The prefectural capital is Shizuoka.
Shizuoka Prefecture is divided into three areas of an eastern part, the central part, and a western part. And it is blessed with the nature of Mt. Fuji, a tenryu river, a fuji river, a hamana lake, etc.
Shizuoka Prefecture is agriculture and a fishing is famous for green tea, a mandarin orange, a tuna, a bonito, and a spotted shrimp. The tea of Shizuoka produces about 42% of the whole country. And the livestock products of chicken, an egg, milk, and pork are also produced.
65% of the area of Shizuoka Prefecture is a forest. Forestry is important industry. The industrial articles produced are electric apparatus, paper, a processed marine product, food, furniture, a plastic model, and a musical instrument. And the industrial commodity is used in every country in the world.
A cities, towns and villages list is here.
| Ranking of Shizuoka | ||
| Item | National ranking | Outline |
| Area (2009) | The 12st place | 7,329 square kilometers |
| The number of cities, wards, towns, and villages (2010) | The 21st place | 35 cities, towns and villages |
| Population (2008) | The 10th place | 3,775,400 persons |
| Number of households (2008) | The 10th place | 1413428 households |
| People-of-the-prefecture gross product (substance) (2007) | The 10th place | 19,121,611 (unit: 1 million yen) |