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Gotemba, Shizuoka

Gotemba
御殿場市
City
Mount Fuji as seen from the Gotemba Premium Outlets on the outskirts of the city
Mount Fuji as seen from the Gotemba Premium Outlets on the outskirts of the city
Flag of Gotemba
Flag
Official seal of Gotemba
Seal
Location of Gotemba in Shizuoka Prefecture
Location of Gotemba in Shizuoka Prefecture
Gotemba is located in Japan
Gotemba
Gotemba
 
Coordinates: 35°18′31.3″N 138°56′4.6″E / 35.308694°N 138.934611°E / 35.308694; 138.934611Coordinates: 35°18′31.3″N 138°56′4.6″E / 35.308694°N 138.934611°E / 35.308694; 138.934611
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Yōhei Wakabayashi
Area
 • Total 194.90 km2 (75.25 sq mi)
Population (December 2016)
 • Total 88,068
 • Density 452/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols  
• Tree Japanese zelkova
• Flower Sakura
• Bird Japanese thrush
Phone number 0550-83-1212
Address 483 Hagiwara, Gotemba-shi, Shizuoka-ken 412-8601
Website www.city.gotemba.shizuoka.jp

Gotemba (御殿場市 Gotenba-shi?, sometimes Gotenba) is a city on the southeastern flank of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The city, which covers an area of 194.9 square kilometres (75.3 sq mi), had an estimated population in December 2016 of 88,068, giving a population density of 452 persons per km2. The Peace Pagoda built in 1964 by Nipponzan-Myōhōji-Daisanga is a noted symbol of the city.

Located in far eastern Shizuoka Prefecture at an altitude of 250–600 metres (820–1,970 ft), Gotemba has a cool climate, characterized by high rainfall (average 3,433 millimetres [135.2 in] per year).

Gotemba was the site of a shōen belonging to Ise Shrine in the Heian period. During the Edo period the area was part of Odawara Domain. After the start of the Meiji period, it became part of Shizuoka Domain until the abolition of the han system in 1871 and the establishment of Shizuoka Prefecture. The opening of Gotemba Station on what was then the Tōkaidō Main Line on February 1, 1889, spurred development of the area. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, Gotemba Town was created within Suntō District, along with Fujioka Village, Harasato Village, Ino Village, Tamaho Village, and Takane Village.


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