was a

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located in eastern

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. On November 1, 1966, Yoshiwara was merged with the city of Fuji. During the

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, Yoshiwara was a

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known as Yoshiwara-juku on the

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. At the time of its merger, the town had an estimated

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of 90,224 and a

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of 516.86 persons per km². The total area was 174.56 km². The town was served by both the

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and the Gakunan Railway.

History

*April 1, 1889 – Due to the municipal status enforcement, Yoshiwara-juku, Fuji District becomes Yoshiwara Town. *April 1, 1940 – The village of Shimada (島田村) merged into the city of Yoshiwara *April 3, 1941 – The village of Denbō (伝法村) merged into the city of Yoshiwara *June 14, 1942 – Imaizumi Village (今泉村) merged into Yoshiwara. *April 1, 1948 – The town of Yoshiwara becomes the city of Yoshiwara. *February 11, 1955 – The city merged with the villages of Motoyoshiwara (元吉原村), Sudo (須津村), Yoshinaga (吉永村), and Harada (原田村) to form the city of Yoshiwara. *April 1, 1955 – Ōbuchi Village (大淵村) merged into the city of Yoshiwara. *April 1, 1956 – Funazu, Nishifunazu, and Sakai neighborhoods in the village of Hara in Suntō District merge into the city of Yoshiwara. *November 1, 1966 – The city merged with the city of Fuji and the town of Takaoka (鷹岡町) to form the city of Fuji.

Notes

Yoshiwara was a famous ( red-light district) in Edo, present-day Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known red-light districts created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate, alongside Shim ...

Fuji, Shizuoka {{Shizuoka-geo-stub

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