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Fujiyoshida

Fujiyoshida
富士吉田市
City
Fujiyoshida city looking south
Fujiyoshida city looking south
Flag of Fujiyoshida
Flag
Official seal of Fujiyoshida
Seal
Location of Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture
Location of Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture
Fujiyoshida is located in Japan
Fujiyoshida
Fujiyoshida
 
Coordinates: 35°29′15.1″N 138°48′27.9″E / 35.487528°N 138.807750°E / 35.487528; 138.807750Coordinates: 35°29′15.1″N 138°48′27.9″E / 35.487528°N 138.807750°E / 35.487528; 138.807750
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture
Government
 • - Mayor Shigeru Horiuchi
Area
 • Total 121.74 km2 (47.00 sq mi)
Population (February 1, 2016)
 • Total 50,426
 • Density 414/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols  
• Tree White birch
• Flower Fujizakura
• Bird Great spotted woodpecker
Phone number 0555-22-1111
Address 6-1-1 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida-shi, Yamanashi-ken 403-8601
Website www.city.fujiyoshida.yamanashi.jp/div/english/html/index.html

Fujiyoshida (富士吉田市 Fujiyoshida-shi?) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 20, 1951.

As of February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 50,426 and a population density of 414 persons per km2. The total area was 121.74 square kilometres (47.00 sq mi).

Fujiyoshida lies at the base of Mount Fuji, and is built upon old lava flows. It is considered a high-elevation city in Japan, at 2,140 to 2,800 feet above sea level. The city is also located between two of the Fuji Five Lakes.

For several centuries, artisans around the Fujiyoshida area have produced high quality textiles, and now the city is the center of commerce and high technology in southern Yamanashi Prefecture.


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