Fuefuki 笛吹市 |
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Ichinomiya Asama Shrine
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Location of Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture |
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Coordinates: 35°38′50.3″N 138°38′23″E / 35.647306°N 138.63972°ECoordinates: 35°38′50.3″N 138°38′23″E / 35.647306°N 138.63972°E | |||
Country | Japan | ||
Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
Prefecture | Yamanashi Prefecture | ||
Government | |||
• - Mayor | Masanao Ogino (since November 2011) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 201.92 km2 (77.96 sq mi) | ||
Population (November 1, 2015) | |||
• Total | 69,037 | ||
• Density | 342/km2 (890/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
Symbols | |||
• Tree | Peach | ||
• Flower | Rose | ||
• Bird | Blue-and-white flycatcher | ||
Address | 777 Ichibu, Isawa-chō, Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken 406-8510 | ||
Website | www |
Fuefuki (笛吹市 Fuefuki-shi?) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
As of November 2015, the city had an estimated population of 69,037 and a population density of 342 persons per km2. The total area was 201.92 square kilometres (77.96 sq mi).
Fuefuki is located in central Yamanashi Prefecture. Just over 50% of the area of the city is covered in forest. The Fuefuki River flows through the city.
The following municipalities surrounding the city clockwise starting from Kōfu.
During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, with a daikansho based at the village of Isawa. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in April 1, 1889, the rural districts of Higashiyatsushiro and Higashiyamanashi Districts were formed.
The modern city of Fuefuki was established on October 12, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, the village of Sakaigawa (all from Higashiyatsushiro District), and the town of Kasugai (from Higashiyamanashi District). The name refers to the Fuefuki River that flows through the city. The city hall is located at the former Isawa Town Hall, and other former towns and village halls were converted to satellite offices.<profile/>