Fujigaoka

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Fujigaoka is a town in Meito-Ku ward, Nagoya, Japan. Fujigaoka means literally Wisteria Hill. The town has 400 Cherry Blossom trees lining the streets and is famous for its Blossoms and Festival in April. The town is relatively new, having been largely populated in the last 30 years. For this reason, the inhabitants include a large number of people from outside Nagoya, leading to a local accent that is less colloquial than the more traditional Nagoya-Ben dialect.

It benefits from a major hospital, schools and is connected with a railway station on the Higashiyama Line (Line No.1) of the Nagoya Subway.

The town celebrates its festival on the first Saturday and Sunday of April each year, with public displays of dancing and magic, and a street market amongst other things.