Shimizu (Shizuoka)
| Shimizu-shi (incorporated) 清水 市 |
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| Geographical location in Japan | |||
| Region : | Chūbu | ||
| Prefecture : | Shizuoka | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 1 ' N , 138 ° 29' E | ||
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| Incorporated on: | Apr 1, 2003 | ||
| Incorporated in: | Shizuoka | ||
| Surface: | 227.66 km² | ||
| Residents : | 235,512 (December 31, 2002) |
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| Population density : | 1034 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community key : | 22204-6 | ||
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| Tree : | Garden chrysanthemum , rose | ||
| Flower : | Viburnum odoratissimum var. Awabuki , Myrica rubra | ||
| Tree blossom: | Blossom dogwood | ||
| town hall | |||
| Address : |
Shimizu City Hall 6 - 8 , Asahi-chō Shimizu -shi Shizuoka 424-8701 |
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| Website URL: | http://www.city.shimizu.shizuoka.jp ( Memento from March 30, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) | ||
Shimizu ( Japanese 清水 市 , - shi ) was a Japanese city in Shizuoka Prefecture .
history
Before the establishment of the Ritsuryō system, this was the headquarters of the Iohara no kuni no miyatsuko ( 盧 原 国 ). The name also forms the origin of the name of Ihara-gun ( 庵 原 郡 ).
During the Edo period , the post office Ejiri ( 江 尻 宿 , Ejiri-juku ) of the Tōkaidō was in Shimizu .
On October 1, 1889, the Chō Shimizu ( 清水 町 , chō ) was set up in the Udo-gun . On April 1, 1896, the Udo-gun goes into the Abe-gun . On February 11, 1924, the Chō Shimizu, Ire ( 入 江 町 , -chō ), as well as the Mura Fujimi ( 不二 見 村 , -mura ) and Miho ( 三 保 村 , -mura ) merged in the Abe-gun to form Shi Shizuoka.
On July 16, 1945, an air raid took place that severely affected the city and the port.
On February 11, 1954, the Mura Iida ( 飯 田村 , mura ) was incorporated from the Ihara-gun. On April 1, 1995, the Mura Udo ( 有 度 村 , -mura ) was incorporated from the Abe-gun. The Abe-gun was then disbanded. On April 1, 1958, the districts of Nakayoshida ( 中 吉田 ), Hirazawa ( 平 沢 ) and Yada ( 谷 田 ) of the old Udo, as well as the district of Nakanogō ( 中 之 郷 ), and are incorporated into Shizuoka . On June 29, 1961, the Chō Okitsu ( 興 津 町 , -chō ), Sodeshi ( 袖 師 町 , -chō ), and the Mura Ihara ( 庵 原 村 , -mura ), Ojima ( 小島 村 , -mura ) and Ryūgouchi ( 両河内 村 , -mura ) incorporated from the Ihara-gun. On January 1, 1993, the districts of Nakanogō, Yada and Kusanagi ( 草 薙 ) are incorporated.
On April 1, 2001 Shimizu was named a major city with special status ( 特例 市 , tokureishi ).
On April 1, 2003, Shimizu and Shizuoka merged to form the new Shizuoka. On April 1, 2005, Shizuoka was named a "city by government decree" ( seirei shitei toshi ) and the municipality ( ku ) Shimizu-ku ( 清水 区 ) was established.
traffic
On April 25, 1969 Shimizu is connected to the Tōmei Highway .
The JR Tōkaidō main line to Chiyoda or Chūō-ku (Kōbe) and the Shizuoka-Shimizu line to Shizuoka stop in Shimizu .
education
The Faculty of Oceanography of Tōkai University is located in Shimizu .
sons and daughters of the town
- Yoshio Mochizuki (1947–2019), Japanese politician and member of the Shūgiin
- Kazuki Saitō (* 1988), Japanese football player
- Jun'ya Sano (* 1982), Japanese road cyclist
- Yūichi Suzumoto (* 1969), Japanese novelist