website	www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english
Symbols
Bird	Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
Flower	Azalea (Rhododendron)
Tree	Sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)

Shizuoka is the capital and Hamamatsu is the largest city in Shizuoka Prefecture, with other major cities including Fuji, Numazu, and Iwata.[2] Shizuoka Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and features Suruga Bay formed by the Izu Peninsula, and Lake Hamana which is considered to be one of Japan's largest lakes. Mount Fuji, the tallest volcano in Japan and cultural icon of the country, is partially located in Shizuoka Prefecture on the border with Yamanashi Prefecture. Shizuoka Prefecture has a significant motoring heritage as the founding location of Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha, and is home to the Fuji International Speedway.

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

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 April 2012,^[update] 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 15 March 2011, Shizuoka Prefecture was hit with a magnitude 6.2 earthquake approximately 42 km (26 mi) NNE of Shizuoka City.

Municipalities

Since 2010, Shizuoka has consisted of 35 municipalities: 23 cities and 12 towns.

• 
  Shizuoka City
• 
  Hamamatsu
• 
  Numazu and Mount Fuji
• 
  Fujinomiya
• 
  Atami

Mergers

After the introduction of modern municipalities in 1889, Shizuoka consisted of 337 municipalities: 1 (by definition: district-independent) city and 23 districts with 31 towns and 305 villages. The Great Shōwa mergers of the 1950s reduced the total from 281 to 97 between 1953 and 1960, including 18 cities by then. The Great Heisei mergers of the 2000s combined the 74 remaining municipalities in the year 2000 into the current 35 by 2010.

List of governors of Shizuoka (since 1947)

#	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political Party
1	Takeji Kobayashi (小林武治) (1899-1988)	23 April 1947	22 April 1951	Independent
2	Toshio Saito (斎藤寿夫) (1908-1999)	1 May 1951	8 January 1967	Liberal Party (1951-1959) Liberal Democratic Party (1959-1967)
3	Yutaro Takeyama (竹山祐太郎) (1901-1982)	31 January 1967	24 June 1974	LDP
4	Keizaburo Yamamoto (山本敬三郎) (1913-2006)	10 June 1974	6 July 1986	LDP
5	Shigeyoshi Saito (斉藤滋与史) (1918-2018)	7 July 1986	23 June 1993	LDP
6	Yoshinobu Ishikawa (石川嘉延) (born in 1940)	3 August 1993	17 June 2009	Independent
7	Heita Kawakatsu (川勝平太) (born in 1948)	7 July 2009	Incumbent	Independent

Transportation

Rail

• JR East
  • Tōkaidō Line (Atami–Odawara)
  • Itō Line
• JR Central
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  • Tōkaidō Line (Atami–Toyohashi)
  • Gotenba Line
  • Minobu Line
  • Iida Line
• Izukyū
• Izuhakone Railway
  • Daiyūzan Line
  • Sunzu Line
• Gakunan Railway
• Shizuoka Railway
• Ōigawa Railway
• Enshū Railway
• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad

Roads

Expressways

• Tōmei Expressway
• Shin-Tōmei Expressway
• Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway
• Izu-Jūkan Expressway
• San-en Nanshin Expressway

Toll roads

• Shizuoka East-West Road
• Shizuoka South-North Road
• West Fuji Road (not a toll road anymore as of 2012)
• Fujinomiya Road
• Nishi-Fuji Road

National highways

Airports

• 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
• Juntendo University (Mishima Campus)
• Nihon University (Mishima Campus)
• Shizuoka Eiwa Gakuin University
• Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology
• Shizuoka Sangyo University
• Shizuoka University of Welfare
• Tokyo Women's Medical University (Daito Campus)
• Tokai University (Shimizu and Numazu Campuses)
• Tokoha Gakuen University

Senior high schools

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• 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.
• Honda F.C. (Hamamatsu)
• 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

• 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
• Numazu Festival, held in July
• Mishima Festival, held in August

• 
  Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha Fujinomiya
• 
  Shuzenji Onsen Izu
• 
  Sunpu Castle Shizuoka Aoi-ku
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  Hamamatsu Castle Hamamatsu Naka-ku
• 
  Kakegawa Castle Kakegawa
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  Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art Shizuoka Suruga-ku
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  Lake Sanaru Hamamatsu Nishi-ku
• 
  Lake Hamana Hamamatsu Nishi-ku
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  Atami Sun Beach Atami
• 
  Kawazu Cherry blossom Kamo District Kawazu
• 
  Miho no Matsubara Shizuoka Shimizu-ku
• 
  Fuji Safari Park Susono
• 
  Hamanako Garden Park Hamamatsu Nishi-ku
• 
  Snowtown Yeti & Mount Fuji Susono
• 
  Kunōzan Tōshō-gū Shizuoka Suruga-ku
• 
  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

• Official Shizuoka Prefecture website
• Official Shizuoka Guide

На других языках

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[de] Präfektur Shizuoka

Die Präfektur Shizuoka (jap. 静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) ist eine japanische Präfektur. Sie liegt in der Region Chūbu auf der Insel Honshū. Ihre Verwaltung hat ihren Sitz in der gleichnamigen Stadt Shizuoka.

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- [en] Shizuoka Prefecture

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[ru] Сидзуока (префектура)

Сидзуо́ка[1] (яп. 静岡県 Сидзуока-кэн, букв. «Тихий холм») — префектура, расположенная в регионе Тюбу на острове Хонсю, Япония. Административный центр — город Сидзуока. Площадь префектуры составляет 7780,50 км²[2], население — 3 699 527 человек (1 августа 2014)[3], плотность населения — 475,49 чел./км².

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