Fuji, Shizuoka

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Fuji (富士市code: ja is deprecated , Fuji-shi) is a Japanese city in eastern Shikuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It is near Mount Fuji.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.^[1]

History

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Yoshiwara — ukiyo-e woodblock print by Hiroshige, circa 1830s

Main page: List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō

In the Edo period, Yoshiwara (吉原code: ja is deprecated , Yoshiwara-juku) was the 14th of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.^[2]

Fuji, Shizuoka Media

富士市役所　市庁舎・消防防災庁舎
Fujikawa Bridge of Tōkaidō Shinkansen (JR Central) over Fuji River and Mount Fuji
Alphanumeral road sign for Tōmei Expressway and Meishin Expressway
Alphanumeral road sign for Shin-Tōmei Expressway, Shin-Meishin Expressway and Isewangan Expressway
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A performance in the Yoshiwara-gion festival, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan.
Fuji city and Suruga Bay from Ashitaka Mountains
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Fuji City and Mount Fuji seen from city hall

Related pages

The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

References

↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3; retrieved 2012-12-18.
↑ Nussbaum, "Tōkaidō" at p. 973.

Other websites

http://www.city.fuji.shizuoka.jp/hp/menu000009500/hpg000009476.htm Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)

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[1] Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3; retrieved 2012-12-18.

[2] Nussbaum, "Tōkaidō" at p. 973.

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