Shizuoka prefecture
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Shizuoka Prefecture 静岡県 |
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| Prefecture | |||
| Japanese transcription(s) | |||
| • Japanese | 静岡県 | ||
| • Rōmaji | Shizuoka-ken | ||
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| Coordinates: 34°55′N 138°19′E / 34.917°N 138.317°ECoordinates: 34°55′N 138°19′E / 34.917°N 138.317°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Island | Honshu | ||
| Capital | Shizuoka | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Heita Kawakatsu | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,779.63 km2 (3,003.73 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 13th | ||
| Population (July 1, 2010) | |||
| • Total | 3,774,471 | ||
| • Rank | 10th | ||
| • Density | 485.17/km2 (1,256.6/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | JP-22 | ||
| Districts | 5 | ||
| Municipalities | 35 | ||
| Flower | Azalea (Rhododenron) | ||
| Tree | Sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus) | ||
| Bird | Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) | ||
| Website | www |
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Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県 Shizuoka-ken?) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. The capital is the city of Shizuoka, while Hamamatsu is the largest city by population.
Shizuoka Prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.
The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun.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 Oda Nobunaga. After becoming shogun, Tokugawa took the land back for his family and put the area around modern-day Shizuoka city under the direct supervision of the shogunate. With the creation of Shizuoka han in 1868, it once again became the residence of the Tokugawa family.
Shizuoka Prefecture is an elongated region following the coast of the Pacific Ocean at the Suruga Bay. In the west, the prefecture extends deep into the Japan Alps. In the east, it becomes a narrower coast bounded in the north by Mount Fuji, until it comes to the Izu Peninsula, a popular resort area pointing south into the Pacific.
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