| Fusō | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 35.3591°N 136.9132°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu region Tōkai region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Aichi |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Niwa |
| Leader Title: | - Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mitsuru Edo |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.19 |
| Population Total: | 34144 |
| Population As Of: | October 1, 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Live oak |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sunflower |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0587-93-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Takao Oaza Tendo 330, Fusō-chō, Niwa-gun, Aichi-ken 480-0102 |
is a town located in Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 34,144 in 14,017 households,[1] and a population density of 3,051 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 11.19sqkm.
Fusō is located in the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture, bordering on Gifu Prefecture. The Kiso and Gojō rivers flow through the town.
Aichi Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Fuso has been relatively steady over the past 70 years.
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Agui is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1872 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C.[3]
The area of Fuso was mostly part of Owari Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji restoration, the villages of Yamana and Toyokuni were established within Niwa District, Aichi in 1872 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Fusō Village was established on October 1, 1906 through the merger of Yamana and Toyokuni with a portion of neighboring Takao and Kashiwamori. Fusō was raised to town status on August 1, 1952.
During the pre-modern period, the area was noted for sericulture and the production of mulberry leaves. Agriculture, notably the growing of daikon radishes, is a mainstay of the local economy.
Fusō has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.