Fukushima (prefecture) - Fukushima (Präfektur)

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Fukushima prefecture
CapitalFukushima
Residents
1.817.228 (2021)
surface
13,782.76 km²
websitewww.pref.fukushima.lg.jp
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location
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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

Map of Fukushima (Prefecture)
  • 1 Iwaki(い わ き 市)Website of this institutionIwaki in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageIwaki in the Wikipedia encyclopediaIwaki in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryIwaki (Q274384) in the Wikidata database - previously had 350,000 inhabitants, but many moved away for fear of radioactive radiation after the nuclear disaster.
  • 2 Kōriyama(郡山 市)Website of this institutionKōriyama in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageKōriyama in the encyclopedia WikipediaKōriyama in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKōriyama (Q264206) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 Fukushima(福島)Website of this institutionFukushima in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageFukushima in the Wikipedia encyclopediaFukushima in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsFukushima (Q161176) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 Aizu-wakamatsu (会 津 若 松 市)Website of this institutionAizu-Wakamatsu in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageAizu-Wakamatsu in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAizu-Wakamatsu in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryAizu-Wakamatsu (Q237699) in the Wikidata database - with the Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle
  • 5 Sukagawa (須 賀 川 市)Website of this institutionSukagawa in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageSukagawa in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSukagawa in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySukagawa (Q819664) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 Minamisōma(南 相 馬 市)Website of this institutionMinamisōma in the encyclopedia WikipediaMinamisōma in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMinamisōma (Q642094) in the Wikidata database
  • 7 Shirakawa (白河 市)Website of this institutionShirakawa in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageShirakawa in the Wikipedia encyclopediaShirakawa in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryShirakawa (Q750587) in the Wikidata database
  • 8 Nihonmatsu (二 本 松 市)Website of this institutionNihonmatsu in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNihonmatsu in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryNihonmatsu (Q685491) in the Wikidata database
  • 9 Kitakata (喜 多方 市)Website of this institutionKitakata in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKitakata in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKitakata (Q496506) in the Wikidata database - Is famous for Ramen, a special kind of Japanese noodle
  • 10 Tamura (田村 市)Website of this institutionTamura in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageTamura in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTamura in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTamura (Q734400) in the Wikidata database
  • 11 Sōma (相 馬 市)Website of this institutionSōma in the encyclopedia WikipediaSōma in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSōma (Q696456) in the Wikidata database
  • 12 DateWebsite of this institutionDate in another language in the Wikivoyage travel guideDate in the Wikipedia encyclopediaDate in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryDate (Q858423) in the Wikidata database
  • 13 MotomiyaWebsite of this institutionMotomiya in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMotomiya in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMotomiya (Q867106) in the Wikidata database

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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 Castle in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAizu-Wakamatsu Castle in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryAizu-Wakamatsu Castle (Q1365061) in the Wikidata databaseAizu-Wakamatsu Castle on Facebook.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

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