Fuji, Shizuoka
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Fuji 富士市 |
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Mount Fuji and Fuji City seen from city hall
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 Location of Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture |
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 Fuji
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| Coordinates: 35°9′40.8″N 138°40′34.6″E / 35.161333°N 138.676278°ECoordinates: 35°9′40.8″N 138°40′34.6″E / 35.161333°N 138.676278°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
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| • - Mayor | Hisashi Suzuki | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 244.95 km2 (94.58 sq mi) | ||
| Population (September 2015) | |||
| • Total | 249,535 | ||
| • Density | 1,020/km2 (2,600/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Camphor Laurel | ||
| - Flower | Rose | ||
| Phone number | 0545-51-0123 | ||
| Address | 1-100 Nagatachō, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka-ken 417-8601 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Fuji (富士市 Fuji-shi?) is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Fuji is the third largest city in terms of population in Shizuoka Prefecture, trailing Hamamatsu and Shizuoka.
As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 249,535 and a population density of 1,020 persons per square kilometer (2,700/sq mi). The total area was 244.95 square kilometers (94.58 sq mi).
Located on the banks of the Fuji River, most of the city of Fuji enjoys good views of Mount Fuji, part of whose summit is within the city borders. The city is bordered to the south by Suruga Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The area enjoys a warm maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.
In the Edo period, the Tōkaidō passed through the area that is now Fuji, with a post station at Yoshiwara-juku. During the Edo period, the area was mostly tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 1889, the area was reorganized into the town of Yoshiwara (吉原町) and the villages of Shimada (島田村) Denbō (伝法村), Imaizumi (今泉村), Motoyoshiwara (元吉原村), Sudo (須津村), Yoshinaga (吉永村), Harada (原田村), Ōbuchi (大淵村), Kajima (加島村), Tagoura (田子浦村), Iwamatsu (岩松村), and Takaoka (鷹岡村) within Fuji District.
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