Suruga was established as a province of Japan in the early Nara period. Numerous kofun have been found within the city limits, and the Toro archaeological site indicates that a major Yayoi period (circa 400 BC–300 AD) settlement existed in what is now part of the central city area. The area that is now the city of Shizuoka has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Mayors (since 2003 merger) Mayors of Shizuoka Mayors (former Shimizu city from 1924 to 2003) Mayors (former Shizuoka city from 1889 to 2003) In terms of national politics, the city is divided between Shizuoka 1st District and Shizuoka 4th District in the lower house of the Japanese Diet. The city contributes 13 members to the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly. Shizuoka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 48 members. Shimizu City Office/Shimizu Ward Office:Ħ-9 Asahi-chō, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka-shi 424-8701ġ-21-1 Kanbara Shinden, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka-shi 421-3211.On 22 December 2006, colours and logos were established for each of the wards.

Wards of Shizuoka Aoi Ward ( 葵区, Aoi-ku) Administrative center, made up of the former Shizuoka north of the Tōkaidō Main Line excluding Osada district Suruga Ward ( 駿河区, Suruga-ku) Former Shizuoka south of the Tōkaidō Main Line and Osada district Shimizu Ward ( 清水区, Shimizu-ku) Former city of Shimizu and towns of Kanbara and Yui.

Funakoshi Dike ( 船越堤, Funakoshi-tsutsumi)Īs of August 2019, the city had an estimated population of 704,989 in 286,013 households and a population density of 507 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,310/sq mi).

Futatsu Pond (Oshika Pond) ( 二ツ池(小鹿池), Futatsu-ike (Oshika-ike)).

Asahata Marsh (Asahata Anti-flood Pond) ( 麻機沼(麻機遊水地), Asahata-numa (Asahata Yūsuichi)).

Lake Hatanagi ( 畑薙湖, Hatanagi-ko) ( Hatanagi-I Dam).

Lake Ikawa ( 井川湖, Ikawa-ko) ( Ikawa Dam).

Nakagōchi River ( 中河内川, Nakagōchi-gawa).

Ōya River Drainage Ditch ( 大谷川放水路, Ōya-gawa Hōsui-ro).

Mount Satta (Satta Pass) ( 薩埵山(薩埵峠), Satta-yama (Satta-tōge)).

Mount Udo ( Nihondaira) ( 有度山(日本平), Udo-san (Nihondaira)).

Mount Warusawa ( 悪沢岳(荒川岳), Warusawa-dake (Arakawa-dake)).

Shizuoka had the largest area of any municipality in Japan after merging with Shimizu City in April 2003, until February 2005, when Takayama in Gifu Prefecture superseded it by merging with nine surrounding municipalities.Ĭlimate data for Shizuoka (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1940−present) Shizuoka City lies in central Shizuoka Prefecture, about halfway between Tokyo and Nagoya along the Tōkaidō Corridor, between Suruga Bay to the south and the Minami Alps in the north.

6.3 From the Meiji period to World War II.

5.2 Mayors (former Shimizu city from 1924 to 2003).

5.1 Mayors (former Shizuoka city from 1889 to 2003).

4.2 Administrative district 'image colours'.

Ikimono gakari blue bird hiragana