was a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

. On November 1, 1966, Yoshiwara was merged

Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan

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 with the city of Fuji

Fuji, Shizuoka

is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. Fuji is the 3rd largest city in terms of population in Shizuoka Prefecture, trailing Hamamatsu and Shizuoka. As of February 2010, the city has an estimated population of 254,113 and a population density of 1040 persons per km²...

.

During the Edo Period

Edo period

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, Yoshiwara was a post town

Shukuba

were post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called shukueki . These post stations were places where travelers could rest on their journey around the nation...

 known as Yoshiwara-juku

Yoshiwara-juku

was the fourteenth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.The Yoshiwara-juku Festival is held each year in October and November in Fuji, showing visitors the area's history.-History:...

 on the Tōkaidō (road)

Tokaido (road)

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. At the time of its merger, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 90,224 and a density

Population density

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 of 516.86 persons per km². The total area was 174.56 km². The town was served by both the Tōkaidō Main Line

Tokaido Main Line

The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...

 and the Gakunan Railway.

History

• April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, Yoshiwara-juku, Fuji District
  Fuji District, Shizuoka
  was a district located in Shizuoka Prefecture. The district covered the entire area of the city of Fujinomiya and parts of the city of Fuji.Until the day before the dissolution, the district had only one town....
  
   becomes Yoshiwara Town.
• April 1, 1940]- The village of Shimada (島田村) merged into the city of Yoshiwara
• April 3, 1941 - The village of Denbō (伝法村) merged into the city of Yoshiwara
• June 14, 1942 - Imaizumi Village (今泉村) merged into Yoshiwara.
• April 1, 1948 – The town of Yoshiwara becomes the city of Yoshiwara.
• February 11, 1955 – The city merged with the villages of Motoyoshiwara (元吉原村), Sudo (須津村), Yoshinaga (吉永村), and Harada (原田村) to form the city of Yoshiwara.
• April 1, 1955 - Ōbuchi Village (大淵村) merged into the city of Yoshiwara.
• April 1, 1956 - Funazu, Nishifunazu, and Sakai neighborhoods in the village of Hara in Suntō District
  Sunto District, Shizuoka
  is a district located in Shizuoka, Japan. The area is part of former Suruga Province.As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 93,038 and a density of 543 persons per km². The total area is 171.48 km².-Towns and villages:...
  
   merge into the city of Yoshiwara.
• November 1, 1966 – The city merged with the city of Fuji and the town of Takaoka (鷹岡町) to form the city of Fuji
  Fuji, Shizuoka
  is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. Fuji is the 3rd largest city in terms of population in Shizuoka Prefecture, trailing Hamamatsu and Shizuoka. As of February 2010, the city has an estimated population of 254,113 and a population density of 1040 persons per km²...
  
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