The University of Shizuoka Junior College is a public junior college affiliated with the University of Shizuoka and located in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. It was founded in 1951 as a junior college exclusively for women, and became coeducational in 1987.

Toro

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Suruga-ku and Shizuoka.

Suruga-ku

Suburb

Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Suruga-ku is one of three wards of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the southern part of the city. The north east of Suruga-ku faces Aoi-ku; the north west faces Shimizu-ku; the south west faces Yaizu city and the south east faces Suruga Bay.

Shizuoka

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka prefecture in Japan's Chubu region. In 2005, Shizuoka absorbed the neighboring city of 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 west of Shizuoka-heiya.

Shizuoka-heiya

Type: Plain
Also known as: “Shizuoka Plain”
Category: landform
Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

34.96667° or 34° 58′ north

Longitude

138.41667° or 138° 25′ east

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

8Q6WXC88+MM

GeoNames ID

1851716

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Shizuoka-heiya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fujimidai and Oshika.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kogarashino-mori and Kasugachō Station.

Japan: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama.

Curious Plains to Discover

Uncover intriguing plains from every corner of the globe.

About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0.