Shizuoka Prefecture
The Shizuoka Prefecture (Japanese静冈 県, Shizuoka-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan. It is located in the Chūbu region on the island of Honshu. Seat of the prefectural government is the city of Shizuoka.
Politics and Administration
- LDP: 39
- DPJ: 20
- Kōmeitō: 5
- Fuji no Kai: 2
- Non-attached Members: 3
Governor of Shizuoka 's second term Heita Kawakatsu, who in the election in July 2009 with the support of the then opposition National Democratic Party (DPJ ) defeated the center-right candidate Yukiko Sakamoto scarce. Yoshinobu Ishikawa predecessor had resigned after 16 years in office over the delay in the opening of the controversial airport Shizuoka. In the gubernatorial election on June 16, 2013 Kawakatsu with more than 70 % of the vote against an LDP -backed candidate and a Communist was confirmed in office.
In Parliament, which was reduced at the elections in April 2011 from 74 to 69 seats, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP ) in 2011 won an absolute majority with 35 seats. The DPJ came up with 17 seats, the Kōmeitō to five, and the Japanese Communist Party is no longer represented in parliament. Recently in 2013 simultaneously with the gubernatorial election were held elections for vacant seats.
In the House of Representatives of the National Parliament Shizuoka is represented by eight directly elected members, according to the 2012 elections six Liberal Democrats and two Democrats. Ins house the prefecture councils elect two MPs per election, after 2007 and 2010, as in most two- mandate constituencies each two Liberal Democrats and Democrats.
With a " financial strength index " ( zaiseiryoku Shisu ) by 0.75 Shizuoka is financially stronger prefectures of the country.
Administrative divisions
Independent cities (市shi )
- Seirei shitei toshi ( " cities by Regulation " ) Shizuoka, seat of the prefectural government
- Hamamatsu
- Fuji
- Numazu
- Other county-level cities Atami
- Fujieda
- Fujinomiya
- Fukuroi
- Gotemba
- Itō
- Iwata
- Izu
- Ito
- Kakegawa
- Kikugawa
- Kosai
- Makinohara
- Mishima
- Omaezaki
- Shimada
- Shimoda
- Susono
- Yaizu
Counties (郡, gun)
List of districts of Shizuoka Prefecture, as well as their towns (町, chō or machi ).
- Haibara Kawanehon
- Yoshida
- Kamo Higashiizu
- Kawazu
- Matsuzaki
- Minamiizu
- Nishiizu
- Shuchi Mori
- Nagaizumi
- Oyama
- Shimizu
- Kannami
Fuji (Volcano)
Stupa and Fuji (Volcano)