Shizuoka
capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Shizuoka is a city designated by government ordinance[1]. Shizuoka draws 5,327 Wikipedia views per month (city designated by government ordinance category, ranking #18 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Shizuoka Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Suruga Bay[5], Port of Shimizu[6], Abe River[7], Tomoe River[8], Okitsu River[9]
- Head of government: Nobuhiro Tanabe[10]
- Continent: Asia[11]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[12], big city[13], city of Japan[14], city for international conferences and tourism[15]
- Capital: Aoi-ku[16]
- Shares border with: Fuji[17], Fujieda[18], Yaizu[19], Shimada[20], Fujinomiya[21], Kawanehon[22], Minami-Alps[23], Hayakawa[24], Minobu[25], Nanbu[26], Iida[27], Ina[28], Oshika[29]
- Anthem: Watashi no Machi Shizuoka[30]
- Named after: Mount Shizuhata[31], hill[32]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aoi-ku[33], Suruga-ku[34], Shimizu-ku[35]
- Twinned administrative body: Cannes[36], Omaha[37], Stockton[38], Huế[39], Muroran[40], Jōetsu-shi[41], Shelbyville[42], Izu[43], Saku[44], Kofu[45], Kanazawa[46], Nagano[47]
- Legislative body: Shizuoka city council[48]
- Postal code: 420-8602[49]
- Part of: Shizuoka metropolitan area[50], Shizuoka–Hamamatsu Major Metropolitan Area[51]
- Commons category: Shizuoka, Shizuoka[52]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[53]
- Local dialing code: 054[54]
- Has part(s): Oku-Siz[55]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[56], April 1, 2003[57]
- Highest point: Ainodake[58]
- Located in/on physical feature: Shizuoka Plain[59]
- Significant event: Bombing of Shizuoka in World War II[60]
- Official website: https://www.city.shizuoka.lg.jp/[61]
- Foods traditionally associated: wasabizuke[62], Abekawamochi[63], stone wall strawberry[64]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Shizuoka include Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line[65], a tectonic line[66], in Japan[67] and Shizuoka–Shimizu Line[68], a railway line[69], in Japan[70], founded in 1908[71].
Why It Matters
Shizuoka has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] Shizuoka is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for Shizuoka include Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line[65], a tectonic line[66], in Japan[67] and Shizuoka–Shimizu Line[68], a railway line[69], in Japan[70], founded in 1908[71].