In 1594 the warrior lord Yoshikiyo Kimura built a castle called Sugime Castle. The name at some point was changed to Fukushima Castle, and Fukushima became the name of the town that grew around the castle, and eventually was given to the prefecture. The name means, roughly, "felicitous island."
Total Area
Fukushima Pref.: 13,781 km2
Population
Fukushima Pref.: ~ 2,130,000
Major Industries
Agriculture
Fisheries
Electric power
Electronics
Major Products
Electric power
Petrochemical prod.
Electronic products
Rice, Fruit, Meat
Geography Fukushima Prefecture is located in the southern part of northern Honshu (the Tohoku region) on the Pacific side of the island. The western sections, in the mountain spine of the land mass, is quite different in both climate and culture from the eastern section facing the Pacific Ocean.
Climate Annual averages: temperature 12.9°C; rainfall 1,066mm; humidity 68%.
