Shimizu, Shizuoka facts for kids

Shimizu 清水町
Town
Kano River in Shimizu Town
Flag Seal
Location of Shimizu Town in Shizuoka Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu Tōkai
Prefecture	Shizuoka
District	Suntō
Area
• Total	8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi)
Population (August 2019)
• Total	32,453
• Density	3,683.7/km2 (9,541/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
• Tree	Castanopsis
• Flower	Chrysanthemum
• Bird	Common kingfisher
Phone number	055-973-1111
Address	210-1 Dōniwa, Shimizu-chō, Suntō-gun, Shizuoka-ken 411-8650

Shimizu-ku (清水区, Shimizu-ku) is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka.

The municipality was "Shimizu City" until it merged with Shizuoka in 2005.

History

Main page: List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō

Kanbara — ukiyo-e woodblock print by Hiroshige, circa 1830s

Yui by Hiroshige, circa 1830s

Okitsu by Hiroshige, circa 1830s

Ejiri by Hiroshige, circa 1830s

Shimizu developed around its good natural harbor.

In the Edo period, Kanbara (蒲原, Kanbara-juku), Yui (由井, Yui-shuku), Okitsu (興津, Okitsu-juku) and Ejiri (江尻, Ejiri-juku) were the 15-18th of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto. These four way-stations were in the area of modern Shimizu.

Geography

Shimizu is located on the coast of Suruga Bay of the Pacific Ocean.

Related pages

• The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Images for kids

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  Shimizu Town Hall