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Shizuoka Prefecture

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Summary

Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 8,375 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #6 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Head of government: Heita Kawakatsu[5]
  • Capital: Shizuoka[6]
  • Shares border with: Aichi Prefecture[7], Nagano Prefecture[8], Yamanashi Prefecture[9], Kanagawa Prefecture[10]
  • Anthem: Shzuoka Kenka[11]
  • Named after: Mount Shizuhata[12], hill[13]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Shizuoka[14], Hamamatsu[15], Numazu[16], Atami[17], Mishima[18], Fujinomiya[19], Ito[20], Shimada[21], Fuji[22], Iwata[23], Yaizu[24], Kakegawa[25], Fujieda[26], Gotemba[27]
  • Flag: flag of Shizuoka prefecture[28]
  • Twinned administrative body: Zhejiang[29], Dornogovi Province[30], South Chungcheong[31]
  • Legislative body: Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly[32]
  • Executive body: Shizuoka Prefectural Government[33]
  • Commons category: Shizuoka prefecture[34]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[35], Japan Standard Time[36]
  • Inception: August 21, 1871[37]
  • Highest point: Kengamine Peak[38]
  • Coordinate location: 34.97694444444444, 138.383[39]
  • Mascot: Fujippi[40]
  • Official website: https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp[41], https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english/[42], https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/korean/[43], https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/kikaku/ki-20/portuguese/[44], https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/kikaku/ki-20/spanish/[45], https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/kikaku/ki-20/chinese/[46]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Shizuoka Prefecture[47]
  • Commons gallery: Shizuoka prefecture[48]

Why It Matters

Shizuoka Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

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References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000350
    Image → Nihondaira from shizuoka plain.JPG
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Mount Shizuhata, hill
    Coordinates of easternmost point → {'latitude': 35.039444444444, 'longitude': 139.17666666667}
    Has list → 静岡県出身の人物一覧, list of governors of Shizuoka Prefecture
    Office held by head of government → governor of Shizuoka Prefecture
    + 53 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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