Fujieda, Shizuoka

Fujieda (Japanese藤枝 市, -shi ) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan.

Geography

Fujieda is located southwest of Shizuoka and northeast of Hamamatsu.

History

Fujieda was a post station (宿 场 町Shukuba -machi ) of the Tōkaidō during the Edo period.

The city of Fujieda was founded on March 31, 1954

Traffic

  • Train JR Tōkaidō Main Line, to Tokyo or Kobe
  • National Highway 1, towards Tokyo or Kyoto

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Makoto Hasebe ( born 1984 ), football player
  • Ogawa Kunio (1927-2008), writer

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Shizuoka
  • Yaizu
  • Shimada
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