Fukushima Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture 福島県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	福島県
• Rōmaji	Fukushima-ken
Mount Bandai and Lake Inawashiro Aizuwakamatsu Castle Abukuma Cave Ōuchi-juku Sōma Nomaoi Festival Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival Akabeko
Flag Symbol
Anthem: Fukushima-ken kenmin no uta
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Island	Honshu
Capital	Fukushima
Largest city	Iwaki
Subdivisions	Districts: 13, Municipalities: 59
Government
• Governor	Masao Uchibori
Area
• Total	13,783.90 km2 (5,321.99 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
Population  (July 1, 2023)
• Total	1,771,100
• Rank	20th
• Density	128/km2 (330/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	JP¥ 7,987 billion US$ 73.3 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code	JP-07
Website	www.pref.fukushima.lg.jp
Symbols of Japan
Bird	Narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)
Flower	Nemotoshakunage (Rhododendron brachycarpum)
Tree	Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)

Fukushima Prefecture (/ˌfuːkuːˈʃiːmə/; Japanese: 福島県, romanized: Fukushima-ken, pronounced [ɸɯ̥kɯɕimaꜜkeɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.^[2] Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,771,100 (as of 1 July 2023^[update]) and has a geographic area of 13,783.90 square kilometres (5,321.99 sq mi). 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.^[3] 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.