Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka

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The municipality was "Shimizu City" until it merged with Shizuoka in 2005.^[1]

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.^[1]

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