Shizuoka静岡県

Shizuoka-ken·しずおかけん·県 (ken), prefecture

A long Pacific coastline with Mount Fuji at its eastern end. Two designated cities: Shizuoka and Hamamatsu.

Facts

Japanese name: 静岡県
Reading: Shizuoka-ken / しずおかけん
Region: Chūbu 中部
Capital: Shizuoka 静岡市
Largest city: Hamamatsu 浜松市 — larger than the capital
Population: 3,633,202 (2020 census)
Area: 7,777 km²
Density: 467 people per km²
Municipalities: 35 — 23 cities, 12 towns, and 0 villages
Designated cities: Shizuoka City, and Hamamatsu City
Districts (郡): 5
Codes: JIS 22·ISO 3166-2 JP-22

How an address here begins

静岡県静岡市…

Shizuoka-ken, Shizuoka-shi, …

The prefecture comes first, then the municipality, then one of Shizuoka's 3 wards. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

Every municipality in Shizuoka市区町村

35 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.

Designated cities政令指定都市

A designated city is divided into wards. The wards are offices of the city, not governments.

Shizuoka City静岡市· 3 wards
Hamamatsu City浜松市· 3 wards

Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村

A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.

Kamo District賀茂郡district, not a government
Tagata District田方郡district, not a government
- Kannami Town函南町
Sunto District駿東郡district, not a government
Haibara District榛原郡district, not a government
- Yoshida Town吉田町
- Kawanehon Town川根本町
Shuchi District周智郡district, not a government
- Mori Town森町

Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.