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Shimada City
Shizuoka Prefecture · City
Official websiteShizuoka Prefecture page
Shimada City spreads on both banks of the Oi River. In the Edo period, the bridgeless Oi River was crossed with the help of porters, and Shimada-juku and Kanaya-juku prospered as river-crossing post towns. The wooden footbridge Horai Bridge and the steam locomotives of the Oigawa Railway are famous, and some of Japan's largest tea fields spread over the Makinohara Plateau.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
BridgeHorai Bridgebridge in Shizuoka, Japan
CastleSuwahara Castlecastle ruins in Shimoda, Japan
Old post townShimada-jukustation of the Tōkaidō, Japan
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Shinto shrineOi ShrineShinto shrine in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineKeiman ShrineShinto shrine in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kawane-onsenroadside station in Shimada, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineInari ShrineShinto shrine in Yanagi-machi, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka pref, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Shizuoka Prefecture
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