I always really enjoy walking around Shizuoka City, for a number of reasons. There are plenty of interesting little shops and cafes, the grid system makes it easy to find my way around, it's more pedestrian-friendly than a lot of other places. There's also a lot of eye-catching public art, such as the cute figures of women around the Cenova shopping center, the statues in and around Sunpu Castle Park, and some interesting sculpture on Aoba Symbol Road. So next time you're in Shizuoka , see how many of these you can spot. Gold star if you find all of them!
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Public Art and Design in Shizuoka
Things that'll catch your eye as you walk around
By Peter Sidell
Community writer
Street decoration on Temma-dori
Near Cenova shopping center
Taking a rest near Sunpu Castle Park
Some of them are just plain cute
From the days before smartphones
A statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu in Sunpu Castle Park
Well, why not?
Another statue in Sunpu Castle Park
At the end of Aoba Symbol Road
A strange one outside an office
Guarding the end of Aoba Symbol Road
I think this is meant for us to sit on?
By the moat around Sunpu Castle Park
Another one by Cenova shopping center
Another one in front of an office
Near the City Culture Hall
Excuse me! On Aoba Symbol Road
A watery monolith on Aoba Symbol Road
Even the street furniture is interesting
Near JR Shizuoka station
Near JR Shizuoka station
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Relinda Puspita
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