Fukuroi City

The 27th stop from Edo, and from Kyoto.

Fukuroi-juku

Photo by Utagawa Hiroshige (Public domain)

01 ／ Post town

A post town added laterbecame the Tōkaidō's midpoint.

Fukuroi-juku (袋井宿) was set up in 1616 between Kakegawa-juku and Mitsuke-juku, which lay about four ri apart, an unusually long stretch. Counted from Edo or from Kyoto, it is the 27th of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, and the city calls itself "Tōkaidō Domannaka" (東海道どまん中, the dead centre of the Tōkaidō). In 1843 it had three honjin inns and 50 hatago inns. Tamago fuwafuwa (たまごふわふわ), a fluffy egg dish said to have been served for breakfast at a sub-honjin inn, has been recreated.

Founded in 1616
27th from Edo and from Kyoto
3 honjin, 50 hatago

02 ／ Melons

Three melons set,and only one is kept.

Crown Melon (クラウンメロン) is a muskmelon grown by leaving just one of the three small fruits that set on each vine, so that it takes all the plant's nourishment. Greenhouse growing in the Enshū region is said to have begun around 1921, when three growers built a greenhouse together in what is now Horikoshi (堀越), Fukuroi. The top grade, Fuji (富士), is rare: perhaps one case in 1,000.

One melon per vine
Greenhouses since around 1921
Fuji grade: 1 case in 1,000

03 ／ Temples

A monk dozed before Ieyasu,and named a temple.

The city has the three temples known as Enshū Sanzan (遠州三山): Hattasan (法多山), Kasuisai (可睡斎) and Yusanji (油山寺). According to Kasuisai, its name comes from a monk who fell asleep while meeting Tokugawa Ieyasu at Hamamatsu Castle, and Ieyasu let him be, saying "you may sleep". Yusanji's three-storey pagoda and gate and Hattasan's Niōmon gate are Important Cultural Properties.

Enshū Sanzan
Yusanji pagoda: Important Cultural Property
Hattasan Niōmon: Important Cultural Property

Living here

17 minutes to Hamamatsu, 7 from Kakegawa.

about 90,000 people

On the JR Tōkaidō Line it is 17 minutes from Fukuroi Station to Hamamatsu Station. From Kakegawa Station, where the Shinkansen stops, it is about 7 minutes, and the city suggests changing trains there. City Hall is a 15-minute walk from Fukuroi Station.

People living here: 87,864people
Area: 108.33km²
Households: 34,072households
Rent (average for rentals): 47,629yen
Healthcare: 2 hospitals ／ 65 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Population from 2005 onward (municipal boundary changed).2005-04-01 に新設合併（浅羽町）。2005年調査から市域が変わっている。

Children waiting for childcare: —15 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Fukuroi City in Japan34.750°N 137.925°E

to HamamatsuJR Tōkaidō Main Line17min
to KakegawaJR Tōkaidō Main Line7min

Travel times follow 浜松は静岡県の移住・定住サイト「ゆとりすと静岡」の袋井市のページ（問い合わせ先は袋井市役所企画政策課）、掛川は市公式「袋井市の地勢（Geographical features of Fukuroi City）」（2021-05-31 更新）に載っている値 (checked 2026-09-24). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 3 municipalities.

Territory of Fukuroi City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

17.4km

掛川市, 磐田市, 森町

Fukuroi City isthis kind of town.

01The dead centre of the Tōkaidō, home to Fukuroi-juku, the 27th post town counted from Edo or from Kyoto
02A home of Crown Melon, grown one fruit per vine; greenhouse growing in the Enshū region is said to have begun here
03Three old temples known as Enshū Sanzan, including Kasuisai, named after a story about Ieyasu

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Fukuroi City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗