Fujisawa藤沢市

Fujisawa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Fujisawa (藤沢市, Fujisawa-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 436,905 (2020 census), area 69.56 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

藤沢市

Reading

Fujisawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

436,905 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.1% from 423,894

Area

69.56 km²

Density

6,281 people per km²

Households

193,204

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

24.8%

Foreign residents

6,679 (1.5%)

Code

14205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fujisawa.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Fujisawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Totsuka Ward戸塚区(Yokohama)
• Izumi Ward泉区(Yokohama)
• Kamakura City鎌倉市
• Chigasaki City茅ヶ崎市
• Yamato City大和市
• Ebina City海老名市
• Ayase City綾瀬市
• Samukawa Town寒川町

Questions about Fujisawa

Is Fujisawa a city or a prefecture?

Fujisawa (藤沢市) is a city (市, shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Fujisawa?

Fujisawa is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Fujisawa?

436,905 at the 2020 census, up 3.1% from 423,894 in 2015. The area is 69.56 km², which is 6,281 people per km². 193,204 households. 24.8% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fujisawa?

Eight: Totsuka Ward (戸塚区) of Yokohama, Izumi Ward (泉区) of Yokohama, Kamakura City (鎌倉市), Chigasaki City (茅ヶ崎市), Yamato City (大和市), Ebina City (海老名市), Ayase City (綾瀬市), and Samukawa Town (寒川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujisawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fujisawa written in Japanese?

藤沢市, read Fujisawa-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Fujisawa begin?

神奈川県藤沢市… (Kanagawa-ken, Fujisawa-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.