Fukushima Prefecture福島県alternative words: Fukushimaken prefecture, Fukushima, Fukushimaken, Fukushima-ken, Fukushima ken keywords: prefecture , tohoku related topics: Oze plain , Aizu castle , Mt. Bandai , Lake Inawashiro , Koriyama city , Fukushima city related web sites: http://www.pref.fukushima.jp explanation: Fukushima prefecture occupies the southern part of Tohoku region on the Pacific coast. Its surface is 13,783 km2 and the population 2 millions. The prefectural office is at Fukushima City. Because the land is relatively high excepting for the Pacific coast, the region is suitable for vegetable and dairy farming. Owing many hydraulic dams in the western mountainous region and nuclear plants on the eastern Pacific coast, the prefecture is the biggest electricity supplier of Japan. | |