Shizuoka Hotels

Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 717,515 and the density of 508 persons per km˛. The total area is 1,411.82 km2 (545.11 sq mi).[1] Shizuoka is currently the 5th largest city in Japan in terms of geographic area, and the 2nd largest city in Shizuoka prefecture in terms of population.The area that is now the city of Shizuoka has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Numerous kofun have been found within the city limits, and the Toro archaeological site indicates that a major Yayoi period (circa 400 BC-300 AD) settlement existed in what is now part of the central city area.Suruga was established as a province of Japan in the early Nara period. At some point between the year 701 and 710, the provincial capital was relocated from what is now Numazu, to a more central location on the banks of the Abe River at a location named Sunpu (a contraction of “Suruga no Kokufu”) or alternatively ”Fuchu”