Fujiyoshida

Fujiyoshida is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, lying at the northern base of Mount Fuji on old lava flows. Its English Wikipedia article describes it as a high-elevation city, at 650 to 850 metres above sea level, and places it between two of the Fuji Five Lakes, with the Katsura River flowing through the eastern part. The article gives an estimated population of 48,782 as of 1 May 2019 and a total area of 121.74 square kilometres. After the Meiji restoration the area was organised into Minamitsuru District, and the villages that became the towns of Shimoyoshida, Fujikamiyoshida and Akemi merged on 20 March 1951 to form the city. Artisans in the area have produced high quality textiles for several centuries.