Mishima, Shizuoka
Mishima (三島市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan.
Novelist Kimitake Hiraoka adopted his penname Yukio Mishima after the city.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 111,484 and the density of 1,793.21 persons per km². The total area is 62.17 km².
The city was founded on April 29, 1941.
Its population has expanded since the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen line made it possible to commute into Tokyo.
Transport
Mishima Station is on the Tokaido Shinkansen, Tokaido Main Line and Izu-Hakone Railway.
External links
- Official website in Japanese
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| Atami | Fuji | Fujieda | Fujinomiya | Fukuroi | Gotenba | Hamakita | Hamamatsu | Ito | Iwata | Izu | Kakegawa | Kosai | Mishima | Numazu | Omaezaki | Shimada | Shimoda | Shizuoka (capital) | Susono | Tenryu | Yaizu | |||
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| Fuji | Haibara | Hamana | Ihara | Inasa | Iwata | Kamo | Ogasa | Shida | Shuchi | Sunto | Tagata | |||
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Categories: Cities in Shizuoka Prefecture | Japan geography stubs