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is a city
Cities of Japan

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 located in Kanagawa
Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefectures of Japan located in the southern Kanto region of Honshu, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

As of 2005, the city has an estimated population
Population

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 of 394,990 and the density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 5,682.49 persons per kmē. The total area is 69.51 kmē.

The city was founded on October 1, 1940.

sawa is located in the central part of the Kanagawa Prefecture.






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is a city
Cities of Japan

|||}A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of ....
 located in Kanagawa
Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefectures of Japan located in the southern Kanto region of Honshu, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

As of 2005, the city has an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 394,990 and the density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 of 5,682.49 persons per kmē. The total area is 69.51 kmē.

The city was founded on October 1, 1940.

Geography

Fujisawa is located in the central part of the Kanagawa Prefecture. It faces Sagami Bay
Sagami Bay

Sagami Bay , also known as the Sagami Gulf or Sagami Sea, lies south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshu, central Japan, contained within the scope of the Miura Peninsula, in Kanagawa, to the east, the Izu Peninsula, in Shizuoka Prefecture, to the west, and the Shonan coastline to the north, while the island of Oshima marks the sout...
 of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
. The northern part of the city is situated on the Sagamino plateau while the southern part is on the Shonan Dunes. The city lies on the path of the old Tokaido
Tokaido

Tokaido may refer to:*Tokaido , an ancient country subdivision of Japan*Tokaido , one of the Five Routes of Japan during the Edo period**Route 1 , a major national highway in Japan that traces old Tokaido...
 (??? ?????? lit. Eastern Sea Road), between the ancient capital of Kamakura
Kamakura

Kamakura can refer to:*Kamakura, Kanagawa, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan*Kamakura shogunate*Kamakura period, a history of Japan*Kamakura Corporation, a Risk Management firm based in Hawai'i link required...
 to the east, and the city of Chigasaki to the west. North of Fujisawa are the cities of Yamato
Yamato

Yamato is an ancient names of Japan. The term was extension to mean ?Japan? or ?Japanese? in general. As such, the Ryukyuans sometimes use this name in contrasting mainland Japan with Okinawa Prefecture, and in the Okinawan language, Yamato is called "Yamatu"....
 and Ebina, while Yokohama
Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area....
 is to the north east. Fujisawa has three major topographical features: the island of Enoshima
Enoshima

Enoshima is a small island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into Sagami Bay in Japan. Part of the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, it is linked to the Katase section of the same city on the mainland by a 600 meter-long bridge....
 to the south connected to the Katase shoreline area by a road bridge, and two rivers, the Hikichigawa and the Sakaigawa, which run north-south. The Hikichigawa can be traced from an area now designated as a nature reserve park in Yamato City, and flows directly along the boundary of the joint US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

The , or JMSDF, is the maritime branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II....
 Atsugi air base, Camp Zama
Camp Zama

is a United States Army post located in the cities of Zama, Kanagawa and Sagamihara, Kanagawa, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about 40 kilometers southwest of Tokyo....
, where General Douglas MacArthur first arrived in Japan in 1945. The Sakaigawa runs directly from the mountains between Machida City and Hachioji City, and for quite some distance forms the border between the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and Kanagawa Prefecture, but from Machida City centre the river can be directly followed by a foot and cycle path all the way to Fujisawa City centre, a distance of approximately 35 kilometers.

History

Fujisawa was mentioned in a document (Taiheiki
Taiheiki

The Taiheiki is a Japanese historical epic , written in the late 14th century. It deals primarily with the Nanboku-cho, the period of war between the Northern Court of Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, and the Southern Imperial Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino....
) in the late 14th century. Fujisawa developed around Yugyo-ji temple, which was established in 1325. Fujisawa-shuku
Fujisawa-shuku

was the sixth of the 53 Stations of the Tokaido of the Tokaido . It is located in the present-day city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan....
 was a post town (??? Shukuba-machi) along the Tokaido
Tokaido (road)

The was the most important of the Edo_Five_Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendo, the Tokaido travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshu, hence the route's name....
 during the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
. Edward S. Morse
Edward S. Morse

Edward Sylvester Morse was an United States zoologist and orientalist....
 started biological studies at Enoshima
Enoshima

Enoshima is a small island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into Sagami Bay in Japan. Part of the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, it is linked to the Katase section of the same city on the mainland by a 600 meter-long bridge....
 island in 1877. Koza county public office was established in 1878. Fujisawa Station
Fujisawa Station

Fujisawa Station is a major train station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. It is located on the Tokaido Main Line, Odakyu Enoshima Line, and the Enoshima Electric Railway....
 of Tokaido Main Line
Tokaido Main Line

The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railways Group , connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station . It is 589.5 km long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities....
 was established in 1887. Fujisawaosaka town and Fujisawaotomi town were founded in 1889. Fujisawaosaka town and Fujisawaotomi town were united in 1907. Fujisawaosaka town, Kugenuma village, and the Meiji village were united and it became Fujisawa town in 1908. Fujisawa town became Fujisawa city in 1940. Muraoka village and Fujisawa city were united in 1941. Mutsuai village and Fujisawa city were united in 1942. Katase town and Fujisawa city were united in 1947. Goshomi village, Chogo, Takakura, Endo, and Fujisawa city were united in 1955.

Economy

Sony
Sony

is a multinational corporation list of conglomerates corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US$99.1 billion ....
 operates the Shonan Technology Center in Fujisawa.

Sightseeing

In Fujisawa, popular sightseeing places are Kugenuma Beach and Enoshima Island. Kugenuma Beach is the birthplace of surfing and beach volleyball in Japan. In 1964, the sailing portion of the Tokyo Olympics took place here. Enoshima also boasts an aquarium.

Sister city and Friendship city


Sister city

  • Miami Beach
    Miami Beach, Florida

    Miami Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States. The city was incorporated on 26 March, 1915.Miami Beach has been one of America's pre-eminent beach resorts for almost a century....
    , Florida
    Florida

    Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
    , United States of America
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     (1959)
  • Matsumoto
    Matsumoto, Nagano

    is a cities of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a Special cities of Japan....
    , Nagano Prefecture
    Nagano Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano, Nagano....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
     (1961)
  • Windsor, Ontario
    Windsor, Ontario

    Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Windsor is located south of Detroit, Michigan, is separated from that city by the Detroit River, and has views of the Detroit skyline....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     (1987)
  • Boryeong
    Boryeong

    Boryeong is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Chungcheongnam-do Province, South Korea. It is located at , on the coast of the Yellow Sea....
    , South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
    South Korea

    South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
     (2002)


Friendship city

  • Kunming
    Kunming

    Kunming is a prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province, in southwestern China. Because of its year-round temperate climate, Kunming is often called the "Spring City" or "City of Eternal Spring" ....
    , Yunnan
    Yunnan

    is a political divisions of China of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately 394,000 square kilometers ....
     province, People's Republic of China
    People's Republic of China

    The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
     (1981)


Transportation


  • Route 1
    Route 1 (Japan)

    National Route 1 is a major National highways of Japan on the island of Honshu in Japan. It connects Chuo, Tokyo in the Kanto region with the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region, passing through the Chubu region en route....
    , to Tokyo
    Tokyo

    , officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
     or Kyoto
    Kyoto

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  • Route 134, to Yokosuka
    Yokosuka, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across the peninsula to Sagami Bay....
     via Kamakura
    Kamakura, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called . Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is sometimes considered a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Shikken during the Kamakura Period....
    , or Hiratsuka
    Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Hiratsuka is located on the Kanto plain midway between Tokyo and Mt. Fuji, and has a 5 Kilometer coastline in the Shonan area on the Pacific Ocean in Sagami bay....
  • Route 467, to Yamato
    Yamato, Kanagawa

    Yamato is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 223,127 and the population density of 8,250 persons per square kilometer....
  • Tokaido line (rail)
    Tokaido Main Line

    The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railways Group , connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station . It is 589.5 km long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities....
    , to Tokyo
    Tokyo

    , officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
     or Atami
    Atami, Shizuoka

    is a cities of Japan located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The name literally means "hot ocean", a reference to the town's famous onsen hot springs....
  • Odakyu line (rail)
    Odakyu Electric Railway

    The , or OER, is a major private railway company in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its Romance car series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Kanagawa, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone, Kanagawa....
    , to Shinjuku
  • Enoden line (rail)
    Enoshima Electric Railway

    The connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Stations en route include Hase Station , the stop closest to Kotoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amitabha....
    , to Kamakura
    Kamakura, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called . Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is sometimes considered a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Shikken during the Kamakura Period....
  • Sagami Railway
    Sagami Railway

    The or is a Rail transport company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It ranks among the "big 15" major railways of the nation....
    , to Futamatagawa
    Futamatagawa Station

    is a station located in Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture. It serves 77,895 people daily ....
  • Yokohama Municipal Subway
    Yokohama Municipal Subway

    is the rapid transit network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, and is operated as two lines, though 3 continuous lines exist....
    , to Azamino
    Azamino

    is a bedroom community of Tokyo and Yokohama, located in Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The area is 20 minutes from Shibuya Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and 27 minutes by Rapid transit from Yokohama Station on the Yokohama City Transportation Bureau....


Tourist Attractions

  • Enoshima Island
    Enoshima

    Enoshima is a small island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into Sagami Bay in Japan. Part of the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, it is linked to the Katase section of the same city on the mainland by a 600 meter-long bridge....
  • Grand Stage Fujisawa
  • Shirahata Shrine
Shirahata Jinja is a shinto shrine, dedicated to Samukawahiko-no-Mikoto and Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoshitsune

was a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian period and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo....
. There are two portable shrines, Yoshitsune and Benkei. Yoshitsune and Benkei
Saito Musashibo Benkei

, popularly called Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore....
 were famous persons in the Kamakura period
Kamakura period

The is a period of History of Japan that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....
 mentioned in The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture is an influential study of Japan by Ruth Benedict begun in 1944 at the invitation of the Office of War Information in order to understand and predict the behavior of the Japanese in World War II ....
 by Ruth Benedict
Ruth Benedict

Ruth Benedict was an United States anthropologist.She was born in New York City, and attended Vassar College, graduating in 1909. She entered graduate studies at Columbia University in 1919, studying under Franz Boas, receiving her Doctor of Philosophy and joining the faculty in 1923....
.
  • Shojyoko-ji(Yugyo-ji) - Center temple of Ji-shu Buddhism.
  • Kugenuma Beach
  • The Ruin of Oba Castle


Religion

  • Amazing Grace Church
    Amazing Grace Church

    Amazing Grace Church is a bilingual Christian church located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. There are two services per week, with five bible study classes, and sponsors monthly non-denominational seminars held all over Japan....
     is a non-denominational Christian church
  • Fujisawa Baptist Church founded in 1962
  • United Church of Christ in Fujisawa is a Protestant church


External links

  • in Japanese, in English