Fuefuki

Fuefuki
笛吹市
City

Ichinomiya Asama Shrine

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Location of Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture
Fuefuki

 

Coordinates: 35°38′50.3″N 138°38′23″E / 35.647306°N 138.63972°E / 35.647306; 138.63972Coordinates: 35°38′50.3″N 138°38′23″E / 35.647306°N 138.63972°E / 35.647306; 138.63972
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 www.city.fuefuki.yamanashi.jp

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:

  1. Isawa Minami (South) 石和南
  2. Isawa Higashi (East) 石和東
  3. Isawa Kita (North) 石和北
  4. Fujimi 富士見
  5. Isawa Nishi (West) 石和西
  6. Misaka Higashi (East) 御坂東
  7. Misaka Nishi (West) 御坂西
  8. Ichinomiya Nishi (West) 一宮西
  9. Ichinomiya Minami (South) 一宮南
  10. Ichinomiya Kita (North) 一宮北
  11. Yatsushiro 八代
  12. Sakaigawa 境川
  13. Kasugai 春日居
  14. Ashigawa 芦川

Junior High Schools:

  1. Isawa 石和
  2. Misaka 御坂
  3. Ichinomiya 一宮
  4. Asakawa 浅川
  5. Kasugai 春日居

High School:

  1. Fuefuki 笛吹

Transportation

Railway

Highways

Sister cities

Notable people from Fuefuki

References

  1. ↑ http://www.city.fuefuki.yamanashi.jp/file/4/4bb32bf432e7d.html
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fuefuki official home page, City Profile
  3. 1 2 3 "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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