Fujisawa, Japan
藤沢市
Fujisawa is a town of 439,728 people in Kanagawa, Japan, founded in April 1, 1908.
Why visit Fujisawa
Townapedia lists 62 museums and landmarks, 107 parks and trails, 169 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Enoshima Aquarium, Enoshima Sea Candle, British Antique Museum Kamakura and Isshōmasu Site.
Weather in Fujisawa
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About Fujisawa
Fujisawa (藤沢市, Fujisawa-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2021, the city had an estimated population of 439,728 and a population density of 6300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 69.57 square kilometres (26.86 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Fujisawa, Kanagawa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Fujisawa on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do12
Enoshima Aquarium
Zoo and aquarium · 4.4 km
Public aquarium in Fujisawa, Japan
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
School · 6.2 km
Higher education institution in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Shichirigahama
Beach · 5.6 km
Sandy beach in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Yokohama College of Pharmacy
School · 4.2 km
Japanese private college for pharmacy
Yokohama Dreamland
Monument and historic site · 4.1 km
Former Japanese amusement park
Yuigahama
Beach · 7.4 km
Beach and neighborhood in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Museums and landmarks62
British Antique Museum Kamakura
Museum · 7.7 km
Museum in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Isshōmasu Site
Monument and historic site · 6.0 km
Archaeological site in Kamakura, Japan
Kamakura
Monument and historic site · 7.2 km
City in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Kamakura Museum of Literature
Museum · 6.8 km
Literature museum in Kamakura, Kanagawa
Kanzaki Site
Monument and historic site · 9.3 km
Archaeological site in Ayase, Kanagawa, Japan
Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
Museum · 7.6 km
Museum in Japan
Shimoterao Kanga site
Monument and historic site · 7.4 km
Archaeological site in Japan
Shimoterao Nishikata Site
Monument and historic site · 7.1 km
Archaeological site in Japan
50 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds107
95 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes169
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ベトナム家庭料理シクロ
Restaurant · Vietnamese · 2.3 km
本鵠沼3-12-30-2F, Fujisawa-city
11:30-15:00, 17:30-23:00
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History
The area around present-day Fujisawa City has been inhabited for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found stone tools and shell middens from the Japanese Paleolithic period, ceramic shards from the Jōmon period, and graves from the Kofun period at numerous locations. The area is mentioned in the Nara period Nihon Shoki chronicles. By the Heian period, central Sagami Province was divided into shōen controlled by the Muroaoka, Oe, and other local warlords. During the Kamakura period, Fujisawa was the setting for a number of battles to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate as mentioned in the late 14th century Taiheiki. During the Muromachi period, Fujisawa developed around Yugyo-ji, a Buddhist temple, which was established in 1325.
With the Edo period, Fujisawa prospered as Fujisawa-shuku, a post station on the Tōkaidō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu built a palace in Fujisawa as a rest stop between Edo and Sunpu.
Following the Meiji Restoration, the area was divided into villages in Kōza District and Kamakura District within Kanagawa Prefecture. The Kōza District office was located in Fujisawa from 1878. The area developed rapidly after the opening of Fujisawa Station of Tōkaidō Main Line in 1887.
From the History section of Fujisawa, Kanagawa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay10
Churches and places of worship57
Shopping61
Gas and EV charging15
Schools, colleges and libraries45
Healthcare46
Map of Fujisawa
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Getting there and nearby towns
United States Naval Air Facility Atsugi (NJA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.
- Chigasaki 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- Kamakura 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Hiratsuka 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Atsugi 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Isehara 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Yokohama 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Zama 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Yokosuka 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Hadano 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Kawasaki 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Fujisawa City Hall, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 2019-01-29, ジェイ.ケイ ( J.K at Japanese Wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shirahata shrine's Main hall, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kitamuki-jizō (Fujisawa, Kanagawa), ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kitamuki-jizō (Fujisawa, Kanagawa), Pedestal-R, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kitamuki-jizō (Fujisawa, Kanagawa), Pedestal-L, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kitamuki-jizō (Fujisawa, kanagawa), Pedestal-F, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fujisawa-Sadeigosō (Iseyama, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture), ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 43 36 981000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 43 28 482000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 43 55 004000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 44 03 811000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 43 46 095000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 43 19 573000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 43 01 652000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 42 54 281000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 43 09 025000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa-Hommachi Station 2023 April 2 various 19 42 46 708000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Sagamino-Rekisō (Iseyama, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture), ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kōshinkuyōtō, Iseyama, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torii of Shirahata shrine (Fujisawa, Kanagawa), ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shirahata-jinja - Fujisawa - 2023 Apr 02 03-27PM, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Enoshima Benzaiten Dōhyō, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 001, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kōshinkuyōtō, Shirahata-jinja, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shirahata jinja stairs - Fujisawa - 2023 Apr 02 03-27PM, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Shirahata-zaka, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, ジェイ.ケイ ( J.K at Japanese Wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Iseyama Park (Fujisawa), ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yoshitsune Kubiarai-ido, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, ジェイ.ケイ ( J.K at Japanese Wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bell tower, Iseyama, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, ジェイ.ケイ ( J.K at Japanese Wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shingen-ji (Fujisawa, Kanagawa), ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shirahata-Shrine (fujisawa) Yutate-Kagura, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fujisawa-haisuichi, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinkōsai, Shirahata shrine, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New Enoshima Aquarium, Abasaa, Public domain
- Enoshima Sea Candle 1, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kamakura Women's University Entrance, Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain
- Keio University Shonan Fujisawa campus 2015-12-08 (23502820342), yuichi hayakawa from tokyo, japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 230128 At Shichirigahama Kamakura Kanagawa pref Japan02s3, 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yokohama College of Pharmacy, 2007, つる１２１４ at Japanese Wikipedia aka Jagataru, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 230128 Yuigahama Kamakura Kanagawa pref Japan02s3, 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BAM外観, Santa365, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 230128 Hasedera Kamakura Kanagawa pref Japan09s3, 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Literature Museum kamakura, Urashimataro, Public domain
- 神崎遺跡, Haya4, CC BY 4.0
- The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura 2009, Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tsujido kaihin park, 星組背番号10, Public domain
- Doutor Coffee Shop Kita-Shinsaibashi, Osaka in 201509, Mc681, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fujisawaten, seichan_matsukiyo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- OOBA-Jinjya-ten, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fujisawa Odakyu Department Store, Lover of Romance, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yugyo-ji Fujisawa main hall 2025-11 ac, Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SHONAN FUJISAWA TOKUSHUKAI HOSPITAL, WAka77, Public domain
- Fujisawa City Hospital, Waka77, Public domain
- Fujisawa City Fujisawa Elementary School, ジェイ.ケイ ( J.K at Japanese Wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kugenuma Kōdai-jingū 02, 007 Tanuki, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Yōmei-ji (Fujisawa, Kanagawa), ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shōgon-ji's Main hall (Fujisawa City, Kanagawa, Japan), ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shonan Gakuen Elementary School, Abasaa, Public domain
- Myōzen-ji,Fujisawa Kanagawa, ジェイ.ケイ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Honganji temple of Fujisawa city, ブルーノ・プラス, CC BY 4.0
- Fujisawa Suwa-jinja 05, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mirokuji temple of Fujisawa city, ブルーノ・プラス, CC BY 4.0
- Jiganji temple of Fujisawa city, ブルーノ・プラス, CC BY 4.0
- Kujo-ji, Kamakura 202408-1, 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shinbayashi Park - entrance, Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kugenuma exercise Park, Mr.n.k, Public domain
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