Shimada

Shimada City Hall
Shimada-shi ; 島田市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Shizuoka
Coordinates :	34 ° 50 ' N , 138 ° 11' E Coordinates: 34 ° 50 '11 " N , 138 ° 10' 34" E
Basic data
Surface:	195.40 km²
Residents :	95,958 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	491 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	22209-7
Symbols
Tree :	Osmanthus fragrans var. Fragrans
Flower :	Rose , Enkianthus perulatus
Bird :	Japanese snapper
town hall
Address :	Shimada City Hall ; 1 - 1 , Chūō-chō; Shimada -shi ; Shizuoka 427-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp
Location of Shimadas in Shizuoka Prefecture

Shimada ( Japanese 島田市 , - shi ) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Shimada is located southwest of Shizuoka and northeast of Hamamatsu .

The city of Shimada was founded on January 1, 1948 .

Shimada was a post office ( 宿場町 Shukuba-machi ) of the Tōkaidō during the Edo period .

Kanaya Railway Station

Shimada is located on National Road 1 from Tokyo to Kyoto , which partly follows the historic Tōkaidō Street.

The Shimada and Kanaya stations on the Tōkaidō Main Line are served by trains operated by JR Central . Kanaya is also the terminus of the Ōigawa main line operated by Ōigawa Tetsudō . This is a popular tourist destination due to the numerous special trips in historical vehicles.

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