Fujinomiya [city] - Fujinomiya

Japanese: 富士宮[市] - ふじのみや

This city occupies the area around the southwest foot of Mt. Fuji in central eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1942. Its center is Omiya, which developed as a town in front of the shrine gate of Sengen Shrine, and is located at the southern trailhead of Mt. Fuji. After the opening of the Minobu Line in the early Taisho period, the film, chemical fiber, and paper industries developed using the abundant groundwater, and with the recent development of the expressway network, the chemical and machinery industries have developed rapidly. Dairy farming is popular in the Asagiri Plateau in the north, and tobacco and tea cultivation is thriving in the southern foothills. It is home to Shiraito Falls, Wakutama Pond, and Taiseki Temple. In March 2010, Shibakawa Town, Fuji District, was incorporated. 389.08 ^km2 . Population: 132,001 (2010).
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Japanese:

静岡県中東部，富士山の南西麓一帯を占める市。1942年市制。浅間(せんげん)神社の鳥居前町として発展した大宮が中心で，富士山の南登山口にあたる。大正初期に身延線の開通後，豊富な地下水を利用してフィルム，化繊，製紙工業が発達，また最近の高速道路網の発達に伴って，化学，機械工業が急速に発展している。北部の朝霧高原では酪農，南部の裾野(すその)ではタバコ，茶の栽培も盛ん。白糸ノ滝，湧玉(わくたま)池，大石(たいせき)寺がある。2010年３月富士郡芝川町を編入。389.08km²。13万2001人（2010）。
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