Yaizu (焼津市, Yaizu-shi) is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Yaizu is located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, on a heavily indented coastline of Suruga Bay, facing the Pacific Ocean.

The climate, tempered by the warm Kuroshio Current offshore is maritime temperature, with hot, humid summers and short cool winters.

The city name gained international prominence over the Daigo Fukuryū Maru Incident, in which a Yaizu-based fishing vessel was irradiated by atomic testing at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954.

[4] Atami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 21 members.

Local industries are centered on food processing, including the production of katsuobushi, shiokara, tsukudani, and kamaboko (especially narutomaki).

[5] Yaizu is also home to one of Sapporo Brewery's Largest factories, as well as the company's new product development division.