Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[1] The capital is the city of Shizuoka.[2]
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静岡県 | |
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Romaji | Shizuoka-ken |
Flag of Flag Official seal of Symbol | |
 Location of Shizuoka in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′N 138°19′E / 34.917°N 138.317°ECoordinates: 34°55′N 138°19′E / 34.917°N 138.317°E | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Island | Honshu |
| Capital | Shizuoka, Shizuoka |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Yasutomo Suzuki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,779.63 km2 (3,003.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Population (July 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 3,774,471 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 485.1736/km2 (1,256.5938/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-22 |
| Prefectural flower | Azalea (Rhododenron) |
| Prefectural tree | Sweet Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus) |
| Prefectural bird | Japanese Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) |
| Number of districts | 5 |
| Number of municipalities | 35 |
| Website | www.pref.shizuoka.jp/ a_foreign/english/ |
History
Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi Province, Suruga Province and Izu Province provinces.[3]
Timeline
- 1586 – Construction begins at Sumpu Castle[2]
- 1617 – Tōshōgū Shrine[2]
- 1949 – Founding of University of Shizuoka[2]
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.[4]
National Parks
National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.[5]
Shrines and Temples
Oguni jinja, Kotonomamahachimangū, Sengen jinja and Mishima taisha were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Suruga. [6]
Shizuoka Prefecture Media
- Mt.Fuji-Osezaki.jpg
View of Mt. Fuji from Numazu
- Shizuoka prefecture population pyramid in 2020.svg
Shizuoka prefecture population pyramid in 2020
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東海道新幹線の三島 - 新富士間を走行するJR東海所属のN700系（N700A）
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身延線の入山瀬 - 竪堀間で潤井川を渡る313系3100番台V13編成による富士行き普通列車
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駿豆線の大場 - 三島二日町間を走行する伊豆箱根鉄道3000系電車
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富士山をバックに岳南線の吉原 - ジヤトコ前間を走行する7000形7001号車「富士山の日」ヘッドマーク付
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大井川鐵道で動態保存されるC11 190
- Fujisan-Shizuoka airport,Makinohara-city,Japan.jpg
Mt.Fuji-Shizuoka airport,Makinohara-city,Japan
Shimizu S-Pulse playing at the IAI Stadium Nihondaira in Shimizu-ku
A kite festival in Hamamatsu, May 2013
Related pages
Notes
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shizuoka-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 876; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nussbaum, "Shizuoka" at p. 876.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Japan's Prime Minister Shuts Nuclear Plant in Earthquake Danger Zone," Archived 2011-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Environmental News Service, May 6, 2011; retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-8-28.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-28.
Other websites
Media related to Shizuoka prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Shizuoka Prefecture website (in English) Archived 2017-11-17 at the Wayback Machine