Fujikawa 富士川町 | |
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 Oboshi Park in Fujikawa Town | |
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 Location of Fujikawa in Yamanashi Prefecture | |
  Fujikawa | |
| Coordinates:35°33′40″N138°27′41″E / 35.56111°N 138.46139°E /35.56111; 138.46139 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu Tōkai |
| Prefecture | Yamanashi Prefecture |
| District | Minamikoma |
| Area | |
• Total | 111.98 km2 (43.24 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 15,125 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0556-22-1111 |
| Address | 1134 Tenjinnakajo Fujkawa-cho Minimikoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken 400-0592 |
| Website | Official website |
Fujikawa (富士川町,Fujikawa-chō) is atown located inYamanashi Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 June 2019[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 15,125 in 6323 households,[1] and apopulation density of 140 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 111.98 square kilometres (43.24 sq mi). .
Fujikawa is located in the southwestern part of Yamanashi Prefecture, bordered by the 2000-meter Kushigatayama to the west and theFuji River to the east. In terms of land use, 81% of the town area is forested.
Yamanashi Prefecture
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Fujikawa is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1415 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Fujikawa has declined by roughly one-third over the past 60 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 21,558 | — |
| 1970 | 19,864 | −7.9% |
| 1980 | 18,815 | −5.3% |
| 1990 | 18,170 | −3.4% |
| 2000 | 17,544 | −3.4% |
| 2010 | 16,307 | −7.1% |
| 2020 | 14,219 | −12.8% |
During the Edo period, all ofKai Province wastenryō territory under direct control of theTokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the earlyMeiji period on April 1, 1889, Minamikoma District within Yamanashi Prefecture was created and organized into 22 villages.Kajikazawa village was raised to town status on August 1, 1898 andMasuho on April 3, 1951.
In 2003, a proposal was raised to merge the towns of Masuho and Kajikazawa with the towns ofIchikawadaimon,Mitama andRokugō fromNishiyatsushiro District into a new city, or to merge with neighboring Minami-Alps. The proposal was not successful, and instead the three towns in Nishiyatsushiro merged to formIchikawamisato on October 1, 2005, whereas Masuho and Kajikazawa merged to form Fujikawa on March 8, 2010.[4]
The economy of Fujikawa is primarily based on forestry and agriculture.
Fujikawa has three public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
The town has no passenger rail service. The nearest train stations areKajikazawaguchi Station orIchikawa-Daimon Station inIchikawamisato, Yamanashi.
2010 年 3 月 8 日山梨県増穂町、鰍沢町が合併、富士川町に。
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