Yaizu

Yaizu
焼津市

City

Yaizu City Hall

Flag

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Location of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture

Yaizu

Coordinates: 34°52′01″N 138°19′29″E / 34.86694°N 138.32472°ECoordinates: 34°52′01″N 138°19′29″E / 34.86694°N 138.32472°E

Chūbu (Tōkai)

Government

• - Mayor

Hiroshi Shimizu

Area

• Total

70.31 km² (27.15 sq mi)

Population (September 2015)

• Total

138,542

• Density

1,970/km² (5,100/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

- Tree

Pine

- Flower

Satsuki azalea

- Bird

Black-headed gull

Phone number

054-626-1111

Address

2-16-32 Hommachi, Yaizu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 425-8502

Website

www.city.yaizu.shizuoka.jp

Yaizu (焼津市, Yaizu-shi^?) is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 138,542 and a population density of 1970 persons per km². The total area was 70.62 square kilometres (27.27 sq mi). Yaizu is a noted port for commercial fishing. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force Shizuhama Air Base is located in Yaizu.

Yaizu is located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, on a heavily indented coastline of Suruga Bay, facing the Pacific Ocean. The climate, tempered by the warm Kuroshio Current offshore is maritime temperature, with hot, humid summers and short cool winters.

Yaizu is an ancient settlement, with Yaizu Shrine claiming to have been founded in the 5th century during the Kofun period. During the Edo period, Yaizu developed as a port under Tanaka Domain, and fish from Yaizu was frequently supplied to the retired Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu at nearby Sumpu Castle. In the October 1, 1886 cadastral reform after the Meiji Restoration, Yaizu Village was established within Mashizu District, Shizuoka prefecture. Mashizu District merged into neighboring Shida District in 1896. The following year, in 1897, author Lafcadio Hearn began his residence in Yaizu.

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