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Prefecture of Japan
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This Shizuoka-only chain has many locations all over the prefecture, specializing in beef dishes such as their famous genkotsu hamburger steaks the size of your fist.
By train
Shizuoka is primarily served by the JR Tokaido Main Line and the Tokaido Shinkansen between Nagoya and Yokohama.
By bus
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Makinohara / Shimada · International · FSZ
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the largest city in the prefecture, known as the "City of Music", and home to a vibrant Brazilian community
Fukuroi (袋井) is a city in Shizuoka.
Iwata (磐田) is a city in Shizuoka. Home to J1 soccer team Jubilo Iwata.
Kakegawa (掛川) is a city in Shizuoka.
Kikugawa (菊川市 kikugawa-shi) is a city located in Shizuoka prefecture. The city is known for production of green tea.
Kosai (Japanese: 湖西市) is a city in Shizuoka, Japan.
Mori (森町) is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
home to some of the best wind-surfing in Japan.
Shimada (島田市 Shimada-shi) is a city of 96,000 people (2020) in Shizuoka prefecture.
the prefectural capital
For the mountain, see Mount Fuji. For other places with the same name, see Fuji (disambiguation).
famous for Yakisoba (Japanese stir-fried noodle)
at the foot of Mt. Fuji, it has summer resort because of the cool climate.
Numazu (沼津) is a city in Shizuoka.
a ward in Shizuoka city
seaside hot spring resort a short hop from Tokyo
the home of famous hot springs of Shuzenji, nicknamed "Little Kyoto of the Izu Peninsula", that has many tasteful ryokans with Japanese gardens.
the home of Izu-Nagaoka hot springs and many historical spots in former Nirayama Town (that has been merged into Izunokuni City)
it is nicknamed "city of water" in Japan with fountain of meltwater from Mt. Fuji. It is also famous for the Mishima Taisha.
the southernmost city in Izu Peninsula.
The Izu Peninsula (伊豆半島 Izu-hantō) is a scenic region in Shizuoka prefecture in central Japan.
Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, 3776 m) is Japan's highest mountain and the focal point of the sprawling Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Visible from Tokyo on a clear day, the mountain is to the west of Tokyo on the main island Honshu, straddling the border between Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.
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