Mishima三島市

Mishima-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Mishima (三島市, Mishima-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 107,783 (2020 census), area 62.02 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Shizuoka Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

三島市

Reading

Mishima-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

107,783 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.1% from 110,046

Area

62.02 km²

Density

1,738 people per km²

Households

46,106

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

29.8%

Foreign residents

1,355 (1.3%)

Code

22206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.mishima.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Mishima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hakone Town箱根町(Kanagawa)
• Numazu City沼津市
• Susono City裾野市
• Kannami Town函南町
• Shimizu Town清水町
• Nagaizumi Town長泉町

Questions about Mishima

Is Mishima a city or a prefecture?

Mishima (三島市) is a city (市, shi) in Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Mishima?

Mishima is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Mishima?

107,783 at the 2020 census, down 2.1% from 110,046 in 2015. The area is 62.02 km², which is 1,738 people per km². 46,106 households. 29.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mishima?

Six: Hakone Town (箱根町) in Kanagawa, Numazu City (沼津市), Susono City (裾野市), Kannami Town (函南町), Shimizu Town (清水町), and Nagaizumi Town (長泉町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mishima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mishima written in Japanese?

三島市, read Mishima-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Mishima begin?

静岡県三島市… (Shizuoka-ken, Mishima-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.