Fujikawaguchiko

Fujikawaguchiko 富士河口湖町
Town
Fujikawaguchiko town hall
Flag Seal
Location of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu Tōkai
Prefecture	Yamanashi Prefecture
District	Minamitsuru
Area
• Total	158.40 km2 (61.16 sq mi)
Population  (November 1, 2015)
• Total	25,742
• Density	163/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• tree	Japanese red pine
• Flower	Oenothera
• Bird	Varied tit
Phone number	0555-72-1111
Address	1700 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko-mach Minimitsuru-gun, Yamanashi-ken 401-0392
Website	www.town.fujikawaguchiko.yamanashi.jp

Mt. Fuji as seen across Kawaguchiko

Fujikawaguchiko (富士河口湖町, Fujikawaguchiko-machi) is a town in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan. As of November 2015, the town had an estimated population of 25,742 and a population density of 162 persons per km². The total area was 158.40 square kilometres (61.16 sq mi).

Geography

Fujikawaguchiko is located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, in the foothills of Mount Fuji and shares Lake Kawaguchi, one of the Fuji Five Lakes, with neighboring Minobu.

Neighboring municipalities

• Yamanashi Prefecture
  • Ōtsuki
  • Tsuru
  • Fujiyoshida
  • Fuefuki
  • Nishikatsura
  • Kōfu
  • Minobu
  • Narusawa
• Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Fujinomiya

Climate

Fujikawaguchiko features a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) that closely borders on an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb).

Climate data for Fujikawaguchiko, Japan (1981-2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	6.1 (43.0)	9.7 (49.5)	15.9 (60.6)	19.9 (67.8)	22.6 (72.7)	26.5 (79.7)	27.6 (81.7)	23.3 (73.9)	17.8 (64.0)	13.3 (55.9)	8.4 (47.1)	16.4 (61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.6 (30.9)	0.2 (32.4)	3.6 (38.5)	9.3 (48.7)	13.9 (57.0)	17.4 (63.3)	21.3 (70.3)	22.1 (71.8)	18.4 (65.1)	12.4 (54.3)	7.1 (44.8)	2.0 (35.6)	10.6 (51.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.2 (20.8)	−5.2 (22.6)	−1.7 (28.9)	3.3 (37.9)	8.5 (47.3)	13.2 (55.8)	17.5 (63.5)	18.0 (64.4)	14.6 (58.3)	7.9 (46.2)	1.7 (35.1)	−3.4 (25.9)	5.7 (42.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	54.6 (2.15)	57.4 (2.26)	102.2 (4.02)	105.0 (4.13)	123.7 (4.87)	161.9 (6.37)	162.7 (6.41)	249.9 (9.84)	252.9 (9.96)	176.9 (6.96)	78.6 (3.09)	42.4 (1.67)	1,568.2 (61.73)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	33 (13)	30 (12)	26 (10)	4 (1.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	8 (3.1)	101 (39.7)
Average relative humidity (%)	62	63	67	68	73	80	81	80	82	80	73	65	73
Mean monthly sunshine hours	204.0	181.8	176.1	181.9	170.3	123.3	143.2	164.0	116.7	136.6	161.1	196.4	1,955.4
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History

The area around Lake Kawaguchi has been inhabited since at least the Jomon period. It was on the road connecting Kai Province with Suruga Province, and is mentioned in Heian period records, which also document an eruption of Mount Fuji in 864 AD. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in July 1, 1889, the area came under the jurisdiction of Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture.

On 15 November 2003, the town of Kawaguchiko, and the villages of Katsuyama and Ashiwada merged to form the new town of Fujikawaguchiko. On 1 March 2006, Fujikawaguchiko absorbed parts of the village of Kamikuishiki, from Nishiyatsushiro District.

Education

• Health Science University
• Fujikawaguchiko has ten elementary schools, five middle schools and one high school

Transportation

Railway

The area is served by the privately operated Fujikyuko Line, with stations at Fujikyu-Highland and Kawaguchiko.

Highway

• Chūō Expressway
• National Route 137
• National Route 139
• National Route 300
• National Route 358

Local attractions

• Fuji Five Lakes
• The sound of wild birds at Lake Sai was designated as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan by the Ministry of the Environment

References

External links

Media related to Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Ja icon