- Population
- 3,637,998
- 3.6M
- Elevation
- 309 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 36
- listed under Shizuoka
- Airports
- FSZ Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport28 km
- OIM Oshima Airport97 km
About Shizuoka
Shizuoka is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 3,637,998.
Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [ɕì.(d͡)zɨ́.ò̞.kä̀, -ó̞.kä́.kè̞ɴ̀]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. As of October 2026, Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,435,185 and has a geographic area of 7,777.42 km2 (3,002.88 sq mi). Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Aichi Prefecture to the west.
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Places bordering Shizuoka
Climate of Shizuoka
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 28° | 29° | 26° | 21° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | 0° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 82 | 145 | 181 | 184 | 264 | 222 | 238 | 255 | 171 | 100 | 56 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
Airports nearest to Shizuoka
- Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 28 km
- Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 97 km
- Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 131 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Places in Shizuoka
36 places- 1 Hamamatsu 809.1K
- 2 Shizuoka-shi 723.3K
- 3 Fuji Shi 258.9K
- 4 Numazu-shi 204.7K
- 5 Iwata 171K
- 6 Fujieda Shi 146.6K
- 7 Yaizu Shi 143.9K
- 8 Fujinomiya Shi 135.5K
- 9 Kakegawa Shi 118.1K
- 10 Mishima Shi 112.6K
- 11 Shimada 101.5K
- 12 Gotenba Shi 89.6K
- 13 Fukuroi Shi 86.9K
- 14 Itō Shi 72.7K
- 15 Kosai Shi 61.4K
- 16 Susono Shi 53.8K
- 17 Izunokuni-shi 50K
- 18 Makinohara 48.3K
- 19 Kikugawa-shi 47.9K
- 20 Atami 39K
- 21 Omaezaki-shi 34.5K
- 22 Izu-shi 33.5K
- 23 Shimoda 24.1K
- 24 Hatsu-shima 243
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
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Abe River River
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Haibara-gun District
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Izu Hantō Natural site
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Kamo District
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Kano River River
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Kiku River River
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Oi River River
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Shiba River River
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Shūchi-gun District
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Suntō District
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Tagata District
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Tenryu River River
Largest cities and towns
Nature and heritage in Shizuoka
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources





