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Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the no ...
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Japan
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. , the city had an estimated
population
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of 69,463 in 29,406 households,
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of 340 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Fuefuki is located in central Yamanashi Prefecture at an average altitude of 261 meters. Just over 58% of the area of the city is covered in forest. The Fuefuki River flows through the city.
Neighboring municipalities
The following municipalities surrounding the city clockwise starting from Kōfu.
*Kōfu
is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Overview Toponymy
Kōfu's name means "c ...
* Yamanashi
* Kōshū
*Ōtsuki Ōtsuki may refer to:
*Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
*Ōtsuki Station, a railway station in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan
*Ōtsuki, Kōchi
270px, Ōtsuki Town Hall
is a town in the Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Jap ...
* Fuji-kawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District
is a rural district located in southeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
As of July 2012, the district had an estimated population of 48,832 and a population density of 116 persons per km2. The total area was 420.78 km2.
The district form ...
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Fuefuki is 10.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1524 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.0 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Fuefuki peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
History
Fuefuki was the center of ancient Kai Province and contains many burial mounds
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from the Kofun period
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. The ruins of the Kai Kokubun-ji
The is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan. It is the descendant of one of the provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794) for the purpose of promoting Bud ...
, the Nara period
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provincial temple
were Buddhist temples established in each of the provinces of Japan by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).
History
Shōmu (701 – 756?) decreed both a ''kokubun-ji'' for monks and a for nuns to be established in each ...
are also found within the city limits, as is the Ichinomiya Asama Shrine, the ''ichinomiya
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'' of Kai Province. During the Edo period
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, all of Kai Province was ''tenryō
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'' territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate
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, with a ''daikansho A was the office of a ''daikan'' (magistrate) during the Edo period (18th & 19th century) of Japanese history.
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'' based at the village of Isawa. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period
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on April 1, 1889, the rural districts of Higashiyatsushiro and Higashiyamanashi Districts were formed.
The modern city of Fuefuki was established on October 12, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Ichinomiya
is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a province. Shrines of lower rank were designated , , , and so forth. ''Encyclopedia of Shinto'' ''Ichi no miya'' retrieved 2013-5-14.
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, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro
is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Geography
Located at the geographic center of Kyushu, Yatsushiro City is situated on the aptly named Yatsushiro Sea in between Kumamoto and Ashikita City.
Climate
Yatsushiro has a humid subtro ...
, the village of Sakaigawa (all from Higashiyatsushiro District), and the town of Kasugai (from Higashiyamanashi District). The name refers to the Fuefuki River
is a river located in the Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan. It is a tributary of the Fuji River.
Geography
The Fuefuki River has its source the neighboring mountains of Mount Kobushi on the southern slope of Mount Kobushi in the north of Yam ...
that flows through the city. The city hall is located at the former Isawa Town Hall, and other former towns and village halls were converted to satellite offices.
On August 1, 2006, Fuefuki later absorbed the village of Ashigawa (also from Higashiyatsushiro District. Higashiyatsushiro District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Government
Fuefuki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral
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city legislature of 19 members.
Economy
The economy of Fuefuki is based on agriculture (horticulture), seasonal tourism and the production of wine. Fuefuki is the largest producer of grapes and peaches in Japan.
Education
Fuefuki has 14 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.
Elementary Schools:
#Isawa Minami (South) 石和南
#Isawa Higashi (East) 石和東
#Isawa Kita (North) 石和北
#Fujimi 富士見
#Isawa Nishi (West) 石和西
#Misaka Higashi (East) 御坂東
#Misaka Nishi (West) 御坂西
#Ichinomiya Nishi (West) 一宮西
#Ichinomiya Minami (South) 一宮南
#Ichinomiya Kita (North) 一宮北
#Yatsushiro 八代
#Sakaigawa 境川
#Kasugai 春日居
#Ashigawa 芦川
Junior High Schools:
#Isawa 石和
#Misaka 御坂
#Ichinomiya 一宮
#Asakawa 浅川
#Kasugai 春日居
High School:
#Fuefuki 笛吹
Gallery
File:Maglev Exhibition Center (31420289212).jpg, A maglev train test run center and Maglev Exhibition Center
File:Distant view of the Chuo Shinkansen Yamanashi test track west end.Sept.2013.JPG, Panorama view of Fuefuki and Maglev train test run exhibition
Transportation
Railway
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East Japan Railway Company
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- Chūō Main Line
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Highways
* Chūō Expressway
The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by NEXCO Central.
Naming
Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway Nag ...
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Sister cities
* - Tateyama, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 44,865 in 20,558 households and a population density of 410 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tateyama is located at the far sou ...
– since May 1973 with former Isawa Town
Fuefuki official home page, City Profile
* - Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 26,542 in 10618 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town is .
Geography
Fujikawaguchiko is located in sou ...
– since July 1962 with former Misaka Town[
* - ]Ichinomiya, Chiba
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is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 12,494 in 5643 households and a population density of 540 persons per km². The total area of the town is .
Geography
Ichinom ...
– since April 1982 with former Ichinomiya Town[
* - ]Yui, Shizuoka
was a town located in Ihara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2008, the town had an estimated population of 9,085 and a density of 394.5 persons per km². The total area was 23.03 km².
On November 1, 2008, Yui was me ...
since April 1989 with former Yatsushiro Town[
* - ]Tainai, Niigata
270px, Tulip fields in Tainai
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 28,495 in 10,821 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2 (288/sq mi). The total area of the city was .
Ge ...
since October 1996 with former Sakaigawa Village[
* - ]Sado, Niigata
is a Cities of Japan, city located on in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area is urbanized. Sado is the sixth largest island of Japan in area following the four Lis ...
since October 1989 with former Kasugai Town[
* - ]Bad Mergentheim
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, Baden-Württemberg
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, Germany – since 1991 with former Isawa Town
* - Nuits-Saint-Georges
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, Côte-d'Or
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, Shandong
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, China[ – since 1994 with former Ichinomiya Town
]
Local attractions
* Yamanashi Prefectural Museum
*The Shakado Museum of Jomon Culture
Notable people from Fuefuki
*Dakotsu Iida
was a Japanese haiku poet from what is now part of the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan. Commonly referred to as Dakotsu, his real name was . He trained under Kyoshi Takahama, and was a frequent contributor to such haiku journals as ''Hototogis ...
, haiku poet
In popular culture
* Fuefuki served as the inspiration for the fictional town of Inaba in the 2008 video game Persona 4
released outside of Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4'', is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the ''Persona'' series, itself a part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise, and was ...
.
References
External links
Official Website
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Cities in Yamanashi Prefecture
Fuefuki, Yamanashi