Shizuoka (city)

Shizuoka
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	"Shizuoka" in kanji
Japanese name
Kanji	静岡
Hiragana	しずおか
Transcriptions
- Romanization	Shizuoka

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Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan.^[1] It is on the island of Honshū. The population was 3,765,044 in 2010. There are three areas of the city: Aoi, Suruga, and Shimizu.

Places

The front of Granship

Granship is a large, public convention facility designed by architect Arata Isozaki.
Miho no Matsubara is a place on the Miho peninsula with pine trees and views of Mount Fuji on a clear day. The pine groves were added to the World Heritage List as part of the Fujisan Cultural Site in 2013.
Nihondaira is a 308-metre hill in central Shizuoka with good views of Mount Fuji, the Izu Peninsula, and Shimizu Bay.
Kunōzan Tōshō-gū was the original burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
New Tower was built in Sumpujou Park in 2013.

Education

People from Shizuoka

Princess Akishino—princess in the Japanese Imperial Family
Masafumi Goto—lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist of the J-rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Koji Gyotoku—football player and coach of Bhutan national football team
Keiko Masuda—Singer, "Kei" of female pop music duo Pink Lady
Kazuyoshi Miura—football player
Riyo Mori—Miss Universe 2007
Mitsuyo Nemoto—Singer, "Mie" of Pink Lady
Momoko Sakura—cartoonist, creator of Chibi Maruko-chan
Atsuto Uchida—football player
Yoshito Usui—creator of Crayon Shin-Chan
Takahiro Yamada—bassist of Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Shizuoka (city) Media

Mount Aino, one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and the fourth tallest peak in Japan
The hydroelectric Hatanagi-I Dam—tallest concrete gravity dam in the world
Map of wards of Shizuoka
Shizuoka City seen from the South
Reconstructed building at the Toro archeological site
駿河国分寺本堂
Reconstructed Tatsumi yagura of Sunpu Castle
Shizuoka Prefectural Government Office
静岡市葵区追手町静岡市役所（御幸通りより）
A map showing Shizuoka Metropolitan Employment Area