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Shizuoka

Shizuoka · Japan
City population
693,389
#23
in Japan
#2
in Shizuoka
#793
worldwide
TokyoShizuoka
34.983, 138.383 · 142 km from Tokyo
City population
693,389
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Japan
#23
of 1,216 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#793
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Japan
0.6%
of the national population

About Shizuoka

Situated 142 km from Tokyo, Shizuoka has a city population of 693,389 and ranks 23rd among Japan's listed cities. The city accounts for 0.6% of the national population and ranks second within its prefecture. Yaizu (139,578) lies 14 km away and Fujieda (145,032) 17 km distant, anchoring a cluster of substantial towns in the immediate area.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Japan
#23of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Shizuoka
#2of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Japan
Region
Shizuoka
Rank in region
#2of 35
Distance to capital
142 km
to Tokyo
Elevation
23 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
34.983, 138.383
Record updated
2024-12-29
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 1,216 in Japan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

14KMYaizu140K people17KMFujieda145K people26KMShimada96K people29KMSumiyoshi29K people30KMKanaya20K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Shizuoka693K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Shizuoka compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Shizuoka693K

Shizuoka Population FAQ

What is the population of Shizuoka?

Shizuoka has a city population of 693,389. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Shizuoka?

Shizuoka is in Shizuoka, Japan, 142 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 34.983, 138.383.

How big is Shizuoka compared with other cities in Japan?

It is the 23rd largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 0.6% of the national population.

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