01 ／ Paper
Abundant water, nearby sources of timber and closeness to big markets made this a “paper town”, where mills gathered from the Meiji era on. It took up paper recycling early, and about 40% of the toilet paper made in Japan is produced in the city. Pulp and paper account for about 30% of the city’s manufactured shipments.
02 ／ Shirasu
Tagonoura shirasu (田子の浦しらす), the whitebait landed at Tagonoura Port, is caught by single-boat trawling, which lands less but keeps the fish unbruised. Raw shirasu was registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) in 2017, and boiled shirasu in 2021. West of the fishing cooperative runs the “Fujisan Shirasu Kaido”, a road lined with shirasu shops.
03 ／ Sea to summit
The city’s brand message is “Itadaki e no, hajimari” — “the beginning, toward the summit”. The city explains that “summit” means Mt. Fuji and “beginning” Suruga Bay, and that it is the only city in Japan whose area runs from 0 m above sea level to Mt. Fuji. There are about 180 parks, large and small, in the city.
Living here
From Shin-Fuji Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen it is about 70 minutes to Tokyo Station. The Tokaido Main Line and both the Tomei and Shin-Tomei expressways also pass through the city. It is the third most populous city in Shizuoka Prefecture.
−1.2% since 2015
254,027 → 245,392
123.85km² of it habitable
2024
2.5 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
7.9 per 10,000 people
2023
Population from 2010 onward (municipal boundary changed).2008-11-01 に編入合併（富士川町）。2010年調査から市域が変わっている。
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow 市公式の企業立地ガイド「交通アクセス」（2025-05-15 更新）と移住サイト「富士市の魅力」に載っている値 (checked 2026-09-24). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
26.9km
See the town as it is now.
Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)
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