Fujieda

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Fujieda-shi
藤枝 市
Fujieda
Geographical location in Japan
Fujieda (Japan)
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Region : Chūbu
Prefecture : Shizuoka
Coordinates : 34 ° 52 '  N , 138 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 52 '2 "  N , 138 ° 15' 27"  E
Basic data
Surface: 140.74 km²
Residents : 141,843
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 1008 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 22214-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Fujieda
Tree : jaw
Flower : Japanese wisteria
Bird : Japanese Bush Warbler
town hall
Address : Fujieda City Hall
1 - 11 - 1 , Okadeyama
Fujieda -shi
Shizuoka  426-8722
Website URL: http://www.city.fujieda.shizuoka.jp
Location of Fujieda in Shizuoka Prefecture
Location of Fujieda in the prefecture

Fujieda ( Japanese 藤枝 市 , - shi ) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Fujieda is located southwest of Shizuoka and northeast of Hamamatsu .

history

Fujieda was a post office ( 宿 場 町Shukuba-machi ) of the Tōkaidō during the Edo period . The district of Tanaka with the Tanaka Castle was an old castle town , in which a branch of the Honda last resided.

The independent city of Fujieda was created on March 31, 1954 from the amalgamation of the district town ( chō ) Fujieda ( 藤枝 町 ) with the district town Aojima ( 青島 町 ) and the villages ( mura ) Hanashi ( 葉 梨 村 ), Inaba ( 稲 葉 村 ), Ōsu ( 大洲 村 ) and Takasu ( 高 洲 村 ) from Shida County .

traffic

Fujieda is located on National Road 1 from Tokyo to Kyoto , which partly follows the historic Tōkaidō Street.

The Fujieda station on the Tōkaidō Main Line is of trains of the railway company JR Central operates. From 1913 to 1970 the Sun'en Line , an overland tram, ran to Omaezaki and Fukuroi .

sons and daughters of the town

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

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