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Fussa 福生市 | |
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 Fussa City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Fussa inTokyo Prefecture | |
  Fussa | |
| Coordinates:35°44′N139°20′E / 35.733°N 139.333°E /35.733; 139.333 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ikuo Kato (since May 2008) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2021) | |
• Total | 56,786 |
| • Density | 5,589/km2 (14,480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Osmanthus |
| • Flower | Azalea |
| • Bird | Japanese tit |
| Phone number | 042-551-1511 |
| Address | Honcho 5-banchi, Fussa-shi, Tokyo-to 197-8501 |
| Website | Official website |
Fussa (福生市,Fussa-shi) is acity located in thewestern portion of theTokyo Metropolis,Japan. As of 1 April 2021[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 56,786, and apopulation density of 5600 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 10.16 square kilometres (3.92 sq mi).
About one third of the city area is occupied by theUnited States Air ForceYokota Air Base, giving the city an effective population density of 8,782 persons per km2.
Fussa is approximately in the geographic center of Tokyo Metropolis, on theMusashino Terrace, bordered by the floodplains of theTama River. The land slopes gently from north to south, with an elevation of 124 meters above sea level at the location of the city hall, which is almost at the geographic center of the city area. The highest elevation is 143.5 meters in the northeast, and the lowest is 104 meters in the southwest. The area along the river is home to many parks and almost 300cherry blossom trees, recreational facilities and bicycle paths.
Tokyo Metropolis
Fussa has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fussa is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1998 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Fussa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since then.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 5,031 | — |
| 1930 | 6,005 | +19.4% |
| 1940 | 7,921 | +31.9% |
| 1950 | 14,669 | +85.2% |
| 1960 | 21,985 | +49.9% |
| 1970 | 37,938 | +72.6% |
| 1980 | 48,694 | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 58,072 | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 61,427 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 59,796 | −2.7% |
| 2020 | 56,414 | −5.7% |
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The area of present-day Fussa was part of ancientMusashi Province. During theEdo period, it wastenryō territory controlled directly by theTokugawa shogunate and administered by varioushatamoto. The area was agricultural and noted forsilkworms andsake production. After theMeiji Restoration, the 26 hamlets in the area consolidated into the villages of Fussa, Kumagawa and Tama within the short-lived Shinagawa Prefecture, followed byKanagawa Prefecture. Parts of the area were involved in theChichibu Incident of 1884.
The entire district was transferred to the control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893, and the Ōme Railway joined Fussa to Tachikawa the following year. Fussa was elevated to town status in 1940, and an airfield for theImperial Japanese Army was built, and became the central aircraft testing facility for the Army in 1942. DuringWorld War II, the area was only lightly bombed (once in 1945, with four casualties), and the military facilities were seized mostly intact by theAmerican military after the war. In the post-war era, Fussa expanded rapidly through the construction ofsubsidized housing districts, and was elevated to city status on April 1, 1970.
Fussa has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 19 members. Fussa, collectively with Hamura, Akiruno, Mizuho, Hinode, Hinohara and Okutama contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofTokyo 25th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Fussa, along with its neighboring citiesIruma andTachikawa, contains a strong military presence. A large portion of the city's economy focuses on the bases and servicing those who live there. Of note is eastern Fussa's "Bar Row" district, a historic though seedy collection of karaoke bars, shot bars, and massage parlors. The Bar Row area has been a fixture of Fussa nightlife catering to US military personnel since the 1950s. The city also serves as abedroom community for central Tokyo and a regional commercial center.
Metropolitan high schools:
Municipal junior high schools:[4]
Municipal elementary schools:
The United StatesDepartment of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates the following schools onYokota Air Base and in the municipality of Fussa for children of United States military personnel:
The elementary schools of Yokota AFB are in other municipalities.
School Address Unit 5072 Yokota AB APO, AP 96328-5072 Yokota, Japan
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