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Fukushima prefecture | |
Capital | Fukushima |
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Residents | 1.817.228 (2021) |
surface | 13,782.76 km² |
website | www.pref.fukushima.lg.jp |
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Fukushima(Japanese: 福島 県, Fukushima-ken, IPA: [ɸɯˈkɯɕima]) is a prefecture in the region Tōhoku, Japan.
Regions
Fukushima Prefecture borders the to the east Philippine Sea. Neighboring prefectures are Miyagi and Yamagata in the North, Niigata in the west as well Gunma, Tochigi and Ibaraki in the south.
places
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- 1 Iwaki(い わ き 市)
- previously had 350,000 inhabitants, but many moved away for fear of radioactive radiation after the nuclear disaster.
- 2 Kōriyama(郡山 市)
- 3 Fukushima(福島)
- 4 Aizu-wakamatsu (会 津 若 松 市)
- with the Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle
- 5 Sukagawa (須 賀 川 市)
- 6 Minamisōma(南 相 馬 市)
- 7 Shirakawa (白河 市)
- 8 Nihonmatsu (二 本 松 市)
- 9 Kitakata (喜 多方 市)
- Is famous for Ramen, a special kind of Japanese noodle
- 10 Tamura (田村 市)
- 11 Sōma (相 馬 市)
- 12 Date
- 13 Motomiya
Other goals
background
In the severe earthquake on March 11, 2011, the prefecture was one of the hardest hit areas. This led to serious incidents in the Fukushima nuclear power plants, as a result of which a nuclear emergency was declared for the first time in the history of Japan.
- 1 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant (Fukushima I)
- 2 Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant (Fukushima II)
A 20 km exclusion zone was set up around the Fukushima power plants in April 2011, which can only be entered with official approval.
language
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Taira Tanabata Festival, Iwaki
Fukushima
Aizu-wakamatsu
Sukagawa
Minamisoma Town Hall
Nihonmatsu Castle
Kitakata
Tamura Town Hall
Town hall date
Motomiya City Hall
- 3 Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle (若 松 城). Aizu-wakamatsu-jō, also Tsurugajō (鶴 ヶ 城, "Kranichburg") was built in 1384 by the princes of Aizu and was considered the strongest fortress in northeastern Japan.
- Samurai residence Aizu Bukeyashiki. A reproduction of a feudal estate.
- Byakkotai tombs, on the hill of Iimoriyama.
activities
kitchen
- Ramen from Kitakata are a special kind of Japanese noodles for making noodle soup, which in Europe would fall into the fast food category.
nightlife
security
climate
trips
literature
Web links
- https://www.pref.fukushima.lg.jp (Yes) - Official website of Fukushima Prefecture