Shizuoka

Overview

Shizuoka is a first-level administrative division of Japan in the Chubu region. Its area is about 7,777 km2 and its population about 0.0 million (2024), with its capital at Shizuoka.

History

Contested by the Imagawa, Takeda and Tokugawa clans in the Sengoku era; Sunpu domain (Tokugawa Ieyasu's Sunpu Castle) and shogunal lands followed in the Edo period, and the prefecture formed in 1876.

Geography and industry

Mount Fuji (World Heritage), Izu hot springs (Atami, Shuzenji) and Lake Hamana are famous. Green tea production leads Japan; mandarins, strawberries and tuna (Yaizu, Shimizu ports) are distinctive. Shizuoka and Hamamatsu are designated cities.

Transport

Tokaido Shinkansen stops at Atami, Shin-Fuji, Shizuoka, Kakegawa and Hamamatsu.