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Fujieda, city, southern Shizuoka ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. The city lies in the plain of the Ōi River delta, just inland from the Pacific Ocean coast, and extends into the mountainous region to the north. It was created by the merger of the towns of Fujieda and Aoshima and four smaller hamlets.

During the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867), Fujieda was an important post town on the Tōkaidō (“Eastern Sea Road”)—the main historic land route between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyōto—and the only ferry station on the Ōi River. It was overshadowed by nearby Yaizu along the Pacific coast, however, which rose in importance when it became a station on the Tōkaidō Line (railway) in 1889. The city now is a trade centre for the agricultural products (tea, mandarin oranges, and mushrooms) of the region. Pop. (2010) 142,151; (2015) 143,605.

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