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Special city
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
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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
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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
External links
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