Fuji (Shizuoka)

Fuji City Hall
Fuji-shi ; 富士市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Shizuoka
Coordinates :	35 ° 10 ' N , 138 ° 41' E Coordinates: 35 ° 9 '41 " N , 138 ° 40' 35" E
Basic data
Surface:	214.10 km²
Residents :	245,078 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	1145 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	22210-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camphor tree
Flower :	rose
town hall
Address :	Fuji City Hall ; 1 - 100 Nagata-chō; Fuji shi ; Shizuoka 417-8601
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

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