Fujinomiya City
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Fujinomiya 富士宮市 |
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Mount Fuji and Fujinomiya City Office
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 Location of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture |
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 Fujinomiya
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| Coordinates: 35°13′19.6″N 138°37′17.8″E / 35.222111°N 138.621611°ECoordinates: 35°13′19.6″N 138°37′17.8″E / 35.222111°N 138.621611°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
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| • -Mayor | Naoyoshi Komuro | ||
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| • Total | 389.08 km2 (150.22 sq mi) | ||
| Population (September 2015) | |||
| • Total | 130,298 | ||
| • Density | 337/km2 (870/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Maple | ||
| - Flower | Fujizakura | ||
| - Bird | Euasian skylark | ||
| - Fish | Rainbow trout | ||
| Phone number | 0544-22-1119 | ||
| Address | 150 Yumizawachō, Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka-ken 418-8601 | ||
| Website | www |
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Fujinomiya (富士宮市 Fujinomiya-shi?) is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 130,928 and a population density of 337 persons per km². The total area was 388.99 square kilometres (150.19 sq mi).
Fujinomiya is located in central Shizuoka Prefecture on an upland plateau on the foothills and lower slopes of Mount Fuji with an altitude ranging from 35 meters to 3336 meters. The average temperature is 15.6 deg C. Much of the city lies within the borders of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
Fujinomiya is known as one of the main starting points for climbing trips to Mount Fuji, the summit of which is partly within the borders of the city. As with most of Shizuoka Prefecture, the area enjoys a warm maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.
Fujinomiya is an ancient settlement, developing as a market town associated with the , or supreme Shinto shrine of Suruga Province, the Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha (富士山本宮浅間大社?). It was also a post town (fortified during the Sengoku period) on the primary route connecting Suruga with Kai Province. During the Edo period, the area was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. British consul Sir Rutherford Alcock made the first recorded ascent on Mount Fuji by a non-Japanese person from Fujinomiya in 1860. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 1889, the area was reorganized into Omiya Town and eight villages with Fuji District, Shizuoka.
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