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Shizuoka prefecture (静岡県 Shizuoka-ken) is in the central Chubu region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

[edit] Understand

Western Shizuoka was once the province of Tōtōmi-no-kuni (遠江国), also known as Enshū (遠州), which you'll still see in many company names and placenames in the area today. The eastern part of the prefecture was once the province of Suruga-no-kuni (駿河国), while the Izu Peninsula was its own province, Izu-no-kuni (伊豆国) The famous mountains are Mt. Hakone（箱根山）, Mt. Amagi（天城山）, Mt. Fuji（富士山） and Mt. Akaishi（赤石山脈）.

[edit] Cities

• Shizuoka - the prefectural capital
• Atami - seaside hot spring resort a short hop from Tokyo
• Fuji
• Fujinomiya
• Fukuroi
• Hamamatsu - the largest city in the prefecture
• Iwata
• Kakegawa
• Numazu
• Izu - the home of famous hot springs of Shuzenji that is nicknamed "Small Kyoto in Izu Peninsula", and that has many tasteful Ryokans with Japanese gardens.
• Mishima - it is nicknamed city of water in Japan with fountain of meltwater from Mt. Fuji. It is also famous for its Mishima Taisha shrine.
• Izunokuni - the home of Izu-Nagaoka hotsprings and many historical spots in former Nirayama town (that has been merged into Izunokuni City)
• Ito - a famous hot springs city on the east coast of Izu Peninsula.
• Shimoda - the southern city in Izu Peninsula.
• Gotemba - is located on the foot of Mt. Fuji and has summer resort because of the cool climate.

[edit] Other destinations

• The scenic Izu Peninsula

[edit] Talk

The dialect in Western Shizuoka is known as Enshū-ben (遠州弁).

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

Although there are no major airports in Shizuoka prefecture, there is a direct bus from Chubu International Airport that runs through Hamamatsu to Iwata.

[edit] By train

[edit] By bus

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

There is a lot of nature to see in Shizuoka: mountains, gorges, waterfalls, sand dunes, beautiful beaches and more. And if you want to see something historical, There are some castles and ruins, too. Famous spots are

• Atagawa tropical and Alligator Garden（熱川バナナワニ園）
• Fuji Safari Park（富士サファリパーク）
• Hamamatsu Castle（浜松城）
• Mount Fuji
• Ito Peninsula

[edit][add listing] Do

• Climb Mount Fuji.

[edit][add listing] Eat

• Local specialties include eel, turtle, and melons.
• In the place near the port, you can eat fresh fish.

[edit][add listing] Drink

• Shizuoka is famous for its green tea.

[edit] Get out

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