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Fukuyama
福山市
Location of Fukuyama
Fukuyama's location in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Location
Country Japan
Region Chūgoku
Prefecture Hiroshima Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area 461. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The or is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 23 km² (178. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 08 sq mi)
Population (as of 2005)
     Total 426,795
     Density 925 /km² (2,396 /sq mi)
Location 34°29′N, 133°22′E
Symbols
Flower Rose
Symbol of Fukuyama
Flag
Fukuyama Government Office
Official website: Fukuyama City
City view from Fukuyama Castle
City view from Fukuyama Castle

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As of the February 1, 2005 merger, the city has an estimated population of 426,795 and a density of 925 persons per km². Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The total area is 461. 23 km². After Hiroshima City it is the largest city in Hiroshima Prefecture and is located on the far east side of the prefecture. The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū The city's symbol is the rose and it holds an annual "Rose Festival" in the month of May. Fukuyama City is a vital commercial, industrial and communications center. In Telecommunication, the term communications center has the following meanings An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling It produces machinery, Koto (Japanese harps), rubber products, electronics, textiles, and processed foods. A machine is any device that uses Energy to perform some activity The koto ( 琴 or 箏) is a traditional Japanese stringed Musical instrument derived from the Chinese Zither ( Guzheng Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw Ingredients into Food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by

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History

What is today the city of Fukuyama was founded as a castle town in 1619 by Mizuno Katsunari, a cousin of Tokugawa Ieyasu who was given command of a territory in western Japan consisting of southern Bingo Province and southwestern Bitchu Province.  was the founder and first Shogun  of the Tokugawa shogunate was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, comprising what is today the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. He built a new castle-town as his capital and called it Fukuyama. It first became a city in 1916. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

The city was founded on July 1, 1916. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

Transportation

The city is a regional rail hub and a stop on the coastal Sanyō line as well as a terminus for the Fukuen line extending north into Hiroshima Prefecture. Additionally, three types of Shinkansen train on the Sanyō Shinkansen line (limited express Nozomi, express Hikari and local Kodama) stop there, making the city easily accessible from anywhere in Japan.
Regional and city buses carry passengers throughout the city and link it to other cities in the region. Some of the cities reachable by highway bus are Hiroshima, Kobe, Kyoto, Matsue, Okayama, Osaka, Tokyo and Yonago.

The Sanyo Shinkansen has a station in Fukuyama.
The Sanyo Shinkansen has a station in Fukuyama. The is one of the lines of the Shinkansen High speed rail network in Japan.

Education

Fukuyama is home to some 70 elementary schools, several dozen junior high schools and roughly twenty high schools, both public and private. Fukuyama University is located in the northwestern district of Matsunaga. The university offers many courses of study, but is best known for its excellent pharmacology program. Pharmacology (from Greek grc φάρμακον pharmakon, "drug" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of how Drugs

The Holocaust Education Center in Fukuyama, that was inaugurated on June 17, 1995, is dedicated to the memory of 1. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 5 million children who perished in the Holocaust. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as It has the distinction of being the first institution in Japan devoted to Holocaust education.

Shopping

Fukuyama is home to several large department stores, including Caspa, Lotz, Tenmaya, and Ito Yokado/Happy Town/Port Plaza. Kannabe-cho is home to the department store Fuji Grand. Many shops selling traditional Japanese goods can be found along the city's Hondori (covered shopping arcade), as well as throughout the city.

Further away from the center of town are the districts of Matsunaga, known for its traditional Japanese footwear, called geta, and Tomo-no-Ura, a fishing village known for its traditional sea bream netting display every May.

Sights

Sister city

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References

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