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Fukushima city
福島市
alternative words: Fukushimashi city, Fukushimashi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima shi, Fukushima
keywords:
tohoku
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town
related topics:
Fukushima prefecture
related web sites:
http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp
explanation: Located at the center of Fukushima basin, in the northern Fukushima prefecture, its capital is settled there. Fukushima had developed as a castle and post town of Oshu road during the middle ages. The main industries are fodd processing, machinery and textile. The surrounding area is cultivated fruits such as apples, pears and peaches. It owns many hot springs such as Iizaka and Tsuchiyu, and is a tourist base to Mounts Azuma and Adatara, too. The population is 284,000.
Fukushima Prefecture
福島県
alternative words: Fukushimaken prefecture, Fukushima, Fukushimaken, Fukushima-ken, Fukushima ken
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prefecture
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tohoku
related topics:
Oze plain
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Aizu castle
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Mt. Bandai
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Lake Inawashiro
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Koriyama city
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Fukushima city
related web sites:
http://www.pref.fukushima.jp
explanation: Fukushima prefecture occupies the southern part of Tohoku region on the Pacific coast. Its surface is 13,783 km2 and the population 2 millions. The prefectural office is at Fukushima City. Because the land is relatively high excepting for the Pacific coast, the region is suitable for vegetable and dairy farming. Owing many hydraulic dams in the western mountainous region and nuclear plants on the eastern Pacific coast, the prefecture is the biggest electricity supplier of Japan.
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