Shimizu (清水町) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 清水町?

It reads しみずちょう — Shimizu Cho.

町 — A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

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数字 · By the numbers

Shimizu at a glance

31,652

Population

9 km²

Area

1889

Founded

#700 /1,651

National rank

50

Parks

10

Museums

52

Cafés

地図 · Where it is

Where is Shimizu?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Shimizu is marked in red.

35.0833°N, 138.9000°E Open in Google Maps →

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Shimizu

Measured as real great-circle distance from Shimizu.

函南町 Kannami Cho
かんなみちょう · Shizuoka 3 km 沼津市 Numazu Shi
ぬまづし · Shizuoka 4 km 三島市 Mishima Shi
みしまし · Shizuoka 4 km 長泉町 Nagaizumi Cho
ながいずみちょう · Shizuoka 6 km 伊豆の国市 Izunokuni Shi
いずのくにし · Shizuoka 6 km 裾野市 Susono Shi
すそのし · Shizuoka 10 km

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質問 · Questions

About Shimizu

How do you read 清水町 in Japanese?

清水町 is read しみずちょう (Shimizu Cho). It is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture.

What does 町 mean at the end of 清水町?

町 means "town" and is read chō / machi. A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

How big is Shimizu?

Shimizu has a population of 31,652 across 9 km², making it the 700th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 23rd largest of the 35 in Shizuoka.

What towns are near Shimizu?

The closest municipalities to Shimizu are Kannami Cho (3 km), Numazu Shi (4 km), Mishima Shi (4 km).