Fuso (扶桑町) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 扶桑町?

It reads ふそうちょう — Fuso Cho.

町 — A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

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数字 · By the numbers

Fuso at a glance

34,268

Population

11 km²

Area

1906

Founded

#660 /1,651

National rank

101

Parks

3

Museums

24

Cafés

柏森 (Kashiwamori)

Nearest station

地図 · Where it is

Where is Fuso?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Fuso is marked in red.

35.3500°N, 136.9000°E Open in Google Maps →

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Fuso

Measured as real great-circle distance from Fuso.

犬山市 Inuyama Shi
いぬやまし · Aichi 4 km 大口町 Oguchi Cho
おおぐちちょう · Aichi 4 km 小牧市 Komaki Shi
こまきし · Aichi 7 km 各務原市 Kakamigahara Shi
かかみがはらし · Gifu 7 km 岩倉市 Iwakura Shi
いわくらし · Aichi 8 km 一宮市 Ichinomiya Shi
いちのみやし · Aichi 10 km

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質問 · Questions

About Fuso

How do you read 扶桑町 in Japanese?

扶桑町 is read ふそうちょう (Fuso Cho). It is a town in Aichi Prefecture.

What does 町 mean at the end of 扶桑町?

町 means "town" and is read chō / machi. A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

How big is Fuso?

Fuso has a population of 34,268 across 11 km², making it the 660th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 40th largest of the 50 in Aichi.

What towns are near Fuso?

The closest municipalities to Fuso are Inuyama Shi (4 km), Oguchi Cho (4 km), Komaki Shi (7 km).