Toro

Toro is an archaeological site in Suruga Ward in Shizuoka City, 130 kilometres southwest of Tokyo, Japan. The site contains the ruins of a settlement which dates to the 1st century CE, in the late Yayoi period.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: archaeological site in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Toro Archaeological Site”, “Toro Iseki”, “Toro no Iseki”, “Toro Ruins”, “Toro-iseki”, and “Toroiseki”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shizuoka Velodrome and Shizuoka.

Shizuoka Velodrome

Stadium

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Shizuoka Velodrome is a stadium, which is situated 2 km northeast of Toro.

Shizuoka

Railway stop

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Shizuoka Station is a railway station in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company. Shizuoka is situated 2½ km northwest of Toro.

Yunoki

Railway station

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Yunoki Station is a railway station in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway. Yunoki is situated 3 km north of Toro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aoi-ku and Shimizu.

Aoi-ku

Suburb

Aoi-ku is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the northern part of the city. Aoi-ku borders Suruga-ku in the south and Shimizu-ku to the southeast; the west faces Shimada, Fujieda and Kawanehon and its northern tip extends into the border between Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture. Aoi-ku is situated 3 km northwest of Toro.