| Shizuoka (prefecture) (静岡 県 Shizuoka-ken (ja)) | |
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| Country |  Japan |
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| Region | Chūbu |
| Regional capital | Shizuoka |
| Area | 7 779,63 km² |
| Population | 3 609 465 hab. () |
| Density | 463,96 inhab./km² |
| Spindle | UTC 09:00, Japan Standard Time |
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Shizuoka is a prefecture japanese, located in the region of Chūbu, in the center of the main island of Honshū.
Understand
West Shizuoka was once known as the province of Tōtōmi-no-kuni (遠 江 国), and under the name of Enshū (遠 州), to which the names of many companies and places are still mentioned in the region today. The eastern part of the prefecture was once the province of Suruga-no-kuni (駿 河 国), while Izu peninsula was itself a province, Izu-no-kuni (伊豆 国). The famous mountains are the mount hakone (箱根 山), the mount Amagi (天 天 山), the Mount Fuji (富士山) and the Mount Akaishi (赤石 山脈).
Cities
Enshū (western region)
- 1 Hamamatsu (浜 松) (Shizuoka) – The largest city in the prefecture, known as the “City of Music”, is home to a vibrant Brazilian community
- 2 Omaezaki (御前 崎) – Some of the best places for windsurfing in Japan.
- Fujieda
- Fukuroi
- Iwata
- Kakegawa
- Kikugawa
- Shimada
Suruga (central region)
- 3 Shizuoka (静岡) – The capital
- 4 Fujinomiya (富士 宮) – Famous for its yakisoba (Japanese stir-fried noodles)
- 5 Gotemba (御 殿 場) – Located at the foot of Mount Fuji, with a summer resort due to the freshness of its climate.
- Fuji
- Numazu
Izu Peninsula
- 6 Atami (海 海) – Seaside spa within reach of Tokyo
- 7 Izu (伊豆) – Home to the famous hot springs of Shuzenji, and nicknamed "Little Kyoto of the Izu Peninsula", and having many ryokans tasteful with Japanese gardens.
- 8 Izunokuni (伊豆 の 国) – Where are the hot springs ofIzu-Nagaoka and many historic sites of the ancient city of Nirayama (which merged to become the city ofIzunokuni).
- 9 Mishima (三島) – Nicknamed the water town in Japan with a melting water fountain from Mount Fuji. It is also famous for its sanctuary Mishima Taisha.
- 10 Shimoda (下田) – The city in the south of the Izu peninsula.
- 11 Shuzenji (修善 寺)
Other destinations
The Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace, the newest of the World Heritage sites in the prefecture
- 1 Mount Fuji (富士山) – Japan's iconic mountain
- Izu Peninsula
To speak
The western dialect of Shizuoka is known as Enshū-ben (遠 州 弁).
To go
By plane
- 1 Shizuoka Airport (IATA : FSZ, 静岡 空港 shizuoka kūkō) – Flights from Kumamoto and Kagoshima with Fuji Dream Airlines; since Sapporo-Chitose and Fukuoka with JAL; since Naha, Okinawa with ANA; and since Seoul, South Korea with Asiana Airlines.
- 2 Chūbu International Airport (IATA : NGO) (outside Nagoya) – It is the closest international airport with flights to various locations in Europe, in North America, in Asia and in Australia. There is a direct airport shuttle going to Hamamatsu and Iwata For about 3 000 JPY.
By train
Shizuoka is mainly served by the JR Tōkaidō main line Between Nagoya and Yokohama.
Circulate
To see
Kakegawa Castle, Kakegawa
- Castles and castle ruins (To Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, Kakegawa and others.)
- Izu Peninsula – A beautiful coastline full of seaside resorts.
- Mount fuji (富士山) – This iconic beauty is found near Gotemba and can be seen from many places in the prefecture, from as far away as the Hamana lake.
- Sand dunes (To Hamamatsu and Omaezaki)
- Wild parks – like the Fuji Safari Park near Gotemba or the Atagawa Tropical and Alligator Garden at Higashiizu.
- Suspension bridges – Unstable suspension bridges a la Indiana Jones of Sumatakyo (at Kawanehoncho)
Do
- Ascension of Mount Fuji
in summer. – See the dedicated page.
in summer
Ōigawa steam train
- Ōigawa steam engine and cogwheel train – The railway company Ōigawa operates one of the few steam locomotives still active in Japan. Take at the station 3 Kanaya (at a stop west of Shimada) the train from the Ōigawa main line and go to Senzu station. From there you can take the cogwheel train (line Ikawa; originally built to support the construction of dams on the Ōigawa) to the station of4 Ikawa to the north, at the foot of the southern Alps. Both train trips are especially beautiful during sakura season (there is a one-kilometer section called the “sakura tunnel”) and with fall leaves.
To buy
Eat
- Local specialties includeeel, the tortoise and the melons.
- Sawayaka (さ わ や か) – This one chain only present in Shizuoka has many establishments all over the prefecture, specializing in meat dishes such as their famous genkotsufist-sized, burgers steaks.
Have a drink / Go out
Green tea fields
