As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 702,697 and the density of 511.48 persons per km. The total area is 1,373.85 km.
During the Edo period, Shizuoka was first occupied by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Later it was a fief of a son of Ieyasu, and finally directly administered by the Shogunate.
Shizuoka(静岡市) (静岡市; -shi) is the capital and the most populous city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Shizuoka lies on the JR main rail line from Tokyo to Osaka "Tokaido main line" and is well served by the Shinkansen, limited express and regional trains.
The Shizuoka Shimbun is the area's primary newspaper.
Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県; Shizuoka-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan.
Shizuoka Prefecture is an elongated region following the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
In the west, the prefecture extends deep into the Japan Alps, while further east it becomes a narrower coast bounded on the north by Mount Fuji, until it comes to the Izu Peninsula, a popular resort area pointing south into the Pacific.
Feeds |
Contact