▁Records ▁singles ▁Category : M CA ▁Records ▁singles <0x0A> </s> ▁was ▁a ▁town ▁located ▁in ▁I h ara ▁District , ▁Sh iz u oka ▁Pref ect ure , ▁Japan . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁an ▁estimated ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 6 , 3 5 9 ▁and ▁a ▁density ▁of ▁ 5 2 9 ▁persons ▁per ▁km ². ▁The ▁total ▁area ▁was ▁ 3 0 . 9 2   km ². ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁F uj ik awa ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁expanded ▁city ▁of ▁Fu ji . ▁I h ara ▁District ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁mer ger . ▁ ▁F uj ik awa ▁Village ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁It ▁att ained ▁town ▁status ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁The ▁town ▁had ▁a ▁station ▁( F uj ik awa ▁Station ▁on ▁the ▁T ō ka id ō ▁Main ▁Line ▁and ▁an ▁inter change ▁on ▁the ▁T ō me i ▁Express way . ▁The ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁T ō ka id ō ▁Sh ink ansen ▁crossing ▁a ▁bridge ▁with ▁Mount ▁Fu ji ▁in ▁the ▁background ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁in ▁many ▁tour ist ▁promotion ▁publications ▁for ▁Japan ▁was ▁taken ▁at ▁F uj ik awa . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁dis est