Fukushima福島県

Fukushima-ken, ふくしまけん. The name ends in 県 (ken), prefecture.

Fukushima is the third-largest prefecture. Mountain ranges split it into the Hamadōri coast, the central Nakadōri, and the Aizu basin.

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Facts

Japanese name

福島県

Reading

Fukushima-ken / ふくしまけん

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Capital

Fukushima 福島市

Largest municipality

Iwaki City いわき市, 332,931 people, more than the capital

Population

1,833,152 (2020 census)

Area

13,784 km²

Density

133 people per km²

Municipalities

59: 13 cities, 31 towns, and 15 villages

Designated cities

None

Districts (郡)

13

Codes

JIS 07, ISO 3166-2 JP-07

Website

www.pref.fukushima.lg.jp

Tree

zelkova ケヤキ

Flower

Nemoto rhododendron ネモトシャクナゲ

Bird

narcissus flycatcher キビタキ

The tree, flower, and bird are the prefectural symbols, chosen by ordinance. Every prefecture has all three.

The most populous municipalities

2020 census. Share is the municipality's part of the prefecture's population. The other 49 are listed below.

How an address here begins

The prefecture name is written first, then the municipality name. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map finds any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

• Miyagi宮城県
• Yamagata山形県
• Ibaraki茨城県
• Tochigi栃木県
• Gunma群馬県
• Niigata新潟県

Questions about Fukushima

Is Fukushima a city or a prefecture?

Fukushima (福島県) is a prefecture, one of Japan's 47. Fukushima City (福島市) is a municipality inside it and its capital. On its own, the name usually means the city. With 県 on the end it means the prefecture.

What is the capital of Fukushima?

Fukushima City (福島市). The prefectural office is there. It is not the largest municipality: Iwaki City (いわき市) had more people at the 2020 census, 332,931.

What does 県 mean in 福島県?

県 (ken) means prefecture. It is the ordinary word for prefecture, used by 43 of the 47. The other four are Tokyo (都), Hokkaidō (道), Osaka, and Kyoto (府), which are the same kind of government with a different word at the end of the name.

How many municipalities are in Fukushima?

59: 13 cities, 31 towns, and 15 villages. Each is a local government with its own mayor and assembly. The towns and villages are grouped into 13 districts (郡), names used in addresses, not governments.

What is the population of Fukushima?

1,833,152 at the 2020 census, on 13,784 km², which is 133 people per km². Fukushima is the 21st most populous of the 47 prefectures and the 3rd largest by area.

Which prefectures border Fukushima?

Six prefectures: Miyagi (宮城県), Yamagata (山形県), Ibaraki (茨城県), Tochigi (栃木県), Gunma (群馬県), and Niigata (新潟県). Borders across water are not counted.

What region is Fukushima in?

Tōhoku (東北). A region is a customary grouping of prefectures, not a government, so Fukushima elects a governor and an assembly but the region elects nothing.

How is Fukushima written in Japanese?

福島県, read Fukushima-ken and written ふくしまけん in hiragana. The last character, 県, is the word for prefecture, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Fukushima begin?

With the prefecture name, then the municipality name: 福島県福島市… (Fukushima-ken, Fukushima-shi, …). After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.

What is the largest city in Fukushima?

Iwaki City (いわき市), with 332,931 people at the 2020 census. The capital, Fukushima, is not the largest. The three most populous municipalities are Iwaki City (いわき市, 332,931), Koriyama City (郡山市, 327,692), and Fukushima City (福島市, 282,693).

What are the symbols of Fukushima?

The prefectural tree is the zelkova (ケヤキ), the flower the Nemoto rhododendron (ネモトシャクナゲ), and the bird the narcissus flycatcher (キビタキ). Fukushima chose them by ordinance, as every prefecture has.