Everything about Shizuoka Prefecture totally explained
is a
prefecture of
Japan located in the
Chūbu region on
Honshū island. The capital is the city of
Shizuoka.
History
The prefecture was previously divided into
Tōtōmi Province,
Suruga Province and
Izu Province. The most noted history of the prefecture is that it was once home to the first Tokugawa Shogun.
The region was held by
Tokugawa Ieyasu until he conquered the lands of the
Hōjō clan in the
Kantō region and gave his lands to the stewardship of
Oda Nobunaga. After becoming
shogun Tokugawa took the land back for his family, particularly putting the area around modern-day Shizuoka city under direct shogunal supervision.
It once again became the residence of the Tokugawa family after 1868, with the creation of
Shizuoka han.
Geography
Shizuoka Prefecture is an elongated region following the coast of the
Pacific Ocean at the
Suruga Bay. In the west, the prefecture extends deep into the
Japan Alps, while farther east it becomes a narrower coast bounded on the north by
Mount Fuji, until it comes to the
Izu Peninsula, a popular resort area pointing south into the Pacific.
Tokai earthquakes
Every 100–150 years, an earthquake of disastrous proportions called the Tokai Earthquake occurs in the Shizuoka Prefecture. The previous earthquake was in 1854.
Cities
Twenty-three cities are located in Shizuoka Prefecture:
Towns
Towns in each
district:
‡ Scheduled to be dissolved following mergers.
Mergers
Future mergers
The city of Shimada (2nd one) was scheduled to merge the town of Kawane from Haibara District on April 1, 2008.
On November 1, 2008, Yui will be merged into Shimizu Ward in Shizuoka City and Fujikawa will be merged into Fuji City. Therfore, Ihara District will dissolve.
Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Shizuoka.
Football (soccer)
Shimizu S-Pulse (Shimizu)
Jubilo Iwata (Iwata)
Honda F.C. (Hamamatsu)
Volleyball
Toray Arrows (men's volleyball team) (Mishima city)
Rugby
Yamaha Jubilo (Iwata)Further Information
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