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Fujisato Town
Akita Prefecture · Town
Official websiteAkita Prefecture page
Fujisato Town is at the northern end of Akita Prefecture, on the south side of the Shirakami Mountains. All of the Akita side of the World Heritage area of the Shirakami Mountains lies within the town, and visitors can experience its beech forests. Gorge and waterside scenery, such as Choshi Falls, Garokyo Gorge and Lake Subari of the Subari Dam, are also attractions.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this town
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Akita Prefecture
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