![]() On Sunday, 13th March, the authorities had widen the emergency zone to 20 km (12.5 mi) around the nuclear power plant, affecting more than 200,000 people to be evacuated, and that in a region which is most affected by the earthquake and the ensuing tsunami. The Japanese government declared an “atomic power emergency” and was evacuating thousands of residents living close to Fukushima power plant. I Nuclear Power Plant was hit on March 12 by a massive explosion blowing open the reactor container building, causing a plume of white smoke or steam rising above the plant, and most likely leading to radiation leaks. Some points of interest in or near the city are Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art (closed until March 2016), Hanamiyama Park (cherry blossom), Minka-En (parkland museum with historic buildings like Japanese inns, and silk-raising farmhouses), Iizaka Onsen and Takayu Onsen (hot springs), Goshiki-numa (volcanic lakes), Bandai-Azuma Roadway (sightseeing road to the Azuma Mountain Range).Īfter Japan's most powerful ever earthquake in recorded history on 11th March 2011, Fukushima No. The city's economy is based on agriculture, manufacturing and service industry. The Arakawa River is flowing through the city.įukushima has a population of about 290,000 inhabitants. Shinobu in the Fukushima Basin in the Tōhoku region, 80 km south of Sendai on Honshu, Japan's main island. Photo: Decosu Satellite view showing Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. ![]() ![]() The Arakawa River flowing through Fukushima. _ Satellite View and Map of the City of Fukushima (福島市), Japan Home Earth Continents Asia Japan Country Profile Google Earth Fukushima Map
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