Shimada, Japan
島田市
Shimada is a town of 95,719 people in Shizuoka, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
Why visit Shimada
Townapedia lists 33 museums and landmarks, 70 parks and trails, 152 places to eat, 15 places to stay and 17 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hōrai Bridge, Shizuoka University of Welfare, Tea City Museum and Shida Gunga ruins.
Weather in Shimada
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About Shimada
Shimada (島田市, Shimada-shi) is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city covers an area of 315.7 square kilometres (121.9 sq mi). It had an estimated population in September 2023 of 93,724, giving a population density of about 300 persons per km2.
From the Wikipedia article Shimada, Shizuoka (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Shimada on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do17
5 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks33
Shida Gunga ruins
Monument and historic site · 7.4 km
Archeological site
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21 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds70
58 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes152
ゆくら
Restaurant · Japanese · 4.7 km
Su-Tu 11:00-20:30; Th-Sa 11:00-20:30
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History
Shimada (Kanaya) began as an outlying fortification to Kakegawa Castle erected by Yamauchi Kazutoyo in the Sengoku period to control the crossing of the Ōi River. In the Edo period, Kanaya-juku and Shimada-juku developed as post towns on the Tōkaidō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. The area was mostly tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate with a daikansho based at a Jinya located within Shimada-juku. As the Tokugawa shogunate forbade the construction of any bridge or establishment of a ferry service on the Ōi River for defensive purposes, travellers were often detained at either Shimada or Kanaya for days, sometimes weeks, waiting for the river levels to fall to fordable levels. The first bridge (the Hōrai Bridge) across the river connected these two towns in 1879, after the Meiji Restoration.
With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period in 1889, Kanaya Town was created within Haibara District, and Shimada Town within Shida District. On April 16, 1889, the two towns were connected by rail, with the opening of Shimada Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line.
Shimada was elevated to city status on January 1, 1948. On January 1, 1955, it annexed neighboring Rokugō Village, Ōtsu Village, Daichō Village and a portion of Ikumi Village. On June 1, 1961, it further expanded through annexation of Hatsukura Village.
From the History section of Shimada, Shizuoka on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay15
Churches and places of worship93
Shopping52
Gas and EV charging45
Schools, colleges and libraries54
Healthcare41
Map of Shimada
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Getting there and nearby towns
Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 km away.
- Fujieda 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Yaizu 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Kakegawa 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Iwata 33 km southwest, about 33 min by car
- Hamamatsu 43 km west, about 43 min by car
- Fuji 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Fujinomiya 59 km northeast, about 59 min by car
- Shinshiro 63 km west, about 1 h by car
- Numazu 70 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Toyohashi 73 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Horai-bridge1,Shimada-city,Japan, katorisi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shimada Sta South Side 200526, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimada Sta South Side rotary 200526, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimada Sta South Side entrance 200526, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimada Sta South Exit 200527, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimada Sta wicket 200310, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 315 U10 at Shimada Sta 250114, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Horai Bridge, Shimada (2270487219), 4510waza from shizuoka, japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shimadaeki-mae Koban 200323, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parking garage for bikes etc in front of Shimada Sta 200323, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimada Sta 200323, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inari-jinja Torii Yanagi-Machi, Shimada, Shizuoka, さかおり, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimada Kakegawa Shinkin Bank Shimada Honten 250114, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inari-jinja Haiden Yanagi-Machi, Shimada, Shizuoka, さかおり, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimada City Hall 250114, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Houraibashi, しんかわな, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Campus or SUW, Zlatan18, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shida-gunga-ato zenkei, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- BiVi Fujieda 150712, IXTA9839, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oi-jinja (Shimada) haiden, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Shimada Municipal Hospital, Waka77, Public domain
- Fujieda-municipal-General-Hospital, Mizuki Ayase, Public domain
- Shimada City Museum Feb.2018, さかおり, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tea Museum, Shizuoka ac (1), Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 海野光弘版画記念館, やきつべ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimada Municipal Kanaya Elementary School, Nyao148, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shizuoka-Sangyo-Univ-Iwata-2014072101, Hasec, CC0
- Fujieda School for Special Needs Education 01, Halowand, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fujieda municipal general hospital, waka_77, Public domain
- 2017-02-18 Hysterium angustatum Alb. & Schwein 718450, This image was created by user Atsushi Nakajima (Atsushi Nakajima) at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. You can contact this user here ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- 蓬莱橋 - panoramio - gundam2345, gundam2345, CC BY 3.0
- 蓬莱橋 - panoramio, gundam2345, CC BY 3.0
- 蓬莱橋 - panoramio - gundam2345 (3), gundam2345, CC BY 3.0
- 蓬莱橋 - panoramio - gundam2345 (6), gundam2345, CC BY 3.0
- 蓬莱橋 - panoramio - gundam2345 (1), gundam2345, CC BY 3.0
- 蓬莱橋 - panoramio - gundam2345 (2), gundam2345, CC BY 3.0
- 蓬莱橋 - panoramio - gundam2345 (5), gundam2345, CC BY 3.0
- 島田駅にあるイルミネーション, I love chicken rice !, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 島田駅にあるイルミネーション (2), I love chicken rice !, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 島田駅 - panoramio, kcomiida, CC BY-SA 3.0
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