Country Japan Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture - Flower Chrysanthemum Local time Tuesday 12:41 AM | Region Tōhoku - Tree Sakura Population 56,386 (Oct 2014) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 1°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 89% Humidity Points of interest Adatarakogen Ski Area, Tohoku Safari Park, Mount Adatara, Kasumigajo Park, Nihonmatsu Castle |
Nihonmatsu (二本松市, Nihonmatsu-shi) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of December 2014, the city has an estimated population of 56,386 and a population density of 164 persons per km². The total area was 344.65 km². The Adachi neighborhood of Nihonmatsu was the birthplace of artist Chieko Takamura, subject of the book of poems Chieko's Sky (智恵子抄, Chiekoshō, literally "Chieko Selections"), written by her husband Kōtarō Takamura.
Contents
- Map of Nihonmatsu Fukushima Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- International relations
- Local attractions
- Sake
- Notable people from Nihonmatsu
- References
Map of Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Nihonmatsu is located in the Nakadōri section of Fukushima prefecture, between the cities of Fukushima and Kōriyama. Nihonmatsu's western border consists of the Adatara mountain range. The Abukuma River runs through the eastern part (forming the border between the former towns of Adachi and Tōwa), flowing from south to north.
Neighboring municipalities
History
The area of present-day Nihonmatsu was part of ancient Mutsu Province. It developed as the castle town of Nihonmatsu Domain, a 100,700 koku han, which was ruled by the Niwa clan under the Tokugawa shogunate) in the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Adachi District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.
The town of Nihonmatsu as established with the creation of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Nihonmatsu annexed the neighboring villages of Shiozawa, Dakeshita, Sugita, Ishii and Ohdaira on January 1, 1955 and was elevated to city status on October 1, 1958. The city annexed the towns of Adachi, Iwashiro and Tōwa (all from Adach District on December 1, 2005.
Economy
Nihonmatsu is a regional commercial center with a mixed economy. It is especially noted for furniture manufacturing and sake brewing.
Education
Railway
Highway
International relations
Local attractions
Sake
Nihonmatsu has a long history of sake brewing, with several sake breweries headquartered in the city: