Fujiyoshida富士吉田市

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

Fujiyoshida (富士吉田市, Fujiyoshida-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 46,530 (2020 census), area 121.74 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamanashi 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
富士吉田市
Reading
Fujiyoshida-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Yamanashi 山梨県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
46,530 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-5.0% from 49,003
Area
121.74 km²
Density
382 people per km²
Households
18,337
Under 15
11.0%
65 and over
30.8%
Foreign residents
504 (1.1%)
Code
19202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
en.city.fujiyoshida.yamanashi.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Fujiyoshida. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Fujiyoshida

Is Fujiyoshida a city or a prefecture?
Fujiyoshida (富士吉田市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Fujiyoshida?
Fujiyoshida is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), 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 Fujiyoshida?
46,530 at the 2020 census, down 5.0% from 49,003 in 2015. The area is 121.74 km², which is 382 people per km². 18,337 households. 30.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Fujiyoshida?
Seven: Tsuru City (都留市), Nishikatsura Town (西桂町), Oshino Village (忍野村), Yamanakako Village (山中湖村), Narusawa Village (鳴沢村), Fujikawaguchiko Town (富士河口湖町), and Oyama Town (小山町) in Shizuoka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujiyoshida in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Fujiyoshida written in Japanese?
富士吉田市, read Fujiyoshida-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 Fujiyoshida begin?
山梨県富士吉田市… (Yamanashi-ken, Fujiyoshida-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.