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Numazu city centre and Mount Fuji

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Location of Numazu in Shizuoka Prefecture

 

NumazuNumazu (沼津市 Numazu-shi) is a city located in eastern

Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The city , which covers an area of 186.96 square kilometres

(7 2.19 sq mi), had an estimated population in March 2018

of 191,599, giving a population density of 1,025 persons

per km2 .

GeographyNeighboring municipalities

History

Economy

Education

Transportat ionRailway

Highway

Local attract ions

Sister city relat ions

Notable nat ives

References

External l inks

Numazu is at the northern end of the Izu Peninsula, which is

a leisure destination known for its numerous hot springs.

Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, may also be seen from

Numazu on clear days. Numazu is located 130 kilometres

(81 mi) west of Tokyo and is on the Tōkaidō Main Line, the

main railway line from Osaka to Tokyo. Warmed by the

Kuroshio Current, the area enjoys a warm maritime climate

with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. The Kano

River runs through the middle of the city .

Mishima

Fuji

Izu

Izunokuni

Numazu沼津市

Numazu

Coordinates: 35°05′44.1″N 138°51′48.4″E

Contents

Geography

Neighboring municipalities

Coordinates: 35°05′44.1″N138°51′48.4″E

Country Japan

Region Chūbu (Tōkai)

Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture

Government

 • Mayor Shuichi Yorishige (頼重秀一) <from May 2018>

Area

 • Total 186.96 km2

(72.19 sq mi)

Population (March 2018)

 • Total 191,599

 • Density 1,025/km2

(2,650/sq mi)

Time zone Japan Standard Time(UTC+9)

- Tree Pine

- Flower Crinum asiaticum

- Bird Common gull

Phone number 055-931-2500

Address 16-1 Miyukichō,Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 410-8601

Website www.city.numazu.shizuoka.jp (http://www.city.numazu.shizuoka.jp)

Shimizu

Nagaizumi

Kannami

Numazu is an ancient settlement, mentioned in Nara period

records as the original provincial capital of Suruga

Province before the separation of Izu Province from Suruga

in 680, and subsequent transfer of the provincial capital to

the banks of the Abe River in what is now Shizuoka city .

During the early part of the Tokugawa shogunate, Numazu

was ruled as part of Odawara Domain, but with the

construction of Numazu Castle in 17 7 7 , it became the

separate Numazu Domain. Numazu prospered in the Edo

period from its location on the Tōkaidō, with Numazu-juku

and Hara-juku as two of the 53 post stations.

After the Meiji Restoration, Numazu Station was opened on

the Tōkaidō Main Line on February 1, 1889. During the

cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 1889, the area

was reorganized into Numazu Town within Suntō District,

Shizuoka From its seaside location, Numazu gained a

reputation as a health resort, which was further enhanced

by its selection as the location of an imperial villa built for

Emperor Meiji in 1893. The area become popular with other

members of the nobility , statesmen (including Inoue

Kaoru) and writers. Numazu town expanded in 1923 by

merger with Y anagihara village, becoming Numazu City on

July 1, 1923.

Central Numazu was destroyed by a fire in 1926. In 1944, the city further expanded through merger with

neighboring Katahama, Kanaoka, Ooka and Shizuura villages. The city was a target for American air raids

in World War II, and was largely destroyed by bombing on July 17 , 1945.

In 1955, the villages of Ashitaka, Oohira, Uchiura, and Nishiura merged with Numazu, and in 1968 Hara

Town also merged with Numazu. In the year 2000, Numazu was designated a Special City (特例市 Tokurei-

shi) by the central government. In April 2005, the village of Heda (from Tagata District) was merged into

Numazu. In 2007 , Numazu hosted the 29th WorldSkills International Championship.

Numazu is an industrial city and regional financial center, and its port is a major center of Shizuoka

prefecture's fishery industry. Numazu produces more dried Japanese horse mackerel than any other

region in Japan. The city accounts for about half of Japan's total production. Agriculture is dominated by

production of mandarin oranges and green tea, with Brussels sprouts, dairy products and rice as

secondary products. Numazu is the location of the head office of Suruga Bank, Shizuoka Chuo Bank and

Numazu Shinkin Bank.

History

Economy

Numazu has 26 public and one private elementary school, 17 public middle schools, one public and one

private combined middle school/high school and five public and six private high schools. In additional

there are three special education schools in Numazu.

JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line

Numazu–Katahama–Hara

JR Central: Gotemba Line

Numazu–Ōoka

Japan National Route 1

Japan National Route 246

Japan National Route 414

Tōmei Expressway

Shin-Tōmei Expressway

Numazu is a gateway to Mount Fuji, Hakone, and Izu Peninsula,

which are major tourist attractions. The harbour area has

seafood restaurants and features an anti-tsunami barrier with an

observation floor on top that offers a panoramic view of the city

and the surrounding area. There is a shopping street not too far

from the train station.

Numazu has the longest coastline of any municipality in the

prefecture. The Senbonhama ("Thousand Tree Beach") seaside is

considered one of the best places to view Osezaki, Nihondaira,

or the southern Japan Alps against the background of

Sembonmatsubara and Mount Fuji. Three aquariums are located

in Numazu, Mito Sea Paradise, Awashima Marine Park and Numazu Deepblue Aquarium.

Education

Transportation

Numazu Station

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

View from Mount Kinkan

Numazu city from Mount Kanuki

– Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA[1] (since 1963)

– Yueyang, Hunan, China[2] (since 1985)

– Ueda, Nagano, Japan

Tomita Tsunejirō (1865–1937) – the earliest disciple of judo

Yasushi Inoue – novelist

Nobutaka Machimura – politician

Shinji Ono – professional soccer player

Masakuni Yamamoto – professional soccer player

Kento Sugiyama – professional baseball player

Kyoko Iwasaki – Olympic medalist swimmer

Koji Murofushi – Olympic medalist in hammer-throw

Miu Hirano – Table Tennis player

Yamada Nagamasa – Sengoku period merchant-adventurer

Norio Ohga – former CEO of Sony

Tomoyoshi Murayama – artist and playwright

Masato Harada – movie director

Ulka Sasaki — mixed martial artist

1. "US-Japan Sister Cities by State" (http://www.asiamattersforamerica.org/japan/data/sister-cities-state).

Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

2. "International Exchange" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160113132810/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/sima

i/e/03.cgi?p=22&n=Shizuoka%20Prefecture). List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local

Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original (http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/sima

i/e/03.cgi?p=22&n=Shizuoka%20Prefecture) on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

Official website (http://www.city.numazu.shizuoka.jp) (in Japanese)

Numazu City official website (http://www.city.numazu.shizuoka.jp/living_in/english.htm) (in English)

Travel guide to Numazu for tourists and foreign residents (http://numazu.wordpress.com)

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Numazu&oldid=854894554"

Sister city relations

Notable natives

References

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