The capital is the city of Shizuoka.[2]
Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.[3]
The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun.[citation needed] Tokugawa Ieyasu held the region until he conquered the lands of the Hōjō clan in the Kantō region and placed land under the stewardship of Oda Nobunaga.
Shizuoka prefecture is an elongated region following the coast of the Pacific Ocean at the Suruga Bay. In the west, the prefecture extends deep into the Japan Alps. In the east, it becomes a narrower coast bounded in the north by Mount Fuji, until it comes to the Izu Peninsula, a popular resort area pointing south into the Pacific.
Famous festivals and events:
- Shimoda Black Ship Festival, held in May
- Shimizu Port Festival, held on August 5 to 7
- Shizuoka Festival, held in April
- Daidogei World Cup in central Shizuoka City, held in November
- Enshu Daimyo Festival in Iwata, held in April
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