Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program

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Summary of Shizuoka Prefecture

Capital City: Shizuoka
Population in 2010 (thousands): 3,765
Area (square km): 7,780

Shizuoka Coin

1000 yen silver coin

Image of Shizuoka design of 1,000 yen
(Obverse design: Fujisan from the folding screen "Ultramarine Mt. Fuji" or "Gunjō" Fuji" by YOKOYAMA Taikan)

"Ultramarine Mt. Fuji": The six folding screen "Ultramarine Mt. Fuji" or "Gunjō Fuji" drawn by a maestro of the modern Japanese art world, YOKOYAMA Taikan (1868-1958). With a somewhat top-down view, the white clouds standing out across the screen are depicted on the golden background as well as the thickly grown trees on the left hand and Mt. Fuji with the snowcap on the right.