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Shizuoka prefecture (静岡県 Shizuoka-ken) is in the central Chubu region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Talk 5 Get in 5.1 By plane 5.2 By train 5.3 By bus 6 Get around 7 See 8 Do 9 Eat 10 Drink 11 Get out

Understand

Western Shizuoka was once the province of Tōtōmi-no-kuni (遠江国), also known as Enshū (遠州), which you'll still see in many company names and placenames in the area today. The eastern part of the prefecture was once the province of Suruga-no-kuni (駿河国), while the Izu Peninsula was its own province, Izu-no-kuni (伊豆国)

Cities

• Atami — Seaside hot spring resort a short hop from Tokyo
• Fujinomiya
• Fukuroi
• Hamamatsu — The largest city in the prefecture
• Iwata
• Kakegawa
• Numazu
• Shizuoka — The prefectural capital

Other destinations

• The scenic Izu Peninsula

Talk

The dialect in Western Shizuoka is known as Enshū-ben (遠州弁).

Get in

By plane

Although there are no major airports in Shizuoka prefecture, there is a direct bus from Chubu International Airport that runs through Hamamatsu to Iwata.

By train

By bus

Get around

See

Do

• Climb Mt. Fuji.

Eat

• Local specialties include eel, turtle, and melons.

Drink

• Shizuoka is famous for its green tea.

Get out

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