Mishima, Shizuoka
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Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu, Tōkai |
Prefecture | Shizuoka |
Physical characteristics | |
Area | 62.13 km² |
Population (as of August 2006) | |
Total | 114,055 |
Density | 1,835.75/km² |
Symbols | |
Tree | Gingko |
Flower | Mishima Sakura |
Bird | European Kingfisher |
Mishima City City Hall | |
Address | 〒411-8666 Shizuoka-ken, Mishima-shi, Kitatamachi 4-47 |
Phone number | 055-975-3111 |
Official website: Mishima City |
Mishima (三島市 Mishima-shi?) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. The city was founded on April 29, 1941. Its population has expanded since the opening of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line made it possible to commute into Tokyo. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 111,484 and a density of 1,793.21 persons per km². The total area is 62.17 km². Novelist Kimitake Hiraoka adopted his penname Yukio Mishima after the city. Mishima's sister city is New Plymouth in Taranaki, New Zealand.
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[edit] Overview
Mishima is the temple town of Mishima Shrine (三嶋大社 Mishima taisha?) and it is through the shrine and Rakujuen, a park central to the image of Mishima, that the city's calm nature can be seen.
[edit] Transport
Mishima Station is on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Main Line and Izu-Hakone Railway.
[edit] Education
The College of International Relations for Nihon University is located in Mishima. It provides opportunities for international students to live in Mishima and explore Japanese culture.
[edit] External links
- Mishima official website in Japanese
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Atami | Fuji | Fujieda | Fujinomiya | Fukuroi | Gotenba | Hamamatsu | Itō | Iwata | Izu | Izunokuni | Kakegawa | Kikugawa | Kosai | Makinohara | Mishima | Numazu | Omaezaki | Shimada | Shimoda | Shizuoka (capital) | Susono | Yaizu | |||
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Fuji | Haibara | Hamana | Ihara | Kamo | Shida | Shuchi | Sunto | Tagata | |||
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