Yoshiwara, Shizuoka

Yoshiwara (吉原市, Yoshiwara-shi) was a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture.

[1] During the Edo period, Yoshiwara was a post town known as Yoshiwara-juku on the Tōkaidō (road).

At the time of its merger, the town had an estimated population of 90,224 and a density of 516.86 persons per km2.

The town was served by both the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Gakunan Railway.

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