Country Japan Area 174.6 km² District FujiDistrict | Prefecture Shizuoka Population 90,224 (1 Oct 2008) | |
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Merged November 1, 1966
(now part of Fuji) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 14°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 89% Humidity Region Chūbu region (Tōkai region) |
Yoshiwara (吉原市, Yoshiwara-shi) was a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. On November 1, 1966, Yoshiwara was merged with the city of Fuji.
During the Edo Period, Yoshiwara was a post town known as Yoshiwara-juku on the Tōkaidō (road). At the time of its merger, the town had an estimated population of 90,224 and a density of 516.86 persons per km². The total area was 174.56 km². The town was served by both the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Gakunan Railway.
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Yoshiwara, Shizuoka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA