page_title: Fujikawa, Shizuoka
hierarchical_section_title: Fujikawa, Shizuoka
caption_attribution_description: The location of Fujikawa in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
context_page_description: Fujikawa was a town located in Ihara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
  As of November 2008, the town had an estimated population of 16,359 and a density of 529 persons per km². The total area was 30.92 km².
  On November 1, 2008, Fujikawa was merged into the expanded city of Fuji. Ihara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
  Fujikawa Village was founded on April 1, 1889. It attained town status on January 25, 1901. The town had a station
context_section_description: Fujikawa (富士川町, Fujikawa-chō) was a town located in Ihara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
  As of November 2008, the town had an estimated population of 16,359 and a density of 529 persons per km². The total area was 30.92 km².
  On November 1, 2008, Fujikawa was merged into the expanded city of Fuji. Ihara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
  Fujikawa Village was founded on April 1, 1889. It attained town status on January 25, 1901. The town had a station (Fujikawa Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and an interchange on the Tōmei Expressway. The view of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen crossing a bridge with Mount Fuji in the background that is still used in many tourist promotion publications for Japan was taken at Fujikawa.
caption: Location of Fujikawa in Shizuoka Prefecture
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