Shizuoka [city] - Shizuoka

Japanese: 静岡[市] - しずおか

A city in central Shizuoka Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1889 and is the prefectural capital. It occupies the basin of the upper reaches of the Oi River, the upper reaches of the Abe River, and the tributary Warashina River, and is long and narrow from north to south, reaching the northernmost tip of the prefecture in the north and facing Suruga Bay in the south. The city is centered on the alluvial fan of the Abe River and spreads out to the southern foot of Mount Shizuhata, and is the political and cultural center of the prefecture. In the past, the provincial capital of Suruga Province was located here, and it was called Fuchu or Sunpu. During the Sengoku period, it developed as a castle town for the Imagawa clan, and a grid-like cityscape was created. During the Edo period, it flourished as a post town on the Tokaido Road, and after the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who retired here, a castle lord was stationed here. It was renamed Shizuoka in 1869. The area around Sunpu Castle Park, the ruins of the castle, is an area for government offices and schools, and to the south of that, shopping districts such as Gofuku-cho have developed. Since ancient times, the woodworking industry, such as wooden lacquer products like geta (Japanese wooden clogs), dressing tables, and Hina dolls, furniture, fittings, and tea manufacturing, has been thriving. The city's manufacturing shipment value was 1.6353 trillion yen (2003). In recent years, the electrical equipment industry, publishing and printing, metal products, and pulp and paper industries have also grown. Tea and mandarin oranges are produced in abundance, and strawberries are a specialty. The Tokaido Main Line, Shinkansen, Tomei and Shin-Tomei Expressways run through the city, and Shizuoka University, Toro ruins, Mt. Kuno, and Shizugiyama Kofun (historic site) are located in the city. In April 2003, it merged with Shimizu City. In April 2005, it became a city designated by government ordinance. Aoi Ward, Suruga Ward, and Shimizu Ward were established. In March 2006, Kambara Town, Ihara District, was incorporated, and in November 2008, Yui Town, Ihara District, was incorporated. Area ^{is 1411.90 km2} . 716,197 people (2010).
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静岡県中部の市。1889年市制。県庁所在地。大井川上流，安倍川上流，支流の藁科(わらしな)川流域を占めて南北に細長く，北は県の最北端に及び，南は駿河湾に面する。市街は安倍川の扇状地を中心に賤機(しずはた)山南麓に広がり，県の政治・文化の中心地。古くは駿河国の国府があり，府中，駿府(すんぷ)と呼ばれ，戦国時代には今川氏の城下町として発展，碁盤目状の市街ができた。江戸時代は東海道の宿場町として栄え，ここに隠居した徳川家康の死後は城代が置かれた。1869年静岡と改称。城跡の駿府城公園付近は官庁・学校地区，その南に呉服町などの商店街が発達する。古くから下駄(げた)，鏡台，ひな人形などの木漆製品や家具，建具などの木工品工業，製茶が盛んである。市の製造品出荷額１兆6353億円（2003）。近年，電気機器工業，出版・印刷，金属製品，パルプ・紙工業も伸びている。茶，ミカンの産が多く，イチゴを特産。東海道本線および新幹線，東名および新東名高速道路が通じ，国立静岡大学，登呂(とろ)遺跡，久能(くのう)山，賤機山古墳（史跡）などがある。2003年４月，清水市と合併。2005年４月，政令指定都市に移行。葵区，駿河区，清水区を設置。2006年３月庵原郡蒲原町を，2008年11月庵原郡由比町を編入。1411.90km²。71万6197人（2010）。
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