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Shizuoka
Although
a major
industrial production centre,
Shizuoka is best known as the
location of Japan's most
recognizable symbol, Mount Fuji.
Situated along Japan's Pacific
coast just over an hour from Tokyo
by bullet train, Shizuoka has a
long football history. It is home
to two successful J league teams,
Jubilo Iwata and Shimizu S-Pulse,
managed by Steve Perryman until
early 2001. As an indication of
the prefectures contribution to
Japanese football, nearly one
fifth of the J Leagues players in
2000 come from Shizuoka.
Shizuoka City offers a good range
of restaurants, shops, bars and
pubs, as well several large
hotels. Follow that. Well, the
city is a good base from which to
explore the Fuji Hakone area and
the Izu Peninsula, which offers
some of the most beautiful
Japanese scenery, local inns, and
hot spring resorts. You can also
climb Mount Fuji itself - this is
best done at night so as to catch
the dawn view of the surrounding
countryside.
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