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Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. [2] As of September 2023, [update] Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of 7,777.42 km 2 (3,002.88 sq mi).
Shizuoka is the 5th largest city in Japan in terms of geographic area after Takayama, Hamamatsu, Nikkō, and Kitami. It is also the 2nd largest city in Shizuoka Prefecture in terms of both geographic area and population after Hamamatsu, but ranks higher as an Urban Employment Area, [5] and leads as a metropolitan area and business region.
Shizuoka 03.Fuji 04.Numazu 05.Iwata. The following table lists the 30 cities, villages and towns in Shizuoka with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census. [1]
Under a set of 1888–1890 laws on local government [2] until the 1920s, each prefecture (then only 3 -fu and 42 -ken; Hokkaidō and Okinawa-ken were subject to different laws until the 20th century) was subdivided into cities (市, shi) and districts (郡, gun) and each district into towns (町, chō/machi) and villages (村, son/mura).
Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan. The capital is the city of Shizuoka . The main article for this category is Shizuoka Prefecture .
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.
Cities in Shizuoka Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan. Also see Category:Dissolved municipalities of Shizuoka Prefecture . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Shizuoka prefecture .
Fujinomiya is located in central Shizuoka Prefecture on an upland plateau on the foothills and lower slopes of Mount Fuji, with an altitude ranging from 35 to 3,336 m (115 to 10,945 ft). The average temperature is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F). Much of the city lies within the borders of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.