Fukushima Prefecture

**Fukushima prefecture (福島県)**
Symbols
Fukushima prefectural symbol
Capital	Fukushima
Region:	Tohoku
Island:	Honshu
Area - Total - % water	Ranked 3rd 13,782.54 km² 0.9%
Population - Total (Jan. 1, 2003) - Density	Ranked 17th 2,119,218 154/km²
Districts:	15
Municipalities:	90
ISO 3166-2:	JP-07
Pref. Flower:	Nemotoshakunage (Rhododendron brachycarpum)
Pref. Tree:	Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
Pref. Bird:	Narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)

Fukushima prefecture (福島県 Fukushima-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Fukushima.

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1 History

History

Fukushima Prefecture was historically part of Mutsu Province. This region of Japan is also known as Michinoku and Ōshū.

Official Fukushima prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.fukushima.jp/index_e.html)

	Prefectures of Japan
Aichi \| Akita \| Aomori \| Chiba \| Ehime \| Fukui \| Fukuoka \| Fukushima \| Gifu \| Gunma \| Hiroshima \| Hokkaido \| Hyogo \| Ibaraki \| Ishikawa \| Iwate \| Kagawa \| Kagoshima \| Kanagawa \| Kochi \| Kumamoto \| Kyoto \| Mie \| Miyagi \| Miyazaki \| Nagano \| Nagasaki \| Nara \| Niigata \| Oita \| Okayama \| Okinawa \| Osaka \| Saga \| Saitama \| Shiga \| Shimane \| Shizuoka \| Tochigi \| Tokushima \| Tokyo \| Tottori \| Toyama \| Wakayama \| Yamagata \| Yamaguchi \| Yamanashi
Regions of Japan
Hokkaido \| Tohoku \| Kanto \| Chubu (Hokuriku - Koshinetsu - Tokai) \| Kansai \| Chugoku \| Shikoku \| Kyushu
Major Cities
23 wards of Tokyo \| Chiba \| Fukuoka \| Hiroshima \| Kawasaki \| Kitakyushu \| Kobe \| Kyoto \| Nagoya \| Osaka \| Saitama \| Sapporo \| Sendai \| Yokohama

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