Shizuoka, Shizuoka
Shizuoka (静岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a city designated by government ordinance.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 702,697 and the density of 511.48 persons per km². The total area is 1,373.85 km².
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.
The city was founded on April 1, 1889.
The 2003 merger with the city of Shimizu (current Shimizu-ku) created the larger Shizuoka to gain government ordinance in 2005.
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Wards
- Aoi-ku (Former Shizuoka north of the Tokaido Main Line excluding Nagata district)
- Suruga-ku (Former Shizuoka south of the Tokaido Main Line and Nagata district)
- Shimizu-ku (Former Shimizu city)
Culture
Having heavy tradition of soccer, a J. League club Shimizu S-Pulse is just an example.
An annual International Busker's Festival (Daidogei World Cup in Shizuoka) is held in November.
Notable natives
- Kazuyoshi Miura(Japanese football Player)
External links
- Official website in Japanese
- Daidogei World Cup in Shizuoka
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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