Shimizu, Shizuoka
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Suntō District
, Shizuoka
, Japan
. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population
of 32,205and a density
of 3,640 persons per km². The total area is 8.84 km².
. The Kakita River
flows through the town. The area has a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.
, and was largely tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate
in the Edo period
. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period
in 1889, the area was reorganized into the village of Shimizu within Suntō District, Shizuoka
through the merger of 11 small hamlets. Shimizu attained town status in 1963. There have been numerous attempts to merge
Shimizu into neighboring Numazu (1966, 1967, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007).
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Suntō District
Sunto District, Shizuoka
is a district located in Shizuoka, Japan. The area is part of former Suruga Province.As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 93,038 and a density of 543 persons per km². The total area is 171.48 km².-Towns and villages:...
, Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, Japan
Japan
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. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 32,205and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 3,640 persons per km². The total area is 8.84 km².
Geography
Shimizu is located at the northern end of Izu PeninsulaIzu Peninsula
The is a large mountainous peninsula with deeply indented coasts to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshū, Japan. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture...
. The Kakita River
Kakita River
The is a river flowing through the town of Shimizu in the Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.The Kakita River is a tributary of the Kano River. At only , it is the shortest Class 1 River in Japan....
flows through the town. The area has a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.
Neighboring municipalities
- NumazuNumazu, Shizuokais a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 205,636 and a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area was 187.11 km².- Geography:...
- MishimaMishima, Shizuokais a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 112,078 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km². The total area is 62.13 km²...
- NagaizumiNagaizumi, Shizuokais a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka, Japan. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 39,865 and a density of 1,500 persons per km². The total area is 26.51 km².-Geography:...
History
Shimizu is located in the far eastern portion of former Suruga ProvinceSuruga Province
was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka prefecture. It was sometimes called . Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay.-History:...
, and was largely tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
in the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
in 1889, the area was reorganized into the village of Shimizu within Suntō District, Shizuoka
Sunto District, Shizuoka
is a district located in Shizuoka, Japan. The area is part of former Suruga Province.As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 93,038 and a density of 543 persons per km². The total area is 171.48 km².-Towns and villages:...
through the merger of 11 small hamlets. Shimizu attained town status in 1963. There have been numerous attempts to merge
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
Municipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
Shimizu into neighboring Numazu (1966, 1967, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007).