Shizuoka

Summary

Shizuoka is a city designated by government ordinance^[1]. Shizuoka draws 484 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #18 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shizuoka is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[3].
• Shizuoka is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shizuoka is on the body of water Suruga Bay^[5].
• Shizuoka is on the body of water Port of Shimizu^[6].
• Shizuoka is on the body of water Abe River^[7].
• Shizuoka is on the body of water Tomoe River^[8].
• Shizuoka is on the body of water Okitsu River^[9].
• Shizuoka's head of government is recorded as Nobuhiro Tanabe^[10].
• Shizuoka's image is recorded as Shizuoka montage.jpg^[11].
• Shizuoka's continent is recorded as Asia^[12].
• Shizuoka's instance of is recorded as city designated by government ordinance^[13].
• Shizuoka's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[14].
• Shizuoka's instance of is recorded as big city^[15].
• Shizuoka's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[16].
• Shizuoka's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[17].
• Shizuoka's capital is recorded as Aoi-ku^[18].
• Shizuoka's flag image is recorded as Flag of Shizuoka, Shizuoka.svg^[19].
• Shizuoka's shares border with is recorded as Fuji^[20].
• Shizuoka's shares border with is recorded as Fujieda^[21].
• Shizuoka's shares border with is recorded as Yaizu^[22].
• Shizuoka's shares border with is recorded as Shimada^[23].
• Shizuoka's shares border with is recorded as Fujinomiya^[24].
• Shizuoka's shares border with is recorded as Kawanehon^[25].
• Shizuoka's shares border with is recorded as Minami-Alps^[26].
• Shizuoka's shares border with is recorded as Hayakawa^[27].

Body

Geography

Shizuoka is in the country of Japan^[4]. Shizuoka is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Suruga Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Japan^[29]; Port of Shimizu^[6], a port^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1899^[32]; Abe River^[7], a river^[33], in Japan^[34]; Tomoe River^[8], a river^[35], in Japan^[36]; and Okitsu River^[9], a river^[37], in Japan^[38]. Shizuoka's continent is recorded as Asia^[12]. Part of include Shizuoka metropolitan area^[39], a metropolitan area^[40], in Japan^[41] and Shizuoka–Hamamatsu Major Metropolitan Area^[42], a metropolitan area^[43], in Japan^[44].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city designated by government ordinance^[13], prefectural capital of Japan^[14], big city^[15], city of Japan^[16], and city for international conferences and tourism^[17].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[45] and +2003-04-01T00:00:00Z^[46]. Things named after include Mount Shizuhata^[47], a mountain^[48], in Japan^[49] and hill^[50].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shizuoka include Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line^[51], a tectonic line^[52], in Japan^[53] and Shizuoka–Shimizu Line^[54], a railway line^[55], in Japan^[56], founded in 1908^[57].

Why It Matters

Shizuoka draws 484 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #18 of 20).^[2] Shizuoka has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] Shizuoka is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Entities named for Shizuoka include Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line^[51], a tectonic line^[52], in Japan^[53] and Shizuoka–Shimizu Line^[54], a railway line^[55], in Japan^[56], founded in 1908^[57].