Spotlight On: Fukushima Prefecture

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There are 47 Prefectures in Japan. Here is a brief glimpse at one of them!

Fukushima Prefecture

The third-largest prefecture in Japan, Fukushima is located to the the south of Miyagi and Yamagata, east of Niigata, and north of Gunma, Tochigi and Ibaraki Prefectures. It is the southernmost part of the  Tōhoku region of Japan, and a land both rich in history and nature.

To most outside Japan, Fukushima is synonymous with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami due to the nuclear power plant disaster that occurred there. But in the decade since, Fukushima has risen from the ashes on the path back towards its place as one of Japan’s premier travel destinations. From traditional thatched huts in Aizuwakamatsu to the mighty splendor of Lake Inawashiro, there’s no shortage of sights to see, and they’re worth your time to visit.

The beauty and variety of Fukushima’s scenery is captured below:

Kamanuma near Mount Azuma. Photo by AG2016.

 

Pond near Mount Bandai. Photo by AG2016.

 

Nunobiki Plateau Wind Farm. Photo by Punch_ra

 

Yunokami near Aizuwakamatsu. Photo by Shino on Unsplash

 

Tsuruga-jo (Aizu-Wakamatsu) Castle. Photo by Kentaro Toma on Unsplash

 

Go Beyond

For more about interesting sights to see there, see our previous articles about Fukushima on MUSUBI!

Good Fortune & Great Sights in Aizu

Mind Detoxifying Places in Tohoku

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Top image by smith3 via pixabay.com

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