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==History==
==History==
During the Edo period, all of [[Kai Province]] was ''[[tenryō]]'' territory under direct control of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. During the cadastral reform of the early [[Meiji period]] in April 1, 1889, Minamikoma District within Yamanashi Prefecture was created and organized into 22 villages. [[Kajikazawa, Yamanashi|Kajikazawa village]] was raised to town status on August 1 1898 and [[Masuho, Yamanashi|Masuho]] on April 3, 1951.
During the Edo period, all of [[Kai Province]] was ''[[tenryō]]'' territory under direct control of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. During the cadastral reform of the early [[Meiji period]] in April 1, 1889, Minamikoma District within Yamanashi Prefecture was created and organized into 22 villages. [[Kajikazawa, Yamanashi|Kajikazawa village]] was raised to town status on August 1 1898 and [[Masuho, Yamanashi|Masuho]] on April 3, 1951.
In 2003, a proposal was raised to merge the towns of Masuho and Kajikazawa wit the towns of [[Ichikawadaimon, Yamanashi| Ichikawadaimon]], [[Mitama, Yamanashi|Mitama]] and [[Rokugō, Yamanashi | Rokugō]] from [[Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi| Nishiyatsushiro 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 form [[Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi| Ichikawamisato]] on October 1, 2005, whereas Masuho and Kajikazawa merged to form Fujikawa on March 8, 2010.
In 2003, a proposal was raised to merge the towns of Masuho and Kajikazawa with the towns of [[Ichikawadaimon, Yamanashi| Ichikawadaimon]], [[Mitama, Yamanashi|Mitama]] and [[Rokugō, Yamanashi | Rokugō]] from [[Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi| Nishiyatsushiro 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 form [[Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi| Ichikawamisato]] on October 1, 2005, whereas Masuho and Kajikazawa merged to form Fujikawa on March 8, 2010.


==Transportation==
==Transportation==

Revision as of 22:18, 13 July 2014

Fujikawa
富士川町
Town
Oboshi Park in Fujikawa Town
Oboshi Park in Fujikawa Town
Flag of Fujikawa
Official seal of Fujikawa
Location of Fujikawa in Yamanashi Prefecture
Location of Fujikawa in Yamanashi Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
Tōkai
PrefectureYamanashi Prefecture
DistrictMinamikoma
Area
 • Total
111.98 km2 (43.24 sq mi)
Population
 (July 1, 2012)
 • Total
16,009
 • Density143/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0556-22-1111
Address1134 Tenjinnakajo Fujkawa-cho Minimikoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken 400-0592
Websitewww.town.fujikawa.yamanashi.jp

Fujikawa (富士川町, Fujikawa-chō) is a town in Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of July 2012, the town had an estimated population of 16,009 and a population density of 143 persons per km². The total area was 111.98  km².

Geography

Fujikawa is in the southwestern in Yamanashi Prefecture, bordered by the 2000-meter Kushigatayama to the west, and the Fuji River to the east.

Neighboring municipalities

History

During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 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 and Masuho on April 3, 1951. In 2003, a proposal was raised to merge the towns of Masuho and Kajikazawa with the towns of Ichikawadaimon, Mitama and Rokugō from Nishiyatsushiro 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 form Ichikawamisato on October 1, 2005, whereas Masuho and Kajikazawa merged to form Fujikawa on March 8, 2010.

Transportation

Highway

Noted people from Fujikawa

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