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Shizuoka city
静岡市
alternative words: Shizuokashi city, Shizuokashi, Shizuoka shi, Shizuoka
keywords:
town
related topics:
Shizuoka prefecture
related web sites:
http://www.city.shizuoka.shizuoka.jp
explanation: Capital of Shizuoka prefecture. Located in the center of Shizuoka prefecture, the town has been developed as castle town of Imagawa clan during Sengoku period, then Tokugawa Ieyasu moved there before settling in Tokyo. The main activity of town is geta (wooden clogs) and lacquer ware for traditional, and electric appliance, plastic and textile for modern industry, while the rural area is cultivating tea and strawberry. The old vestige of Toro is well known. The population is a half million.
Shizuoka Prefecture
静岡県
静岡
alternative words: Shizuokaken prefecture, Shizuoka, Shizuokaken, Shizuoka-ken, Shizuoka ken
keywords:
prefecture
related topics:
Mt. Fuji
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South Alps
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Izu peninsula
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Tenryu river
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Shizuoka city
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Hamamatsu city
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Ito city
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Numazu city
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Yaizu city
related web sites:
http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp
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http://www.shizuoka-ken.net
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http://www.wbs.ne.jp/index.htm
explanation: Shizuoka prefecture occupies the southern part of Chubu region, facing Pacific Ocean. Its surface is 7,773 km2 and the population 3.5 millions. The prefectural office is at Shizuoka City. Located on the road between 2 most populated regions, Kinki and Kanto, Shizuoka has attracted naturally more population and consequently created more industry. Thanks to mild climate, tea and orange culture is prosperous, while a beautiful landscape created by Mt. Fuji attracts many tourists.
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