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Shibakawa, Shizuoka

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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Shizuoka Prefecture

Address
  
Japan

Region
  
Chūbu (Tōkai)

District
  
Fuji

Shibakawa, Shizuoka

Merged
  
March 23, 2010 (now part of Fujinomiya)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Similar
  
Fujinomiya Station, Fuji Station, Nishi‑Fuji Station, Fujine Station, Fujikawa Station

Shibakawa (芝川町, Shibakawa-chō) was a town located in Fuji District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 9,344 and a density of 126 persons per km². The total area was 74.18 km².

On March 23, 2010, Shibakawa was merged into the expanded city of Fujinomiya and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. Fuji District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Geography

Shibakawa is located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, in the southwest foothills of Mount Fuji, and is bordered by the Fuji River. The area has a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Shizuoka
  • Fujnomiya
  • Fuji
  • Yamanashi Prefecture
  • Nanbu, Yamanashi
  • History

    Shibakawa was located in the far eastern portion of former Suruga Province, and was largely tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in 1889, the area was reorganized into two villages (Yuzuno, Shibafuji) within Fuji District and one village (Uchibo Village) within Ihara District. Uchibo and Shibafuji merged in 1955 to form Fujihara Village, which was renamed Shibakawa in 1956 after it annexed neighboring Yuzuno Village.

    Economy

    The economy of Shibakawa is largely based on agriculture, and tourism. The town also serves as a bedroom community for the industrial zones in neighboring Fuji.

    Highways

  • Japan National Route 52
  • Rail

  • JR Central - Minobu Line
  • Shibakawa Station, Inako Station
  • References

    Shibakawa, Shizuoka Wikipedia