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24-404: Atami is located in the far eastern corner of Shizuoka Prefecture at the northern end of Izu Peninsula . The city is on the steep slopes of a partially submerged volcanic caldera on the edge of Sagami Bay . Atami literally means "hot ocean", a reference to the town's famous onsen hot springs . The city boundaries include the offshore island of Hatsushima . Most of Atami is located within

48-635: A resort town centered on its hot springs since the 8th century AD. In the Kamakura period , Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako were notable visitors. During the Edo period , all of Izu Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate . During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 1889, Atami village was organized within Kamo District, Shizuoka . It

72-519: A population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of 7,777.42 km (3,002.88 sq mi). Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Aichi Prefecture to the west. Shizuoka is the capital and Hamamatsu is the largest city in Shizuoka Prefecture, with other major cities including Fuji , Numazu , and Iwata . Shizuoka Prefecture

96-604: A triennial congress there. The modern city of Atami was founded on April 10, 1937, through the merger of Atami Town with neighboring Taga Village. After the proclamation of Atami as an "International Tourism and Culture City" by the Japanese government in 1950, the area experienced rapid growth in large resort hotel development. This growth increased after Atami station became a stop on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen high-speed train line in 1964. In concert with its famous onsen, Atami

120-542: Is 2,012.7 mm (79.24 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C (79.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.0 °C (44.6 °F). As of 1 May 2019, with the city's estimated population of 36,865 and per Japanese census data, the population of Atami has been in slow decline over the past half century. Atami has been known as

144-521: Is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately elected city council constitutes the legislative body. It is one of the two most common forms of local government in the United States , and is the form most frequently adopted in large cities, although the other common form, council–manager government , is the local government form of more municipalities. The form may be categorized into two main variations depending on

168-468: Is famed for supplying most of Japan's tea and maguro tuna. Shizuoka-based companies are world leaders in several major industrial sectors. Honda , Yamaha , and Suzuki all have their roots in Shizuoka prefecture and are still manufacturing here. Thanks to this, Shizuoka pref. accounts for 28% of Japanese motorcycle exports . Yamaha and Kawai are both global piano brands . Yamaha has

192-515: Is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and features Suruga Bay formed by the Izu Peninsula , and Lake Hamana which is considered to be one of Japan's largest lakes. Mount Fuji , the tallest volcano in Japan and cultural icon of the country, is partially located in Shizuoka Prefecture on the border with Yamanashi Prefecture. Shizuoka Prefecture has a significant motoring heritage as

216-498: Is said, that throughout history, Shizuoka area has experienced a large earthquake every 100 to 150 years. 3,635,220 people live in Shizuoka Prefecture, according to the 2020 census. Since 2010, Shizuoka has consisted of 35 municipalities : 23 cities and 12 towns . After the introduction of modern municipalities in 1889, Shizuoka consisted of 337 municipalities: 1 (by definition: district-independent) city and 23 districts with 31 towns and 305 villages . The Great Shōwa mergers of

240-613: The Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park . Warmed by the Kuroshio Current offshore, the area is known for its moderate maritime climate with hot, humid summers, and short winters. The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ( Köppen climate classification : Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Atami is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). The average annual rainfall

264-640: The Japan Alps . In the east, it becomes a narrower coast bounded in the north by Mount Fuji , until it comes to the Izu Peninsula , a popular resort area pointing south into the Pacific. As of April 2012, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as natural parks , namely the Fuji-Hakone-Izu and Minami Alps National Parks; Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park ; and four Prefectural Natural Parks. In Shizuoka prefecture,

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288-411: The temperature , over the course of the year, typically varies from 34 °F to 87 °F and is rarely below 28 °F or above 93 °F. The summers in Shizuoka are warm, oppressive, and mostly cloudy; the winters are very cold, windy, and mostly clear. On 15 March 2011, Shizuoka Prefecture was hit with a magnitude 6.2 earthquake approximately 42 km (26 mi) NNE of Shizuoka City . It

312-404: The 1950s reduced the total from 281 to 97 between 1953 and 1960, including 18 cities by then. The Great Heisei mergers of the 2000s combined the 74 remaining municipalities in the year 2000 into the current 35 by 2010. Home to a shogun, cherry shrimp, and Japan's green tea heartland. Situated along Suruga Bay between Tokyo and Nagoya on the historic Tokaido route, the Pacific coast city of Shizuoka

336-453: The city on 3 July 2021. 27 people were killed and 3 were injured. Atami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 15 members. The economy of Atami is heavily dependent on the tourist industry, mostly centered on its hot spring resorts. Commercial fishing is a major secondary industry. Atami has eight public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by

360-505: The city budget, although that budget must be approved by the council. The mayor may also have veto rights over council votes, with the council able to override such a veto. Conversely, in a weak-mayor system, the mayor has no formal authority outside the council, serving a largely ceremonial role as council chairperson and is elected by the citizens of the city. The mayor cannot directly appoint or remove officials and lacks veto power over council votes. Most major North American cities use

384-575: The city government, and one public high school operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education. The International University of Health and Welfare , based in Ōtawara, Tochigi , has a campus in Atami. Atami is twinned with: Shizuoka Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture ( 静岡県 , Shizuoka-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu . As of September 2023, Shizuoka Prefecture has

408-640: The founding location of Honda , Suzuki , and Yamaha , and is home to the Fuji International Speedway . Shizuoka Prefecture was established from the former Tōtōmi , Suruga and Izu provinces. The area was the home of the first Tokugawa shōgun . Tokugawa Ieyasu held the region until he conquered the lands of the Hōjō clan in the Kantō region and placed land under the stewardship of Toyotomi Hideyoshi . After becoming shōgun , Tokugawa took

432-645: The land back for his family and put the area around modern-day Shizuoka City under the direct supervision of the shogunate. With the creation of the Shizuoka han from the Sunpu Domain in 1868, it once again became the residence of the Tokugawa family. Shizuoka Prefecture is an elongated region following the coast of the Pacific Ocean at the Suruga Bay . In the west, the prefecture extends deep into

456-1232: The largest share in the global piano market. Kawai has the second largest share. They both got their start in Shizuoka pref. in the early twentieth century. Yamaha and Roland are major brand for electronic musical instruments . In the electronic piano world market, Yamaha has the world's largest share. Roland and Kawai have the second and third place share. Roland and Yamaha also manufacture high-quality synthesizers and drum machines for professional musicians. In addition, various instruments such as wind instruments and guitars are manufactured in this prefecture. There are about 200 companies that manufacture musical instruments, in this prefecture. Most of these musical instruments are especially produced in Hamamatsu City. National universities Public universities Private universities The sports teams listed below are based in Shizuoka. Motoo Kimura (木村 資生, 1924–1994), biologist and theoretical population geneticist, died in Shizuoka Prefecture Mayor-council Executive mayor elected by

480-406: The people, elected legislative City council Council - Manager Executive leader elected by the council from among themselves Elected mayor and cabinet Executive mayor elected by the people Committee system Executive leader and executive committees elected by the council from among themselves A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who

504-426: The relative power of the mayor compared to the council, the strong-mayor variant and the weak-mayor variant. In a typical strong-mayor system, the elected mayor is granted almost total administrative authority with the power to appoint and dismiss department heads, although some city charters or prevailing state law may require council ratification. In such a system, the mayor's administrative staff often prepares

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528-539: The town and drowning three hundred people. In 1932, Japanese authorities raided a meeting of members of the Japanese Communist Party in Atami. The Inagawa-kai , third largest of Japan's yakuza groups, was founded in Atami in 1949 as the Inagawa-gumi ( 稲川組 ) by Kakuji Inagawa . In 1963 the Japanese Communist Party established a study facility in the mountains near Atami. The JCP holds

552-547: Was elevated to town status on June 11, 1894, and was transferred to the administrative control of Tagata District in 1896. The epicenter of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923 was deep beneath Izu Ōshima Island in Sagami Bay , close to Atami, which suffered considerable damage, as did other municipalities throughout the surrounding Kantō region . The tsunami wave height reached 11 meters (35 feet) at Atami, swamping

576-484: Was known for its onsen geisha . Atami experienced a considerable decline in popularity as a vacation destination due to the Japanese economic crisis in the 1990s and the associated fall in large group company-sponsored vacations, but is currently experiencing a revival as a commuter town due to its proximity to Tokyo and Yokohama. Following torrential rainfall a landslide was triggered which swept through part of

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