Map of Shizuoka, Japan

Shizuoka is the administrative centre of Shizuoka, Japan, with a population of about 693,389. It lies at 34.9833°N, 138.3833°E. Shizuoka is about 142 km (88 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Fujieda, 17 km to the southwest.

Shizuoka at a glance

Where is Shizuoka?

• The 21st largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shizuoka

• Fujieda — 17 km southwest
• Shimada — 26 km southwest
• Fujinomiya — 34 km northeast
• Fuji — 34 km northeast
• Kikugawa — 39 km southwest
• Kakegawa — 41 km southwest
• Numazu — 46 km east
• Fukuroi — 50 km southwest
• Mishima — 51 km east
• Izunokuni — 52 km east

Largest cities in Shizuoka

• Hamamatsu — 791,707
• Fuji — 245,392
• Numazu — 189,486
• Iwata — 166,672
• Fujieda — 145,032
• Fujinomiya — 132,507
• Kakegawa — 117,925
• Mishima — 107,851
• Shimada — 95,719
• Fukuroi — 88,395

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.