page_title: Numazu
section_title: Local attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Numazu / Local attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: Numazu Alps as seen from the SSW. Shot at the top of Mount Kinkan in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. 日本語: 静浦山地の沼津アルプスや駿河湾の湾奥を望む。静岡県沼津市の金冠山山頂より北北西を望む。
context_page_description: Numazu is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2019, the city had an estimated population of 189,486 in 91,986 households, and a population density of 1,014 persons per km². The total area of the city is 186.96 square kilometres.
context_section_description: Numazu is a gateway to Mount Fuji, Hakone, and Izu Peninsula, which are major tourist attractions. The harbour area has seafood restaurants and features an anti-tsunami barrier with an observation floor on top that offers a panoramic view of the city and the surrounding area. There is a shopping street close to the main train station.
  Numazu has the longest coastline of any municipality in the prefecture. The Senbonhama ("Thousand Tree Beach") seaside is considered one of the best places to view Osezaki, Nihondaira, or the southern Japan Alps against the background of Sembonmatsubara and Mount Fuji. Three aquariums are located in Numazu: Mito Sea Paradise, Awashima Marine Park and Numazu Deepblue Aquarium.
caption: View from Mount Kinkan
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