Fujikawa, Shizuoka

Fujikawa Flag Emblem
Location of Fujikawa in Shizuoka Prefecture
35°9′N 138°37′E / 35.150°N 138.617°E / 35.150; 138.617
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
District	Ihara
Merged	November 1, 2008 (now part of Fuji)
Area
• Total	30.92 km2 (11.94 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2005)
• Total	16,359
• Density	529/km2 (1,370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

Fujikawa (富士川町, Fujikawa-chō) was a town located in Ihara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 2008, the town had an estimated population of 16,359 and a density of 529 persons per km². The total area was 30.92 km².

On November 1, 2008, Fujikawa was merged into the expanded city of Fuji. Ihara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.^[1]

Fujikawa Village was founded on April 1, 1889. It attained town status on January 25, 1901. The town had a station (Fujikawa Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and an interchange on the Tōmei Expressway. The view of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen crossing a bridge with Mount Fuji in the background that is still used in many tourist promotion publications for Japan was taken at Fujikawa.