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Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Mount Fuji 富士山 Fuji-san: also an Historic Site and a component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration; [5] [6] the designation includes an area of Yamanashi Prefecture
Shizuoka (静岡市, Shizuoka-shi, [ɕizɯꜜoka]) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area.. It has been populated since prehistoric tim
As of 23 October 2024, forty-nine Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); the Joseon Mission Sites span the borders with Hiroshima and Okayama, Old Hakone Road and the site of the Stone Quarries for Edo Castle span the border with Kanagawa, and Mount Fuji spans the border with Yamanashi.
Miho no Matsubara (三保の松原, Pinery of Miho, Pine grove at Miho) is a scenic area on the Miho Peninsula in Shimizu Ward of Shizuoka City, Japan. Its seven-kilometre seashore is lined with pine trees.
Shizuoka Prefecture was established from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces. [4]The area was the home of the first Tokugawa shōgun. [citation needed] Tokugawa Ieyasu held the region until he conquered the lands of the Hōjō clan in the Kantō region and placed land under the stewardship of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
This category contains landmarks, locations, events, sports teams, and anything else which might attract visitors (whether tourist or otherwise) to Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Wikimedia Commons has media related to Visitor attractions in Shizuoka prefecture .
The Kunōzan Tōshō-gū (久能山東照宮) is a Shintō shrine in Suruga-ku in the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the original burial place of the first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and is thus the oldest of the Tōshō-gū shrines in the country. The main festival of the shrine is held annually ...
Sunpu Castle (駿府城, Sunpu-jō) is a Japanese castle in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. The sobriquet of this feudal fortress was the "Castle of the Floating Isle". [ 1 ] It was also referred to as Fuchu Castle ( 府中城 , Fuchū-jō ) or Shizuoka Castle ( 静岡城 , Shizuoka-jō ) .