Shizuoka Prefecture

Chubu region · Prefecture

A long east-west prefecture embracing Mt. Fuji and Suruga Bay. It is famous for tea, and tuna and bonito landings and manufacturing such as pianos and motorcycles are also active. The hot spring towns of the Izu Peninsula are the Tokyo area's nearby retreat.

Mt. Fuji
Shizuoka tea
Izu hot springs
Hamamatsu musical instruments and motorcycles

Key facts

Prefectural capital: Shizuoka City
Municipalities: 35 (23 cities, 12 towns)
Population: 3,465,667 10th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −4.6% 20th in Japanfrom 3,633,202 in 2020
Area: 7,777 km² 13th in Japan
Population density: 446 people/km² 13th in Japan

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 47 prefectures, ordered by this site from these values.

Places to know

Shizuoka City Sunpu Castle, Nihondaira and Shimizu Port.
Hamamatsu City A manufacturing city of musical instruments and motorcycles. Eel from Lake Hamana.
Atami City A major historic hot spring resort close to the Tokyo area.

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National parks in Shizuoka Prefecture

Minami Alps National ParkTotal park area 358 km²Also in Yamanashi, Nagano
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National ParkTotal park area 1,218 km²Also in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi

Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks

Municipalities in Shizuoka Prefecture (35)

Municipality	Population	5-year change	Area
Shizuoka City	658,781	−5.0%	1,412 km²
Hamamatsu City	765,254	−3.2%	1,558 km²
Numazu City	179,139	−5.4%	187 km²
Atami City	31,330	−8.4%	61.70 km²
Mishima City	103,044	−4.4%	62.02 km²
Fujinomiya City	119,089	−7.0%	389 km²
Ito City	61,183	−6.6%	124 km²
Shimada City	91,161	−4.8%	316 km²
Fuji City	237,650	−3.2%	245 km²
Iwata City	160,456	−3.7%	163 km²
Yaizu City	130,848	−4.4%	70.30 km²
Kakegawa City	111,544	−3.0%	266 km²
Fujieda City	134,425	−4.9%	194 km²
Gotemba City	80,965	−6.5%	195 km²
Fukuroi City	86,503	−1.5%	108 km²
Shimoda City	17,906	−11.3%	104 km²
Susono City	47,314	−7.1%	138 km²
Kosai City	55,167	−4.7%	86.56 km²
Izu City	25,708	−8.8%	364 km²
Omaezaki City	28,442	−8.6%	65.57 km²
Kikugawa City	45,478	−4.8%	94.19 km²
Izunokuni City	44,124	−5.7%	94.62 km²
Makinohara City	40,303	−7.4%	112 km²
Higashiizu Town	10,217	−11.1%	77.82 km²
Kawazu Town	6,129	−10.8%	101 km²
Minamiizu Town	6,997	−11.2%	110 km²
Matsuzaki Town	5,230	−13.4%	85.11 km²
Nishiizu Town	6,085	−14.2%	105 km²
Kannami Town	34,757	−5.5%	65.16 km²
Shimizu Town	31,080	−2.0%	8.81 km²
Nagaizumi Town	43,245	−0.2%	26.63 km²
Oyama Town	17,100	−7.9%	136 km²
Yoshida Town	27,735	−4.1%	20.73 km²
Kawanehon Town	5,334	−14.1%	497 km²
Mori Town	15,944	−8.7%	134 km²

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population in 2025; change compared with 2020). Area: GSI (2025). Designated cities are shown as one city (wards combined). "Temperature now" is the latest JMA AMeDAS observation (preliminary) at the nearest station in the same prefecture, loaded and shown unchanged when you open the page.

Figures come from official Japanese statistics (such as the 2025 Census by the Statistics Bureau of Japan), with the source and year shown next to each one. Photos are freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons; the photographer and license are shown under each photo.

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