Itō, Shizuoka

Itō
伊東市
Aerial View of Itō
Location of Itō in Shizuoka Prefecture
Itō
 
Coordinates: 34°57′56.6″N 139°06′6.7″E / 34.965722°N 139.101861°E / 34.965722; 139.101861
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureShizuoka
First official recorded680 AD
City settledAugust 10, 1947
Government
  MayorMaki Takubo (from May 2025)
Area
  Total
124.10 km2 (47.92 sq mi)
Population
 (August 1, 2023)
  Total
63,343
  Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
– TreeCamellia
– FlowerCamellia
– BirdBlue Rock-thrush
Phone number0557-36-0111
Address2-1-1 Ōhara, Ito-shi, Shizuoka-ken 414-8555
WebsiteOfficial website

Itō (伊東市, Itō-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [itoː, itoꜜːɕi]) is a city located on the eastern shore of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 63,343 and a population density of 510 persons per square kilometer. The total area was 124.13 square kilometres (47.93 sq mi).