Fuji富士市

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

Fuji (富士市, Fuji-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 245,392 (2020 census), area 244.95 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Shizuoka 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

富士市

Reading

Fuji-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

245,392 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 248,399

Area

244.95 km²

Density

1,002 people per km²

Households

97,333

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

28.4%

Foreign residents

5,563 (2.3%)

Code

22210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fuji.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Fuji. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shimizu Ward清水区(Shizuoka)
• Numazu City沼津市
• Fujinomiya City富士宮市
• Gotemba City御殿場市
• Susono City裾野市
• Nagaizumi Town長泉町

Questions about Fuji

Is Fuji a city or a prefecture?

Fuji (富士市) is a city (市, shi) in Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Fuji?

Fuji is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Fuji?

245,392 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 248,399 in 2015. The area is 244.95 km², which is 1,002 people per km². 97,333 households. 28.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fuji?

Six: Shimizu Ward (清水区) of Shizuoka, Numazu City (沼津市), Fujinomiya City (富士宮市), Gotemba City (御殿場市), Susono City (裾野市), and Nagaizumi Town (長泉町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fuji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fuji written in Japanese?

富士市, read Fuji-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 Fuji begin?

静岡県富士市… (Shizuoka-ken, Fuji-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.