Shizuoka

Proper noun

Meaning

A prefecture of Japan.

The capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Examples

During a press conference on Friday, Shizuoka Vice Gov Takashi Namba said it "wouldn't take long" for approval to be reached providing JR Central provides ample explanations to the panel of experts that was established by the transport ministry. Source: Internet

A bank in Shizuoka provides a lesson in what regional banks should not do to survive the industry's tough business conditions. Source: Internet

In the quarter-finals, England and Brazil squared off in Shizuoka, where Ronaldinho scored a free-kick goal over England's David Seaman early in the second half as Brazil won 1–2. Source: Internet

There’s a dip of the shoulder, low to the ground, and a surge of speed that is reminiscent – sacrilege, this – of Ronaldinho running Ashley Cole into the ground in Shizuoka in 2002, something that barely happened before or since. Source: Internet

Some rises from a warehouse at a factory operated by household product maker Lec Inc. in the town of Yoshida, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sunday. Source: Internet

Women walk in the scorching heat in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday. Source: Internet

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