Fujimi [city] - Fujimi

Japanese: 富士見[市] - ふじみ

A city in southern Saitama prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1972. It spans the northeastern part of the Musashino Plateau and the lowlands on the west bank of the Arakawa River. During the Edo period, it was a base for shipping on the Shingashi River, which continued until the early Taisho period. Formerly a purely agricultural village mainly focused on rice cultivation, it developed rapidly as a residential area for commuters to Tokyo after the Tobu Tojo Line passed through the city and the construction of the Tsuruse Housing Corporation housing complex in 1957. Area: 19.77 ^km2 . Population: 106,736 (2010).

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Japanese:

埼玉県南部の市。1972年市制。武蔵野台地北東部から荒川西岸の低地にまたがる。江戸時代には新河岸川舟運の拠点で，大正初期まで舟運は続けられた。かつては米作を主とする純農村であったが，東武東上線が通じ，1957年に公団の鶴瀬団地が建設されたのを機に，東京への通勤住宅地として急速に発展した。19.77km²。10万6736人（2010）。

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