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Namie
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. the town has a population of 1,238 in 794 households, although the official registered population was 17,114 in 6853 households. The total area of the town is . The town was evacuated as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster—being directly downwind from the power plant—and was within the exclusion zone set up in response to the disaster. Following ongoing clean-up efforts, Namie's business district and town hall have reopened, but access to more heavily contaminated western parts of the town remains restricted. Geography Namie is located on the Pacific Ocean coastline of central Fukushima. Surrounding municipalities * Fukushima Prefecture ** Minamisōma ** Iitate ** Kawamata ** Nihonmatsu ** Tamura ** Ōkuma ** Futaba ** Katsurao Climate Namie has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Namie is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture to the north, Niigata Prefecture to the west, Gunma Prefecture to the southwest, and Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south. Fukushima is the capital and Iwaki is the largest city of Fukushima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kōriyama, Aizuwakamatsu, and Sukagawa. Fukushima Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast at the southernmost part of the Tōhoku region, and is home to Lake Inawashiro, the fourth-largest lake in Japan. Fukushima Prefecture is the third-largest prefecture of Japan (after Hokkaido and Iwate Prefecture) and divided by mountain ranges into the three regions of Aizu, Nakadōri, and Hamadōri. History Prehistory The keyhole-shaped Ōy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsurao, Fukushima
is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an official registered population of 1,387 in 475 households, and a population density of . The total area of the village is . However, in March 2011, the entire population was evacuated as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The evacuation order was lifted on June 12, 2016 for much of the village; however, the actual number of residents who returned is considerably less than the official population numbers. Geography Katsurao is located in the Abukuma Plateau of central Fukushima in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, with a mean altitude of over . Surrounding municipalities *Fukushima Prefecture **Tamura **Nihonmatsu ** Namie Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Katsurao was relatively constant over the past 40 years until the nuclear disaster. Climate Katsurao has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Katsurao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futaba, Fukushima
is a town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an actual population of zero, although as of 2017, the official registered population was 6,093 in 2,301 households. The total area of the town is . As of March 2011, the entire population was evacuated as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. However in the decade since then, 3% of the town has been open to visitors and residents, with the first residents returning on a permanent basis as of February 2022. Geography Futaba is on the Pacific Ocean coastline of central Fukushima. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company, is on the southern border of Futaba in the neighboring town of Ōkuma. Surrounding municipalities *Fukushima Prefecture ** Namie **Ōkuma Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Futaba was relatively stable until the nuclear disaster. Climate Futaba has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōkuma, Fukushima
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. In 2010, the town had a population of 11,515. However, the town was totally evacuated in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and residents were permitted return during daylight hours from May 2013. In April 2019, parts of the town were deemed to have been successfully decontaminated, with residents allowed to return to these areas. , the town had an official registered population of 11,505 in 4235 households, however this number is due to the municipality continuing to keep track of its residents despite them having been evacuated elsewhere throughout the country. The actual population resident in the town was 2578 people. The total area of the town is . Geography Ōkuma is located on the Pacific Ocean coastline of central Fukushima. Ōkuma lies in the center of the Hamadōri region of Fukushima, bordered to the west by the Abukuma Highlands and to the east by the Pacific Ocean. It is set between the cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 remains the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan. The earthquake triggered a powerful tsunami, with 13–14-meter-high waves damaging the nuclear power plant's emergency diesel generators, leading to a loss of electric power. The result was the most severe nuclear accident since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, classified as level seven on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) after initially being classified as level five, and thus joining Chernobyl as the only other accident to receive such classification. While the 1957 explosion at the Mayak facility was the second worst by radioactivity released, the INES ranks incidents by impact on population, so Chernobyl (335,000 people evacuated) and Fukushima (154,000 evacuate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawamata, Fukushima
270px, Kawamata Town Hall is a town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 12917 in 5414 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . Kawamata is known for its production of silk and silk products. In the late 6th century, Ōtomo no Koteko, also known as Otehime, came to this area. According to tradition, she is honored for having encouraged silk farming in the area. The town is also known for the raising of ''shamo'', a special breed of game bird similar to chicken. Shamo ramen is a local speciality. Kawamata's main annual event is the ''Cosquín en Japón'' festival, a three-day celebration of traditional Argentinian music and dance, which is held each year in October. Geography The geographic area of Kawamata is approximately 10 km east-to-west and 20 km north-to-south; the total land area is 127.66 km2. It has an altitude of 201.2 m as measured at the site of the municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iitate, Fukushima
is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an actual population of 1,408, and a population density of 6.1 persons per km². The registered population per village government records was 5,946 registered residents in 1807 households as of September 30, 2017. The total area the village is . Geography Iitate is located in the Abukuma Plateau of northeastern Fukushima at a mean altitude of 500 meters. It is about northwest of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Surrounding municipalities *Fukushima Prefecture **Date ** Sōma **Minamisōma ** Namie ** Kawamata Climate Iitate has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Iitate is 10.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1359 mm with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.2 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihonmatsu, Fukushima
is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 54,013 in 20,179 households, and a population density of 160 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . The Adachi neighborhood of Nihonmatsu was the birthplace of artist Chieko Takamura, subject of the book of poems , written by her husband Kōtarō Takamura. Geography Nihonmatsu is located in the Nakadōri section of Fukushima prefecture, between the cities of Fukushima and Kōriyama. It is approximately 250 km from central Tokyo. Nihonmatsu's western border consists of the Adatara mountain range. The Abukuma River runs through the eastern part (forming the border between the former towns of Adachi and Tōwa), flowing from south to north. *Lakes: Miharu Dam *Mountains: Mount Adatara (1,728 m), Hiyama (1,054 m), Kohatayama (666.3 m) *Rivers: Abukuma River Neighboring municipalities *Fukushima Prefecture **Fukushima **Kōriyama **Tamura ** Motomiya ** Namie ** Katsurao ** Kawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamura, Fukushima
is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 35,702 in 12,821 households and a population density of 78 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Tamura is located in east-central Fukushima Prefecture, in the easternmost portion of the Nakadōri region of then prefecture. The town is located in a hilly region of the Abukuma Mountains. Neighboring municipalities * Fukushima Prefecture *Nihonmatsu *Kōriyama * Iwaki * Miharu * Ono * Kawauchi *Ōkuma * Namie * Katsurao Climate Tamura has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tamura is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1368 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.1 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Oceania in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), this largest division of the World Ocean—and, in turn, the hydrosphere—covers about 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of its total surface area, larger than Earth's entire land area combined .Pacific Ocean . '' Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the |
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