Fukushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,771,100 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.
The Ōyasuba Kofun in the Tohoku region
Buddhist chapel Shiramizu Amidadō
Three of the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi overheated, causing meltdowns that led to explosions, which released large amounts of radioactive material into the air.
View of Fukushima Basin from Hanamiyama Park
The Tōhoku region , Northeast region, Ōu region , or Northeast Japan consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (ken): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata.
Northern Fujiwara
Cast iron teapots like this one sit atop stoves during the long winters in Tōhoku.
Aizuwakamatsu Castle after the Battle of Aizu, 1868 photograph
Mount Iwate dominates the city of Morioka