Fukushima Prefecture Municipalities
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by Philbert Ono
As of March 31, 2006, Fukushima has 12 cities (-shi; 市), 33 towns (-machi; 町), and 16 villages (-mura; 村).
Cities
The major cities are Fukushima city (capital), Aizu-Wakamatsu, Koriyama, and Nihonmatsu. *Asterisked sites are in English.
- Aizu-Wakamatsu (会津若松市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Date (伊達市) – New city formed on Jan. 1, 2006. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Fukushima city (福島市) - Prefectural capital. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Iwaki (いわき市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Kitakata (喜多方市) – Where the famous Kitakata ramen noodles came from. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Koriyama (郡山市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Minami-soma (南相馬市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Nihonmatsu (二本松市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Shirakawa (白河市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Soma (相馬市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Sukagawa (須賀川市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Tamura (田村市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
Towns and Villages
Towns (-machi; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.
- Adachi-gun (安達郡)
- Motomiya-machi (本宮町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Otama-mura (大玉村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Shirasawa-mura (白沢村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Date-gun (伊達市)
- Iino-machi (飯野町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kawamata-machi (川俣町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kori-machi (Koori) (桑折町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kunimi-machi (国見町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Futaba-gun (双葉郡)
- Futaba-machi (双葉町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Hirono-machi (広野町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Katsurao-mura (葛尾村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kawauchi-mura (川内村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Namie-machi (浪江町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Naraha-machi (楢葉町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Okuma-machi (大熊町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tomioka-machi (富岡町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Higashi-shirakawa-gun (東白川郡)
- Hanawa-machi (塙町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Samegawa-machi (鮫川村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tanagura-machi (棚倉町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yamatsuri-machi (矢祭町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Ishikawa-gun (石川郡)
- Asakawa-machi (浅川町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Furudono-machi (古殿町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Hirata-mura (平田村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Ishikawa-machi (石川町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tamakawa-mura (玉川村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Iwase-gun (岩瀬郡)
- Kagamiishi-machi (鏡石町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tenei-machi (天栄村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kawanuma-gun (河沼郡)
- Aizu-bange-machi (会津坂下町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yanaizu-machi (柳津町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yugawa-mura (湯川村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Minami-aizu-gun (南会津郡)
- Hinoemata-mura (檜枝岐村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Minami-aizu-machi (南会津町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Shimogo-machi (下郷町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tadami-machi (只見町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Nishi-shirakawa-gun (西白河郡)
- Izumizaki-mura (泉崎村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Nakajima-mura (中島村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Nishigo-mura (西郷村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yabuki-machi (矢吹町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Onuma-gun (大沼郡)
- Aizu-misato-machi (会津美里町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kaneyama-machi (金山町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Mishima-machi (三島町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Showa-mura (昭和村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Soma-gun (相馬郡)
- Iitate-mura (飯舘村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Shinchi-machi (新地町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Tamura-gun (田村郡)
- Miharu-machi (三春町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Ono-machi (小野町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yama-gun (耶麻郡)
- Bandai-machi (磐梯町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Inawashiro-machi (猪苗代町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Kita-shiobara-mura (北塩原村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Nishi-aizu-machi (西会津町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
Municipal Mergers
On Oct. 31, 2004, Fukushima had 10 cities (-shi; 市), 52 towns (-machi; 町), and 28 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 12 cities, 33 towns, and 16 villages. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:
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