Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. As of September 2023, Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of 7,777.42 km2 (3,002.88 sq mi). Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Aichi Prefecture to the west.
Hamamatsu is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 780,128 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of 501/km2 (1,300/sq mi). The total area of the site is 1,558.06 km2 (601.57 sq mi).
Numazu Station is an interchange railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company. The station is also a freight terminal and rail yard for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Aoi-ku is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the northern part of the city. Aoi-ku borders Suruga-ku in the south and Shimizu-ku to the southeast; the west faces Shimada, Fujieda and Kawanehon and its northern tip extends into the border between Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture. It is the largest ward in Japan in terms of geographic area.
The University of Shizuoka, is a public university in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Shizuoka 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 times. As of 1 September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 677,867 in 106,087 households, and a population density of 480 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi).
The Shizuoka–Shimizu Line is a railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, between Shin-Shizuoka in Aoi Ward and Shin-Shimizu in Shimizu Ward, all within the city of Shizuoka. This is the only line operated by the private railway operator Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).
Abekawa Station is a railway station in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.
Higashi-Shizuoka Station is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.
The Shizuoka Bank Ltd. is a Japanese regional bank headquartered in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. One of the largest regional banks in Japan, it has over 190 domestic branches, primarily concentrated in the Tokai region between Tokyo and Osaka and overseas offices in Los Angeles, New York, Brussels, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore.
Shin-Shizuoka Station is a railway station in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu). It is located within the Shin-Shizuoka Cenova shopping complex.
San-en NeoPhoenix is a B.League professional basketball team, based in the eastern Mikawa and Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture region of central Japan.
Shizuoka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School is a private coeducational junior and senior high school located in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. Shizuoka Gakuen was founded by Makino Kenichi in 1966. The junior high school and high school are part of a larger school organization which includes two university campuses.
Shizuoka SSU Bonita (静岡SSUボニータ) is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, the Nadeshiko League Division 1. Its hometown is the city of Iwata, Shizuoka.
The Shizuoka at-large district is a constituency that represents Shizuoka Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has four Councillors in the 242-member house.
Nanpo Shōmyō, imperial name Entsū Daiō Kokushi, was a Japanese Zen monk of Rinzai school during the Kamakura period, and the founder of the Ōtōkan-lineage. Although his exact origin is unknown, he is from Inomiya village, Abe District, Shizuoka. Shōmyō is his true name, Nampo is his Dharma name.
The Tryhoop Okayama is a professional basketball team that competes in the third division of the Japanese B.League. They began play in the 2019-2020 season. Their main home court is Zip Arena in Okayama City.
Shizuoka City Central Gymnasium is an arena in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan. It is the home arena of the Veltex Shizuoka of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
Shizuoka 1st district is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The district is located in Shizuoka city and covers the wards of Aoi and Suruga. It is represented by former Minister of Justice, Yōko Kamikawa.
The 2011 Shizuoka earthquake occurred approximately 42 km (26 mi) north-northeast of Shizuoka City at 22:31 JST, 15 March 2011. The magnitude was Mw 6.0 or MJMA 6.4, and the depth was 9 km (5.6 mi). The hypocenter of this earthquake is thought to have been near the presumed location of the magma chamber of Mount Fuji. It may have been a triggered earthquake caused by the Tohoku earthquake, which occurred four days earlier, on 11 March 2011. It was sinistral strike-slip fault earthquake. It had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 6+ (Fujinomiya) or VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake left 80 people injured, and caused some power outages.
