Fujikawa, Shizuoka Explained

Fujikawa
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Seal Type:Emblem
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Coordinates:35.15°N 175°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Chūbu (Tōkai)
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Shizuoka Prefecture
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ihara
Extinct Title:Merged
Extinct Date:November 1, 2008
(now part of Fuji)
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:30.92
Population Total:16,359
Population As Of:April 1, 2005
Population Density Km2:529
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address

was a town located in Ihara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 2008, the town had an estimated population of 16,359 and a density of 529 persons per km2. The total area was 30.92 km2.

On November 1, 2008, Fujikawa was merged into the expanded city of Fuji. Ihara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.[1]

Fujikawa Village was founded on April 1, 1889. It attained town status on January 25, 1901. The town had a station (Fujikawa Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and an interchange on the Tōmei Expressway. The view of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen crossing a bridge with Mount Fuji in the background that is still used in many tourist promotion publications for Japan was taken at Fujikawa.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 市町村合併情報 静岡県 <国土地理協会> . 2008-09-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070728082506/http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/chubu/22.htm . 2007-07-28 .