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1. www.japan-guide.com › list › e1208Fukushima Prefecture Travel Guide - japan-guide.com

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   Fukushima (福島県, Fukushima-ken) is the third largest of Japan's 47 prefectures and stretches over 150 kilometers from the Pacific coast into the mountainous interior the Tohoku Region. Reached in just over an hour by shinkansen from Tokyo, Fukushima offers ample of natural beauty, historic sites and leisure activities, including ...

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   Discover the top things to do in Fukushima, Japan's 3rd largest prefecture in size. Enjoy history at Edo-era village Ouchijuku and Aizuwakamatsu Castle, or volcanic Mt Bandai, the lakes of Goshiki-numa and sakura at Hanamiyama Park.

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   Oct 7, 2024 · Fukushima, ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is mostly mountainous, and settlement is concentrated in small interior basins and along the coast. Inawashiro Lake, 40 square miles (100 square km) in area, occupies the centre of the prefecture.

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   Introducing the best things to do in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Go sightseeing in Aizu-wakamatsu, Ouchi-juku or Lake Inawashiro, or learn about local foods, festivals and cultural highlights in southern Tohoku.

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   • Tsuruga Castle: Enjoy the majesty of Japan's red-roofed castle. For about 500 years in the Middle Ages, Tsuruga Castle housed many prominent families, such as the Date and Gamo Clan, the Uesugi Clan, and the Matsudaira Clan.
   • Ouchi-juku: Stroll around a quaint town filled with thatched-roof homes. Ouchi-juku was a post town that prospered as a base for travel and transportation during the Edo Period (1600-1867), focusing on lodging and luggage intermediation and wholesale.
   • Urabandai: Surround yourself with natural scenery. Urabandai appeared on the north side of Mt. Bandai after a steam explosion in 1888. You can see the crater walls, the rocks that resulted from the blast, as well as the rough surface of the mountain.
   • Spa Resort Hawaiians: Take in an exciting show. Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki City occupies a site of approximately 130,000 square meters. The Hawaii-themed resort is home to the “Big Aloha” waterslide – Japan’s tallest and longest – and the “Beach Theater” featuring hula performances.

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   Sep 10, 2024 · Fukushima accident, disaster that occurred in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi (‘Number One’) nuclear power plant on the Pacific coast of northern Japan, which was caused by a severe earthquake and powerful series of tsunami waves and was the second worst nuclear power accident in history.

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   Aug 23, 2023 · It triggered a tsunami which swept over Japan's main island of Honshu, killing more than 18,000 people and wiping entire towns off the map. At the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the gigantic...

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   Where is Fukushima located?

   • Fukushima (福島県, Fukushima-ken) is the third largest of Japan's 47 prefectures and stretches over 150 kilometers from the Pacific coast into the mountainous interior the Tohoku Region.

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   What happened to Fukushima Prefecture?

   • Fukushima prefecture, Japan On March 11, 2011, the prefecture was struck by a severe earthquake (magnitude 9.0) centred offshore to the northeast in the Pacific.

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   Where is Fukushima nuclear power plant located?

   • The site is on Japan’s Pacific coast, in northeastern Fukushima prefecture about 100 km (60 miles) south of Sendai. The facility, operated by the Tokyo Electric and Power Company (TEPCO), was made up of six boiling-water reactors constructed between 1971 and 1979.

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   What to do in Fukushima Prefecture?

   • Introducing the best things to do in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Go sightseeing in Aizu-wakamatsu, Ouchi-juku or Lake Inawashiro, or learn about local foods, festivals and cultural highlights in southern Tohoku.

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   Where are Fukushima paddies located?

   • paddies in Fukushima prefecture, Japan Paddies near Inawashiro Lake, central Fukushima prefecture, northern Honshu, Japan. Fukushima prefecture is essentially agricultural, producing rice surpluses and such cash crops as tobacco, mulberry (silk), fruits, grains, and vegetables that are resistant to low temperatures.

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   How do I get to Fukushima?

   • Fukushima Prefecture is easily accessed by plane; flights from Tokyo to Fukushima Airport take about an hour. The Tohoku Shinkansen also makes for easy travel; only an hour and a half one way. Discover the top things to do in Fukushima, Japan's 3rd largest prefecture in size.

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