Shizuoka (city)

Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shizuoka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 876. It is on the island of Honshū. The population was 3,765,044 in 2010. There are three areas of the city: Aoi, Suruga, and Shimizu.

Places

Granship is a large, public convention facility designed by architect Arata Isozaki. 
 Miho no Matsubara is a place on the Miho peninsula with pine trees and views of Mount Fuji on a clear day. The pine groves were added to the World Heritage List as part of the Fujisan Cultural Site in 2013.
 Nihondaira is a 308-metre hill in central Shizuoka with good views of Mount Fuji, the Izu Peninsula, and Shimizu Bay.
 Kunōzan Tōshō-gū was the original burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
 New Tower was built in Sumpujou Park in 2013.

 Education 
 Shizuoka University
 Tokai University
 Tokoha Gakuen University
 Shizuoka Eiwa Gakuin University

 People from Shizuoka
 Princess Akishino—princess in the Japanese Imperial Family
 Masafumi Goto—lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist of the J-rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation
 Koji Gyotoku—football player and coach of Bhutan national football team
 Keiko Masuda—Singer, "Kei" of female pop music duo Pink Lady
 Kazuyoshi Miura—football player
 Riyo Mori—Miss Universe 2007
 Mitsuyo Nemoto—Singer, "Mie" of Pink Lady
 Momoko Sakura—cartoonist, creator of Chibi Maruko-chan
 Atsuto Uchida—football player
 Yoshito Usui—creator of Crayon Shin-Chan 
 Takahiro Yamada—bassist of Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Related pages
 Shimizu S-Pulse

References

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Category:Cities in Shizuoka Prefecture