Fukushima Prefecture
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Summary
Fukushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 7,064 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #19 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Masao Uchibori[5]
- Capital: Fukushima[6]
- Shares border with: Niigata Prefecture[7], Yamagata Prefecture[8], Miyagi Prefecture[9], Gunma Prefecture[10], Tochigi Prefecture[11], Ibaraki Prefecture[12]
- Anthem: Fukushima-ken Kenmin no Uta[13]
- Named after: Fukushima Castle[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aizuwakamatsu[15], Date[16], Fukushima[17], Iwaki[18], Kitakata[19], Kōriyama[20], Minamisōma-shi[21], Motomiya[22], Nihonmatsu[23], Shirakawa[24], Sōma-shi[25], Sukagawa[26], Tamura[27], Adachi district[28]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Fukushima Prefecture include Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant[29], a nuclear power plant[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1966[32]; Fukushima Station[33], a railway station[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1887[36]; and Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant[37], a nuclear power plant[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1982[40].
Why It Matters
Fukushima Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant[29], a nuclear power plant[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1966[32]; Fukushima Station[33], a railway station[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1887[36]; and Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant[37], a nuclear power plant[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1982[40].