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Shinkansen, Fuji, Japan Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train) on a bridge over the Fuji River in Fuji, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan; Mount Fuji is in the background.

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Fuji, city, southern Shizuoka ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It faces Suruga Bay on the Pacific Ocean at the southern foot of Mount Fuji.

Fuji was a post station along the Tōkaidō (“Eastern Sea Road”) during the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867). Because of its location in the delta of the Fuji River, the city previously had an ample water supply for its large paper industry. Land subsidence resulting from heavy industrial consumption of groundwater in the region caused the city to later turn to other rivers in the area for alternative water sources. The arrival of the Tōkaidō Line (railway) in 1909 contributed to rapid commercial and industrial development.

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Mount FujiField of green tea growing near Fuji, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, with Mount Fuji rising in the background.

Fuji produces chemicals, electrical machinery, automobiles, and photographic film. Rice, vegetables, tea, mandarin oranges, and watermelons are cultivated in the surrounding region. Fuji, which is accessible via the Shinkansen (bullet train), serves as a base for the ascent of Mount Fuji and as one of the entry points to Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. A college was opened in the city in 1990. Pop. (2010) 254,027; (2015) 248,399.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.