Fuji, Shizuoka

Fuji (富士市) is a Japanese city in eastern Shikuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.

History


In the Edo period, Yoshiwara (吉原) was the 14th of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.

Related pages

 * The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Other websites

 * Fuji City website;