Location: Shizuoka Prefecture
Chubu, Japan
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese: 静岡県
• Rōmaji: Shizuoka-ken
Country: Japan
Region: Chūbu (Tōkai)
Island: Honshu
Capital: Shizuoka
Government• Governor: Heita Kawakatsu
Area• Total: 7,779.63 km (3,003.73 sq mi)
Area rank: 13th
Population (July 1, 2010)• Total: 3,774,471
• Rank: 10th
• Density: 485.17/km (1,256.6/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code: JP-22
Districts: 5
Municipalities: 35
Flower: Azalea (Rhododenron)
Tree: Sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
Bird: Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
Website: www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english
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What to do and see in Shizuoka Prefecture, Chubu: The Best Natural History Museums
August 29, 2021 Merry Kessler
Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. The capital is the city of Shizuoka, while Hamamatsu is the largest city by population.
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1. Museum of Natural and Environmental History, Shizuoka
2. Georia
838-1 Shuzenji Shuzenji-Sogo-Kaikan 1F, Izu 410-2416 Shizuoka Prefecture +81 558-72-0525 [email protected] http://georia.izugeopark.org/
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Our planet was born approximately 4.6 billion years ago and it has evolved ever since. There was a time when the atmosphere had no oxygen in it. There was another time when the earth was frozen all over. The continents we see today formed slowly out of plate movement and volcanism. In Izu Peninsula you can see a part of the story of this evolving earth. Let us explore the earth in "GEORIA"
3. Tanukiko Fureai Shizenjuku
4. Tokai University Marine Science Museum Natural History Museum
5. Joren Falls Museum
892-14 Yugashima, Izu 410-3206 Shizuoka Prefecture +81 558-85-0030
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