Shimizu, Shizuoka facts for kids
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Shimizu
清水町
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Town
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Kano River in Shimizu Town
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Location of Shimizu Town in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Country | Japan | ||
Region | Chūbu Tōkai |
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Prefecture | Shizuoka | ||
District | Suntō | ||
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• Total | 8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi) | ||
Population
(August 2019)
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• Total | 32,453 | ||
• Density | 3,683.7/km2 (9,541/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||
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.
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History
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.
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See also
In Spanish: Shimizu (Shizuoka) para niños
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