Fuji, Shizuoka

**Fuji**
**富士市**
Fuji's location in Shizuoka, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka
Physical characteristics
Area	214.10 km² (82.66 sq mi)
Population (as of February 2008)
Total	237,240
Density	1,110 /km² (2,875 /sq mi)
Location	35°10′N, 138°41′E
Symbols
Tree	Camphor Laurel
Flower	Rose
Flag
Fuji Government Office
Mayor	Hisashi Suzuki
Address	〒417-8601 1-100 Nagatachō, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Phone number	0545-51-0123
Official website: Fuji City

Fuji (富士市, Fuji-shi^?) is a city in Shizuoka, Japan. The city was founded on November 1, 1966. As of 2008, it has a population of 237,240 and a density of 1,110 persons per km². The area is 214.10 km².

Fuji is an industrial center in eastern Shizuoka prefecture. It is home to numerous paper factories with a total of 365 chimneys. Fuji is served by the Tōkaidō Shinkansen at Shin-Fuji Station and by the Tōkaidō Main Line at Fuji Station, Higashi-Tagonoura Station and Yoshiwara Station.

[edit] Festival

The Bishamonten festival is one of the three big daruma festivals in Japan.
The Yoshiwara Gion Festival is held on the second Saturday and Sunday of June.
The Karigane festival to remember flood victims is held at Kariganezutumi in the fall. The main event is torch throwing. Torches are thrown into a high basket, which bursts into flames.