Fuefuki
| Fuefuki 笛吹市 | |||
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Ichinomiya Asama Shrine | |||
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 Location of Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture | |||
  Fuefuki
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| Coordinates: 35°38′50.3″N 138°38′23″E / 35.647306°N 138.63972°ECoordinates: 35°38′50.3″N 138°38′23″E / 35.647306°N 138.63972°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Yamanashi Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • - Mayor | Masanao Ogino (since November 2011) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 201.92 km2 (77.96 sq mi) | ||
| Population (November 1, 2015) | |||
| • Total | 69,037 | ||
| • Density | 342/km2 (890/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| Symbols | |||
| • Tree | Peach | ||
| • Flower | Rose | ||
| • Bird | Blue-and-white flycatcher | ||
| Address | 777 Ichibu, Isawa-chō, Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken 406-8510 | ||
| Website |
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Fuefuki (笛吹市 Fuefuki-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
As of November 2015, the city had an estimated population of 69,037 and a population density of 342 persons per km2. The total area was 201.92 square kilometres (77.96 sq mi).
Geography
Fuefuki is located in central Yamanashi Prefecture. Just over 50% 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.
History
During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, with a daikansho based at the village of Isawa. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 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, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, the village of Sakaigawa (all from Higashiyatsushiro District), and the town of Kasugai (from Higashiyamanashi District). The name refers to the Fuefuki River 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.<profile/>
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.<profile/>
Economy
The economy of Fuefuki is based on agriculture (horticulture), seasonal tourism and the production of wine.
Education
Fuefuki has 14 elementary schools, five junior high schools,[1] and one high school.
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
Transportation
Railway
Highways
- Chūō Expressway
- National Route 20
- National Route 137
- National Route 140
- National Route 358
- National Route 411
Sister cities
- Tateyama, Chiba – since May 1973 with former Isawa Town[2] - - Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi – since July 1962 with former Misaka Town[2]
- - Ichinomiya, Chiba – since April 1982 with former Ichinomiya Town[2]
- - Yui, Shizuoka since April 1989 with former Yatsushiro Town[2]
- - Tainai, Niigata since October 1996 with former Sakaigawa Village[2]
- - Sado, Niigata since October 1989 with former Kasugai Town[2]
- Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[3] – since 1991 with former Isawa Town
- Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte-d'Or, France[3] – since 1992 with former Ichinomiya Town
– Feicheng, Shandong, China[3] – since 1994 with former Ichinomiya Town
Notable people from Fuefuki
- Dakotsu Iida, haiku poet
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fuefuki, Yamanashi. |
- Official website (Japanese)
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