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Iwaki Province (1868)
Map of the former Japanese provinces with Iwaki highlighted was an old province in the area that is today Fukushima Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Iwaki''" in . It was sometimes called . History * This iteration of Iwaki Province was established in Meiji Era. It was cut out of Mutsu Province and corresponded to the eastern part of modern Fukushima Prefecture on December 17 of 1868 of Japanese calendar, which is January 19, 1869 of Gregorian calendar. Its population in 1872 was 348,608. Historical districts * Miyagi Prefecture ** Igu District (伊具郡) ** Katta District (刈田郡) ** Watari District (亘理郡) * Fukushima Prefecture ** Nakadōri Region, Fukushima *** Ishikawa District (石川郡) *** Shirakawa District (白川郡, a.k.a. Higashishirakawa or East Shirakawa) *** Shirakawa District (白河郡, a.k.a. Nishishirakwa or West Shirakawa) *** Tamura District (田村郡) ** Hamadōri Region, Fukushima *** Iwaki District (磐城郡) - absorbe ...
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Hamadōri
is the easternmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Aizu in the west. Hamadōri is bordered by the Abukuma Highlands to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The principal city of the area is Iwaki. Overview In ancient Japan, the area currently known as Hamadōri served as a connecting route on the so-called route from Kinai in the central area of the country to Mutsu Province in northeastern Japan. The region that the road traversed also came to be known as Kaidō. Following the implementation of the Ritsuryō system, the route's name was changed to . Despite the newly named Tōkaidō route extending up to Taga Castle in present-day Miyagi Prefecture, the region known as Tōkaidō extended only as far as the northernmost border of Hitachi Province, and the area of Hamadōri was considered a part of the Tōsandō region. Following the conclusion of the Boshin War, the eastern ...
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Iwaki Province (718)
was an old province in the area that is today Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Iwaki''" in . History This iteration of Iwaki Province lasted for a brief period of time in Nara period. Established in 718 with the division of Mutsu Province, it was composed of the five districts of Iwaki (石城), Shineha (標葉), Namekata (行方), Uta (宇太), Watari (曰理) and Kikuta (菊多). Only Kikuta district was given from Hitachi Province. Abolished and returned to Mutsu sometime between 722 and 724. Kikuta moved to Mutsu at that time. See also *Iwaki Province (1868), brief reconstitution. Notes References * Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005) ''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge: Harvard University Press Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American Univ ...
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Sanriku
, sometimes known as , lies on the northeastern side of the island of Honshu, corresponding to today's Aomori, Iwate and parts of Miyagi Prefecture and has a long history. The 36 bays of this irregular coastline tend to amplify the destructiveness of tsunami waves which reach the shores of Sanriku, as demonstrated in the damage caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Regions of Japan History On January 19, 1869, in the aftermath of the Boshin War, the provinces of Mutsu and Dewa were divided. Mutsu was split into new five provinces: Rikuō (also read ''Mutsu''), Rikuchū, Rikuzen, Iwashiro and Iwaki. The first three of these collectively known as the "Three Riku", or ''Sanriku'', with san (三) meaning "three." The new provinces became quickly obsolete in July 1871 when the abolition of the han system divided Japan into its present prefectures that became the sole divisions used by the government. However, the label lives on in common usages such as the Sanrik ...
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Futaba District, Fukushima
is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the district has a population of 72,822, which fell to 7,338 in 2015, and a density of 8.5 persons per km2. The total area is 865.12 km2. Towns and villages * Futaba * Hirono * Namie * Naraha *Ōkuma * Tomioka * Katsurao * Kawauchi See also *Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster The was a nuclear accident in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan. The proximate cause of the disaster was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which occurred on the afternoon of 11 March 2011 and ... References Districts in Fukushima Prefecture {{Fukushima-geo-stub ...
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Naraha District, Fukushima
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an official registered population of 6,784 in 2956 households, and a population density of 65 persons per km2, although the current actual resident population is significantly smaller. The total area of the town is . From 2011 until 2015, the town was evacuated due to fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. While the town wasn't severely contaminated by the fallout, restrictions on residency were held until September 2015 when cleanup efforts concluded, allowing people to return. Naraha is the first of several towns and cities near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to have been reopened to residents. Repair and reconstruction efforts have been underway in Naraha since 2016, and numerous landmarks in the town have been rebuilt and reopened. Geography Naraha is located in southern of Fukushima Prefecture, bordering on the Pacific Ocean to the east. Surrounding municipalities *Fukushima Prefecture ** I ...
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Sōma District, Fukushima
is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 41,540 and a density of 87.18 persons per km2. The total area is 476.49 km2. Towns and villages * Shinchi * Iitate Merger * On January 1, 2006 the city of Haramachi and the towns of Kashima and Odaka merged to create the city of Minamisōma. See also *Radiation effects from Fukushima I nuclear accidents The radiation effects from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster are the observed and predicted effects as a result of the release of radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Fukushima Daiichii Nuclear Power P ... Districts in Fukushima Prefecture {{Fukushima-geo-stub ...
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Kikuta District, Fukushima
is a Japanese video game composer and game designer. His major works are ''Secret of Mana'', '' Trials of Mana'', ''Soukaigi'', and ''Koudelka'', for which he also acted as producer and concept designer. He has composed music for seven other games, and worked as a concept designer in addition to composer for the unreleased MMORPG ''Chou Bukyo Taisen''. He became interested in music at an early age, but earned a degree in Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Cultural Anthropology from Kansai University. He spent the next few years working first as a manga illustrator, then as a composer for anime series, before coming to work for Square in 1991. After composing the soundtracks for his first three best-known works, he formed his own video game production company, Sacnoth, for which he was the president and CEO. After producing and composing ''Koudelka'' in 1999, he left to become a freelance composer. Since his departure he has formed his own record label, Norstrilia, through which h ...
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