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|official_name= |settlement_type= Core city |image_map= Fukuyama in Hiroshima Prefecture Ja.svg |region= Chūgoku (San'yō) |prefecture= Hiroshima Prefecture |district= |area_km2= 518.07 |population_as_of= January 31, 2010 |population= 465,238 |density_km2= 898.02 |lat_deg= 34 |lat_min= 29 |lat_sec= |lon_deg= 133 |lon_min= 22 |lon_sec= |tree= |flower= Rose |bird= |image_flag=Flag of Fukuyama, Hiroshima.png |mayor= Akira Hada (since August 2004) |city_hall_postal_code= 720-8501 |city_hall_address= 3-5 Higashi-Sakura-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken |website= }} is a city located on the Ashida River in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of January 31, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 465,238 and a population density of 898.02 persons per km². The total area is . After Hiroshima City, it is the largest city in Hiroshima Prefecture and is located on the far east side of the prefecture. The city's symbol is the rose and it holds an annual Rose Festival in the month of May. Fukuyama City is a vital commercial, industrial and communications center. It produces machinery, koto (Japanese harps), rubber products, electronics, textiles, and processed foods. == History == What is today the city of Fukuyama was founded as a castle town in 1619 by Mizuno Katsunari, a cousin of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Mizuno was given command of a territory in western Japan consisting of southern Bingo Province and southwestern Bitchu Province. He built a new castle-town as his capital and called it Fukuyama. After the abolition of the han system in 1871, Fukuyama Prefecture was founded. A short time later the prefecture was renamed Fukatsu. Fukatsu Prefecture was merged with Kurashiki Prefecture in 1872 to form Oda Prefecture. In 1875 Oda Prefecture was merged into Okayama Prefecture. When the border between Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures was re-arranged in 1876, Fukuyama Town became a part of Hiroshima Prefecture. Fukuyama Town became Fukuyama City on July 1, 1916. The population of the city at that time was 32,356. On August 8, 1945 (two days after the atomic-bombing of Hiroshima), 91 American B-29 bombers made an air raid on Fukuyama, destroying much of the city. Fukuyama was named one of the core cities of Japan on April 1, 1998. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fukuyama, Hiroshima」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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