Shizuoka Prefecture facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Shizuoka Prefecture |
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| Capital | Shizuoka, Shizuoka | ||||||||
| Region | Chūbu | ||||||||
| Island | Honshu | ||||||||
| Governor | Heita Kawakatsu | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 7,779.63 km² (13th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 2.6% | ||||||||
| Population (July 1, 2010) | |||||||||
| - Population | 3,774,471 (10th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 485.17 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 5 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 35 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-22 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.shizuoka.jp/ a_foreign/english/ |
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| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Azalea (Rhododenron) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Sweet Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Japanese Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) | ||||||||
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 Symbol of Shizuoka Prefecture |
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Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.
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History
Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi Province, Suruga Province and Izu Province provinces.
Timeline
- 1586 – Construction begins at Sumpu Castle
- 1617 – Tōshōgū Shrine
- 1949 – Founding of University of Shizuoka
Geography
Shizuoka is on the east coast of Honshu facing the Pacific Ocean. The prefecture is bordered on the west by Aichi Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture. The northern borders of Shuzuoka are shared with Yamanashi Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture.
Mount Fuji is on the northern border of Shizuoka.
Suruga Bay is its main coastal feature. The Izu Peninsula forms the eastern side of the bay.
Throughout history, every 100 to 150 years, an earthquake of disastrous proportions called the Tokai Earthquake has hit Shizuoka.
National Parks
National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.
Shrines and Temples
Oguni jinja, Kotonomamahachimangū, Sengen jinja and Mishima taisha were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Suruga.
Related pages
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Júbilo Iwata
- Shimizu S-Pulse
Images for kids
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View of Mt. Fuji from Numazu
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Tōkaidō Shinkansen
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Minobu Line
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Izuhakone Railway
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Gakunan Railway
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Shizuoka Airport
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IAI Stadium Nihondaira in Shimizu-ku.
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A kite festival in Hamamatsu, May 2013
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Numazu and Mount Fuji
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Fujinomiya
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Atami
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Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha Fujinomiya
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Shuzenji Onsen Izu
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Sunpu Castle Shizuoka Aoi-ku
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Hamamatsu Castle Hamamatsu Naka-ku
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Kakegawa Castle Kakegawa
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Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art Shizuoka Suruga-ku
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Lake Sanaru Hamamatsu Nishi-ku
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Lake Hamana Hamamatsu Nishi-ku
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Kawazu Cherry blossom Kamo District Kawazu
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Miho no Matsubara Shizuoka Shimizu-ku
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Fuji Safari Park Susono
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Hamanako Garden Park Hamamatsu Nishi-ku
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Snowtown Yeti & Mount Fuji Susono
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Kunōzan Tōshō-gū Shizuoka Suruga-ku
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Jogasaki Coast Itō
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See also
In Spanish: Prefectura de Shizuoka para niños
