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23362 / ふそうちょう

Aichi Prefecture 丹羽郡

Fuso Town

Flipped, a townhouse became a farmhouse.

Kawatake House, moved townhouse

Photo by つまおりがさ (CC0)

01 / Moto-iri intake

The Kiso River intake, wrecked by a flood,was rebuilt about 70 m upstream.

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Photo by 依田奏 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

In 1608 (Keicho 13), an intake for the Hannya irrigation channel, drawing water from the Kiso River, was built. After a flood wrecked it in 1634 (Kan'ei 11), it was rebuilt about 70 m upstream, but sand built up and drawing water became difficult, so it was abolished in 1740 (Genbun 5). Its site is in Fuso Green Park.

  • Built 1608 (Keicho 13)
  • 1634: rebuilt about 70 m upstream
  • Abolished 1740 (Genbun 5)

02 / Gokei Sodon

At the birthplace of the Zen monk Gokei Sodon,a stone tower was raised in Kan'ei 7.

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This is the birthplace of Gokei Sodon, a Zen monk of the Muromachi period. In the grounds is a stone tower built in 1630 (Kan'ei 7) and inscribed as his birthplace. A Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism document says he was called "Little Shaka" as a child and entered the priesthood at ten.

  • Zen monk of the Muromachi period
  • Stone tower built 1630 (Kan'ei 7)
  • Entered the priesthood at ten

03 / Chosenzuka Kofun

A two-tier round tomb keeps traces of a moat.Two tombs in the town keep their original form.

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Photo by 依田奏 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

A two-tier round tomb on the terrace of the Inuyama alluvial fan, with what seem to be traces of a moat and a neat shape despite its small size. It is a prefectural historic site. A Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism document says this tomb and Funazuka Kofun, both in the Takao district, are the only two tombs in the town that keep their original form.

  • Prefectural historic site
  • Two-tier round tomb
  • Two tombs in the town keep their original form

Living here

From Kashiwamori, where limited expresses stop, 21 minutes to Meitetsu Nagoya.

  • about 30,000 people
  • 30 min to a city centre
  • Rural district town

The town has three stations on the Meitetsu Inuyama Line, and the limited express stops at Kashiwamori Station. From Meitetsu Nagoya Station to Kashiwamori Station, the fastest daily service takes 21 minutes (timetable revised 14 March 2026). Town Hall is a 3-minute walk from Fuso Station, and a shared on-demand service, Choisoko Fuso, also runs.

People living here
34,133people
19952020

+1% since 2015

30,254 → 34,133

Area
11.19km²

11.19km² of it habitable

2024

Households
13,509households

2.5 people per household

2020

Rent (average for rentals)
54,222yen

National average 60,630 yen

2023

Healthcare
0 hospitals / 22 clinics

6.4 per 10,000 people

2023

Almost entirely flat.Almost all of it is habitable land (100.0%)
Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103
Children waiting for childcare
—7 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy
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Average annual temperature
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These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Fuso Town in Japan35.359°N 136.913°E
TokyoFuso Town
Fuso Station
扶桑駅2022
  • to NagoyaMeitetsu limited express21min

Travel times follow 名古屋鉄道『路線別時刻表』犬山線・各務原線のPDF(2026年3月14日改正。下り平日 20260314_IY_W1.pdf・下り土休日 IY_H1.pdf・上り平日 IY_W2.pdf・上り土休日 IY_H2.pdf。https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/timetable/index.html)。名鉄名古屋『発』と扶桑『〃』(上りは扶桑『〃』と名鉄名古屋『着』)の時刻を列ごとに突き合わせて数えた (checked 2026-10-20). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Fuso Town
Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

4.2km

Aichi Prefecture
大口町, 江南市, 犬山市
Gifu Prefecture
各務原市

Fuso Town isthis kind of town.

  1. 01Kawatake House is a house moved from a townhouse in Inuyama and converted into a farmhouse; the Cultural Heritage Online description says it keeps the townhouse's exterior and plan, but with front and back reversed so the guest room faces the front and the upper floor used as a silkworm room, combining farmhouse features. It was registered as a nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2018
  2. 02The Hannya channel's intake was built in 1608 (Keicho 13) and rebuilt about 70 m upstream in 1634 (Kan'ei 11). In Minamiyana stands a stone tower built in 1630 (Kan'ei 7) at the birthplace of the Muromachi-period Zen monk Gokei Sodon
  3. 03Chosenzuka Kofun is a two-tier round tomb and a prefectural historic site. The East Gate of Senju-in is a gate the town describes as an Inuyama Castle yarai gate, and the town says the ceremonial long-handled tsumaori umbrella of Yana has been made for about 400 years across 14 generations

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.