| Fujisaki | |||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Image Map1: | Fujisaki in Aomori Prefecture Ja.svg | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 40.6561°N 140.5028°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Aomori | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Minamitsugaru | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 37.29 | ||
| Population Total: | 14,558 | ||
| Population As Of: | January 31, 2023 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0172-75-3111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1-1 Toyota-chō, Fujisaki-machi, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-3892 | ||
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is a town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 14,558 in 6162 households,[1] and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the town is 37.29sqkm.[2]
Fujisaki occupies the flatlands within Minamitsugaru District of south-central Aomori.
The town has a cold humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fujisaki is 10.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1288 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.8 °C.[3]
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Fujisaki has steadily decreased over the past 60 years.
During the Edo period, the area around Fujisaki was controlled by the Tsugaru clan of Hirosaki Domain. With the Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889 Fujisaki was chartered as a village within Minamitsugaru District, Aomori. On May 20, 1923, Fujisaki attained town status. On February 1, 1955, Fujisaki merged with neighboring Junisato Village. It annexed a portion of Itayanagi Village on August 10, 1956. On March 25, 2005, it merged with the neighboring town of Tokiwa.[5] On September 1, 2007, a portion of the Namioka part of Aomori left Aomori and merged into Fujisaki.[6]
Fujisaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town legislature of 14 members. Minamitsugaru District (with the exception of the town of Ōwani contributes one member to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aomori 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The economy of Fujisaki is heavily dependent on agriculture, notably rice and horticulture. The Fuji apple was developed here.[7]
Fujisaki has three public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Ōu Main Line
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Gonō Line
Fujisaki has two mascots, Fujimaru-kun and Jumbou-kun.[8]