Shizuoka
Coastal Japanese city where a white-walled castle sits above a moat, vivid green tea fields roll across the hillsides, and a snow-capped volcanic peak dominates the skyline across the bay.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population693,389
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.6 km2.2 mi
Nearest airports
Shizuoka: quick answers
Where is Shizuoka?
Shizuoka is in Aoi-ku, Japan.
How do you get to Shizuoka?
The nearest airport is Makinohara / Shimada (FSZ), about 42 min away by road. The nearest train station is 柚木, about 8 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Shizuoka?
The warmest month is August, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 5°C41°F. The wettest month is July, with about 327 mm12.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Shizuoka?
OpenStreetMap lists 11 museums, 110 restaurants, 30 cafés and 38 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.