Shizuoka

Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times. The city's name is made up of two kanji, meaning In 1869, Shizuoka Domain was first created out of the older Sunpu Domain, and that name was retained when the city was incorporated in 1885. In 2003, Shizuoka absorbed the Shimizu City was to create the new and expanded city of Shizuoka, briefly becoming the largest city by land area in Japan.

In 2005, it became one of Japan's designated cities. 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.