Fukuroi

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Fukuroi

Total population

86,532

Coordinates34.75°, 137.92°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Fukuroi is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 88,395 in 34,842 households, and a population density of 820 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 108.33 square kilometres (41.83 sq mi). Fukuroi is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Akio Miyazawa

Japanese writer and director (1956-2022)

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Noriko Nakayama

badminton player

M

Mototeru Kamo

Japanese horticulturist

Hakuo Yanagisawa

Japanese politician

Ryu Shionoya

Japanese politician

Kazuo Onoda

Japanese swimmer (1900–1983)

K

Kenya Matsui

Japanese association football player

Hajime Moriyasu

Japanese association football player and coach

Shunpei Uto

Japanese swimmer

J

Junya Kuno

Japanese association football player

T

Toshimitsu Asai

Japanese association football player and coach (1983-)

S

Shōfū Muramatsu

Japanese writer (1889–1961)

N

Nozomu Suzuki

Japanese politician (1949–2024)

H

Hosoi Kōtaku

Satoru Mizushima

Japanese film director

J

Jūzō Tokoro

Japanese manga gensakusha and mangaka

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Shizuoka

• 不人斗
  1.9 mi away
• 北原川
  2.2 mi away
• 中村
  3.6 mi away
• 高御所
  3.6 mi away
• 下新田
  3.8 mi away
• 上新田
  3.9 mi away
• 末広町
  3.9 mi away
• 橘町
  4.1 mi away
• 西山橋
  4.2 mi away
• 鳥居町
  4.2 mi away
• 本谷
  4.2 mi away
• 海老田
  4.3 mi away

Browse all places in Shizuoka →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Fukuroi

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 203 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Neolethaeus assamensis

Neolethaeus assamensis

Seen 2026-06-23

Cogon Grass

Imperata cylindrica

Seen 2026-05-18

field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Seen 2026-05-18

miniature moneywort

Lysimachia japonica

Seen 2026-05-17

Largeflower pink-sorrel

Oxalis debilis

Seen 2026-05-17

Japanese Galangal

Alpinia japonica

Seen 2026-05-17

Conandron ramondioides

Conandron ramondioides

Seen 2026-05-17

Ixeridium dentatum

Ixeridium dentatum

Seen 2026-05-17

Little quaking-grass

Briza minor

Seen 2026-05-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Fukuroi, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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