Omaezaki (御前崎市, Omaezaki-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Omaezaki is located at the tip of a peninsula on Japan's Pacific coast. The city has a history of farming and fishing. In recent years, tourism attracted by the city's sandy beaches, and water sports made possible by strong coastal winds have become as much a part of Omaezaki's identity as that of a rural town.
As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 34,984 and the...
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Omaezaki (御前崎市, Omaezaki-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Omaezaki is located at the tip of a peninsula on Japan's Pacific coast. The city has a history of farming and fishing. In recent years, tourism attracted by the city's sandy beaches, and water sports made possible by strong coastal winds have become as much a part of Omaezaki's identity as that of a rural town.
As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 34,984 and the density of 531 persons per km². The total area is 65.86 km².
Omaezaki City lies approximately 80 miles (130 km) south of Shizuoka City at the tip of a peninsula of the same name, stretching east into the Pacific Ocean. The majority of the city consists of gentle hills and valleys with some steep cliffs on the peninsula's east coast. Like much of Japan, Shizuoka Prefecture is an earthquake zone, and small tremors frequently occur in the area. Omaezaki is also in an area at risk from tsunami.
The city was founded on April 1, 2004 by the merger...
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