Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Shizuoka city

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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.