has gloss | eng: Municipalities *town of Shibakawa is the only town remaining within Fuji District. Timeline Fuji was a district in Suruga Province, on the Tōkaidō. *April 1, 1889 - Establishment of local municipalities: Ōmiya Town (大宮町), Yoshiwara Town (吉原町) and 20 villages were formed within Fuji District. (2 towns, 20 villages) *August 1, 1929 - Kajima Village (加島村) granted town status and renamed to become Fuji Town (富士町). (3 towns, 19 villages) *January 1, 1933 - Takaoka Village (鷹岡村) granted town status to become Takaoka Town (鷹岡町). (4 towns, 18 villages) *April 1, 1940 - Shimada Village (島田村) merged into Yoshiwara Town.(4 towns, 17 villages) *April 3, 1941 - Denbō Village (伝法村) merged into the Yoshiwara Town.(4 towns, 16 villages) *June 1, 1942 - Ōmiya Town and Tomioka Village (富丘村) merged to form Fujinomiya City(富士宮市). |