Shizuoka (city)

Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan.^[1] It is on the island of Honshū. The population was 3,765,044 in 2010. There are three areas of the city: Aoi, Suruga, and Shimizu.

Map

Flag

Emblem

Places

The front of Granship

Shizuoka
"Shizuoka" in kanji
Japanese name
Kanji	静岡
Hiragana	しずおか
Katakana	シズオカ
Transcriptions Romanization Shizuoka

• Granship is a large, public convention facility designed by architect Arata Isozaki.
• Miho no Matsubara is a place on the Miho peninsula with pine trees and views of Mount Fuji on a clear day. The pine groves were added to the World Heritage List as part of the Fujisan Cultural Site in 2013.
• Nihondaira is a 308-metre hill in central Shizuoka with good views of Mount Fuji, the Izu Peninsula, and Shimizu Bay.
• Kunōzan Tōshō-gū was the original burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
• New Tower was built in Sumpujou Park in 2013.

Education

• Shizuoka University
• Tokai University
• Tokoha Gakuen University
• Shizuoka Eiwa Gakuin University

People from Shizuoka

• Princess Akishino—princess in the Japanese Imperial Family
• Masafumi Goto—lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist of the J-rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation
• Koji Gyotoku—football player and coach of Bhutan national football team
• Keiko Masuda—Singer, "Kei" of female pop music duo Pink Lady
• Kazuyoshi Miura—football player
• Riyo Mori—Miss Universe 2007
• Mitsuyo Nemoto—Singer, "Mie" of Pink Lady
• Momoko Sakura—cartoonist, creator of Chibi Maruko-chan
• Atsuto Uchida—football player
• Yoshito Usui—creator of Crayon Shin-Chan
• Takahiro Yamada—bassist of Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Related pages

• Shimizu S-Pulse