Fuji (Shizuoka)
Fuji-shi 富士 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Chūbu | |
Prefecture : | Shizuoka | |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 10 ' N , 138 ° 41' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 214.10 km² | |
Residents : | 245,078 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 1145 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 22210-1 | |
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Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Camphor tree | |
Flower : | rose | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Fuji City Hall 1 - 100 Nagata-chō Fuji shi Shizuoka 417-8601 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.fuji.shizuoka.jp | |
Location of Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
Fuji ( Japanese 富士 市 , -shi ) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan at the foot of the mountain of the same name .
geography
In the south the city is bordered by the Suruga Bay on the Pacific coast and in the north the urban area extends to the foot of Mount Fuji . Mount Ashitaka forms the eastern border . The Fuji River flows through the western part of the city below Fujinomiya from north to south.
history
The city was formed in 1954 from the municipality Fuji ( 富士 町 , -chō ) and two villages (田 子 浦村 and 岩松 村), in 1966 it merged with the city of Yoshiwara and the municipality of Takaoka ( 鷹 岡 町 , -chō ), in 2001 it received the Status of a major city with special status ( 特例 市 , Tokureishi ).
traffic
- Street:
- Tōmei highway and, since 2012, the Shin Tōmei highway , direction Tokyo or Nagoya
- National Road 1 , direction Tokyo or Kyōto
- Train:
- Tōkaidō Shinkansen stops at Shin-Fuji Station
- The Tōkaidō Main Line and Minobu Line stop at Fuji Station
- Gakunan Line between Yoshiwara Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Gakunan-Enoo terminus; the 9.2 km long route is from the Gakunan tetsudō operated
sons and daughters of the town
- Takayoshi Ishihara (* 1992), football player
- Yukitoshi Itō (born 1993), football player
- Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (* 1975), football player
- Yasuki Kimoto (* 1993), soccer player
- Daigo Kobayashi (born 1983), soccer player
- Yōji Totsuka (1942–2008), physicist
Neighboring cities and communities
Web links
Commons : Fuji - collection of images, videos and audio files