Shimada, Shizuoka

Shimada 島田市
City
Hōrai Bridge in Shimada
Flag Seal
Location of Shimada in Shizuoka Prefecture
Shimada
Coordinates: 34°50′10.6″N 138°11′33.8″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Someya Kinuyo
Area
• Total	315.70 km^2 (121.89 sq mi)
Population  (December 2016)
• Total	97,540
• Density	309/km^2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Osmanthus
• Flowers	Rose, azalea
• Bird	Blue-and-white flycatcher
Phone number	0547-37-8200
Address	1-1 Chūō-chō, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken 427-8501
Website	www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp/hisyokouhou/English.jsp

Shimada is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.

Geography

Shimada is on the Shida Plain. Several rivers pass through Shimada including the Tochiyama River and the Õi River.

Sister cities

• Himi, Toyama, Japan, from April 15, 1987
• Huzhou, Zhejiang, China, from May 1987
• Brienz, Switzerland, from August 10, 1986
• Richmond, California, USA, from December 1961. Shimada and Richmond have a student exchange program.

People from Shimada

• Yuki Iwata (岩田 ユキ) - movie director

Other websites

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