Fujimino, Saitama 2.64

Fujimino is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan., the city had an estimated population of 111,218 and a population density of 7600 persons per km². Its total area was 14.64sqkm.GeographyFujimino is located in southern Saitama, on the northern edge of the Musashino Terrace, and is approximately 30 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture Kawagoe Fujimi MiyoshiHistoryEarthenware pottery fragments from the Kamifukuoka Shell Mound dating to the Early Jōmon Period, were discovered beneath the Dainihon Print Company in Fujimino, indicating a long period of settlement. The city also has an important early Kofun period archaeological site, the Gongenyama Tumuli Cluster, from the late 3rd century. During the Edo period, the port of Fukuoka was an important river port on a branch of the Arakawa River and was under the control of Kawagoe Domain. The modern village of Fukuoka was created within Iruma District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The first public housing estates (Uenodai and Kasumigaoka) in Japan were built in Fukuoka after the Second World War. The village was raised to town status in 1960 and to city status on April 10, 1972, changing its name to Kamifukuoka to avoid confusion with the more famous city of Fukuoka in Kyushu. The modern city of Fujimino was established on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kamifukuoka, and the neighboring town of Ōi (from Iruma District).