Suruga Province (駿河国, Suruga no kuni?) was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka prefecture. It was sometimes called Sunshū (駿州?). Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay.
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