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is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 236,706 and the density of 1,105.64 persons per km². The total area is 214.09 km².
The city was founded on November 1, 1966.
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.

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Festival

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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 fastival is held at Kariganezutumi in the fall. This festival is to remember
★ flood victims. The main event is torch throwing. Torches are thrown into a high basket,　which then burst into flames.

External links

★ Fuji official website in Japanese