Fujioka, Gunma

Coordinates: 36°15′31.3″N 139°4′28.4″E / 36.258694°N 139.074556°E / 36.258694; 139.074556
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Fujioka
藤岡ふじおか市し
City
Fujioka city hall
Fujioka city hall
Flag of Fujioka
Flag
Official logo of Fujioka
Emblem
Location of Fujioka in Gunma Prefecture
Location of Fujioka in Gunma Prefecture
Fujioka is located in Japan
Fujioka
Fujioka
 
Coordinates: 36°15′31.3″N 139°4′28.4″E / 36.258694°N 139.074556°E / 36.258694; 139.074556
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureGunma
First official recorded5th century AD (official)[citation needed]
Town settledApril 1, 1889
City settledApril 1, 1954
Government
 • MayorMasahiro Arai (from May 2018)
Area
 • Total180.29 km2 (69.61 sq mi)
Population
 (August 1, 2020)
 • Total64,539
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeCinnamomum camphora, Sweet Osmanthus
- FlowerWisteria, Scarlet sage
Phone number0274-22-1211
Address327 Nakakurisu, Fujioka-shi, Gunma-ken 375-8601
WebsiteOfficial website
Takayama-sha Sericulture school
This photo shows a cat with a cherry blossom tree in the background during the spring season in Fujioka.
This photo shows a cat with a cherry blossom tree in the background during the spring season in Fujioka.

Fujioka (藤岡ふじおか市し, Fujioka-shi) is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 64,539 in 27,616 households,[1] and a population density of 360 persons per km². The total area of the city is 180.29 square kilometres (69.61 sq mi).

Geography[edit]

Fujioka is located on the southern border of Gunma Prefecture, bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the south.

Physical features[edit]

Mountains[edit]

  • Nishi-Mikaboyama (西御荷鉾山にしみかぼやま), 1246m
  • Higashi-Mikaboyama (東ひがし御ご荷に鉾山ほこさん) 1286m
  • Amefuriyama (雨降山あめふりやま)
  • Sakurayama (桜山さくらやま), 591m
  • Takayama (高山たかやま)
  • Koshinyama (庚申山こうしんさん)

Rivers[edit]

  • Karasugawa
  • Kaburagawa (鏑川かぶらかわ)
  • Ayugawa (鮎川あいかわ)
  • Nukuigawa (温井ぬくい川がわ)
  • Kannagawa (神流川かんながわ)
  • Sannagawa (三名川さんみょうがわ)
  • Sasagawa (笹川ささかわ)

Lakes and marshes[edit]

  • Kannako (神流湖かんなこ)
  • Sannako (三名さんみょう湖こ)
  • Ayugawako (鮎川あいかわ湖こ)
  • Takenuma (竹たけ沼ぬま)

Surrounding municipalities[edit]

Gunma Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

Climate[edit]

Fujioka has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fujioka is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1239 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Fujioka has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 41,333—    
1930 42,587+3.0%
1940 45,201+6.1%
1950 56,304+24.6%
1960 52,033−7.6%
1970 55,031+5.8%
1980 63,594+15.6%
1990 69,413+9.2%
2000 70,220+1.2%
2010 67,962−3.2%
2020 64,539−5.0%

History[edit]

Fujioka is located within traditional Kōzuke Province. During the late Sengoku period it developed as a jōkamachi around Ashida Castle, the center of a 30,000 koku holding by the Ashida clan, retainers of Tokugawa Ieyasu. However, the foundation of the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, the area tenryō territory under the direct control of the shogunate. Fujioka and Onishi towns, and Kanna, Ono, Midori, Mikuri, Hirai, Hino, and Sanbagawa Village were created in Midorino District, Gunma Prefecture and Mihara village in Minamikanra District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. In 1896, Minamikanra District was united with Midorino District and Tago District to create Tano District. On April 1, 1954, Fujioka annexed Kanna, Ono, Midori and Mikuri villages and was elevated to city status. On March 1, 1955 Fujioka annexed neighboring Hirai and Sanbagawa villages. On January 1, 2006 Onishi Village was merged into Fujioka City.[4]

Government[edit]

Fujioka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Fujioka, together with the town of Kanna, and the village of Ueno contributes two members to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Gunma 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy[edit]

Education[edit]

Fujioka has 11 public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Gunma Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school for the handicapped.

High schools[edit]

  • Fujioka Kita (群馬ぐんま県立けんりつ藤岡ふじおか北きた高等こうとう学校がっこう)
  • Fujioka Kogyo (群馬ぐんま県立けんりつ藤岡ふじおか工業こうぎょう高等こうとう学校がっこう)
  • Fujioka Chuo (群馬ぐんま県立けんりつ藤岡ふじおか中央ちゅうおう高等こうとう学校がっこう)

Middle schools[edit]

  • Fujioka Kita (藤岡ふじおか市立しりつ北きた中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • Fujioka Higashi (藤岡ふじおか市立しりつ東中ひがしなか学校がっこう)
  • Fujioka Nishi (藤岡ふじおか市立しりつ西中にしなか学校がっこう)
  • Fujioka Ono (藤岡ふじおか市立しりつ小野おの中学校ちゅうがっこう)
  • Fujioka Onishi (藤岡ふじおか市立しりつ鬼石おにし中学校ちゅうがっこう)

Elementary schools[edit]

  • Fujioka Dai-ichi (藤岡ふじおか第だい一いち小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Fujioka Dai-ni (藤岡ふじおか第だい二に小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Kanna (神かみ流りゅう小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Ono (小野おの小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Midori (美土里みどり小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Mikuri Higashi (美び九きゅう里さと東ひがし小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Mikuri Nishi (美び九きゅう里り西小学校にししょうがっこう)
  • Hirai (平井ひらい小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Hino (日野ひの小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Onishi Kita (鬼石おにし北きた小学校しょうがっこう)
  • Onishi (鬼石おにし小学校しょうがっこう)

Transportation[edit]

Railway[edit]

JR East – Hachikō Line

Highway[edit]

Expressways[edit]

Two expressways converge at the Fujioka Junction.

National highways[edit]

Local attractions[edit]

National Historic Sites[edit]

Annual Events[edit]

The Fujioka Matsuri is a two-day summer festival which is typically held on a weekend in late July. The celebration, which takes place in central Fujioka, features food and entertainment stalls, a flea market, parade, and street dancing. There are many traditional events as well, such as taiko performances, mikoshi carrying, and the parading of dashi floats through the streets.

  • Fuji Matsuri

The Fuji Matsuri (Wisteria Festival) is a spring festival which takes place at Koshinyama Park every year in late April/early May, to celebrate the blooming of the wisteria flowers. Numerous vendor stalls sell various local products, food, and flowers. The wisteria flowers are illuminated after sunset.

Noted people from Fujioka[edit]

Friendship and Sister city relations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fujioka City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Fujioka climate data
  3. ^ Fujioka population statistics
  4. ^ 藤岡ふじおか市し・鬼石おにし町まち合併がっぺい協議きょうぎ会かい. 藤岡ふじおか市しホームページ (in Japanese). June 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  5. ^ "Woxi government official home page". Sister Cities of Jiangyin. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ^ "CR19-58 City of Regina – City of Fujioka, Japan – Friendship City Agreement - City of Regina, Saskatchewan CA". reginask.iqm2.com. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  7. ^ Canales, Moises. "Regina signs official friendship agreement with Fujioka, Japan". 620 CKRM The Source | Country Music, News, Sports in Sask. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  8. ^ "Regina signs Friendship Agreement with Fujioka, Japan". Regina. 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-05.

External links[edit]

Media related to Fujioka, Gunma at Wikimedia Commons

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