, ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Y oshi w ara ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Fu ji . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁E do ▁period , ▁Y oshi w ara ▁was ▁a ▁post ▁town ▁known ▁as ▁Y oshi w ara - ju ku ▁on ▁the ▁T ō ka id ō ▁( road ). ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁mer ger , ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁an ▁estimated ▁population ▁of ▁ 9 0 , 2 2 4 ▁and ▁a ▁density ▁of ▁ 5 1 6 . 8 6 ▁persons ▁per ▁km 2 . ▁The ▁total ▁area ▁was ▁ 1 7 4 . 5 6   km 2 . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁T ō ka id ō ▁Main ▁Line ▁and ▁the ▁G ak un an ▁Railway . ▁ ▁History ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁– ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁municipal ▁status ▁enfor cement , ▁Y oshi w ara - ju ku , ▁Fu ji ▁District ▁becomes ▁Y oshi w ara ▁Town . ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Sh im ada ▁( 島 田 村 ) ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Y oshi w ara ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁– ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Den b ō ▁( 伝 法 村 ) ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Y oshi w ara ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁– ▁ ▁I ma iz umi ▁Village ▁( 今 泉 村 ) ▁merged