Fujishima [town] - Fujishima

Japanese: 藤島[町] - ふじしま

A former town in Higashitagawa-gun, in the center of the Shonai Plain, in northwest Yamagata Prefecture. It is a typical single-crop rice field area with wide rice paddies, and agricultural machinery is also manufactured here. The center is Fujishima along the Uetsu Main Line. In October 2005, it was incorporated into Tsuruoka City along with Atsumi-cho in Nishitagawa-gun, Kushibiki-cho in Higashitagawa-gun, Haguro-cho, and Asahi-mura in Higashitagawa-gun. ^{63.22 km2} . Population: 12,310 (2003).

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Japanese:

山形県北西部，庄内平野中部の東田川(ひがしたがわ)郡の旧町。水田が広く，典型的な水田単作地帯で，農機具も製造する。中心は羽越(うえつ)本線に沿う藤島。2005年10月西田川郡温海町，東田川郡櫛引町，羽黒町，朝日村と鶴岡市へ編入。63.22km²。１万2310人（2003）。

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