Shizuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shizuoka-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 876; "Chūbu" at p. 126. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.Nussbaum, "Shizuoka" at p. 876.

 History 
Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi Province, Suruga Province and Izu Province provinces.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

Timeline
 1586 – Construction begins at Sumpu Castle
 1617 – Tōshōgū Shrine
 1949 – Founding of University of Shizuoka

Geography
Shizuoka is on the east coast of Honshu facing the Pacific Ocean. The prefecture is bordered on the west by Aichi Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture.  The northern borders of Shuzuoka are shared with Yamanashi Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture.

Mount Fuji is on the northern border of Shizuoka.

Suruga Bay is its main coastal feature.  The Izu Peninsula forms the eastern side of the bay.

Throughout history, every 100 to 150 years, an earthquake of disastrous proportions called the Tokai Earthquake has hit Shizuoka. "Japan's Prime Minister Shuts Nuclear Plant in Earthquake Danger Zone,"  Environmental News Service, May 6, 2011; retrieved 2011-11-28.

National Parks
National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-8-28.

Shrines and Temples
Oguni jinja, Kotonomamahachimangū, Sengen jinja and Mishima taisha were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Suruga.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 ; retrieved 2012-8-28.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan
 Júbilo Iwata
 Shimizu S-Pulse

Notes

 Other websites 

 Official Shizuoka Prefecture website