Fusō 扶桑町 | |
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 Fusō Town Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fusō in Aichi Prefecture | |
  Fusō | |
| Coordinates:35°21′32.7″N136°54′47.6″E / 35.359083°N 136.913222°E /35.359083; 136.913222 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu region Tōkai region |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| District | Niwa |
| Government | |
| • - Mayor | Mitsuru Edo |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.19 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 34,144 |
| • Density | 3,051/km2 (7,903/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Live oak |
| - Flower | Sunflower |
| Phone number | 0587-93-1111 |
| Address | Takao Oaza Tendo 330, Fusō-chō, Niwa-gun, Aichi-ken 480-0102 |
| Website | Official website(in Japanese) |
Fusō (扶桑町,Fusō-chō) is atown located inNiwa District,Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 34,144 in 14,017 households,[1] and apopulation density of 3,051 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 11.19 square kilometres (4.32 sq mi).
Fusō is located in the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture, bordering onGifu Prefecture. TheKiso andGojō rivers flow through the town.
Aichi Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Fuso has been relatively steady over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 8,246 | — |
| 1950 | 10,549 | +27.9% |
| 1960 | 11,344 | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 21,317 | +87.9% |
| 1980 | 27,254 | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 29,210 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 31,728 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 33,560 | +5.8% |
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Agui is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1872 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C.[3]
The area of Fuso was mostly part ofOwari Domain under theEdo periodTokugawa shogunate. After theMeiji restoration, the villages of Yamana and Toyokuni were established withinNiwa District, Aichi in 1872 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Fusō Village was established on October 1, 1906 through the merger of Yamana and Toyokuni with a portion of neighboring Takao and Kashiwamori. Fusō was raised to town status on August 1, 1952.
During the pre-modern period, the area was noted forsericulture and the production ofmulberry leaves. Agriculture, notably the growing ofdaikon radishes, is a mainstay of the local economy.
Fusō has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.
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