Fujimino, Saitama


Fujimino is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 111,218, and a population density of 7600 persons per km². Its total area is.

Geography

Fujimino is located in southern Saitama, on the northern edge of the Musashino Terrace, and is approximately 30 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

Earthenware pottery fragments from the Kamifukuoka Shell Mound dating to the Early Jōmon period, were discovered beneath the Dainihon Print Company in Fujimino, indicating a long period of settlement. The city also has an important early Kofun period archaeological site, the Gongenyama Tumuli Cluster, from the late 3rd century. During the Edo period, the port of Fukuoka was an important river port on a branch of the Arakawa River and was under the control of Kawagoe Domain.
The modern village of Fukuoka was created within Iruma District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The first public housing estates in Japan were built in Fukuoka after the Second World War. The village was raised to town status in 1960 and to city status on April 10, 1972, changing its name to Kamifukuoka to avoid confusion with the more famous city of Fukuoka in Kyushu.
The modern city of Fujimino was established on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kamifukuoka, and the neighboring town of Ōi.

Economy

Due to this location, Fujimino is primarily a bedroom community with over 25% of its population commuting to the Tokyo metropolis for work. There are a number of industrial parks in the city.

Education

Fujimino has 13 elementary schools, six middle schools, and one high school. Bunkyo University also has a campus in Fujimino.

Public facilities

There are two libraries, two public swimming pools, and a number of public halls and community centres.

Transportation

Railway

There are two major festivals in Fujimino: the Kamifukuoka Tanabata Festival and the Oi Festival.

Kamifukuoka Tanabata Festival

This is a lively festival held on the first Saturday and Sunday of August every year since more than 50 years ago. It includes a bamboo decoration contest, Awa Odori dancing, Bon Odori dancing, and traditional taiko drumming.

Oi Festival

Oi Festival is held in the middle of July every year and features historic mikoshi portable shrines and a parade of floats, with Yosakoi dancing by dancers with naruko clappers in their hands.

Noted people from Fujimino