13 Facts About Fukushima City

Fukushima City is the location of the Fukushima City Race Course, the only Japan Racing Association horse racing track in the Tohoku region of Japan.

Fukushima City Basin is created by the surrounding Ou Mountains in the west and the Abukuma Highlands in the east, with the Abukuma River flowing through the center of the basin, from south to north.

Abukuma River flows north–south through the central area of Fukushima and joins with many tributaries on its journey through the city.

In Fukushima City, this saw the opening of Fukushima City Station and Matsukawa Station.

In 1929 the Fukushima City Library closed and the Fukushima Prefectural Library opened in its place, taking over the Fukushima City Library's collections and facilities.

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The Seventh National Sports Festival of Japan was held in the city, and in 1954 the present-day Fukushima Prefectural Office's main wing was completed and the Fukushima City Police were integrated into the Fukushima Prefecture Police.

Fukushima City Station is where the Ou Main Line separates from the Tohoku Main Line and the Tohoku Shinkansen separates from the Yamagata Shinkansen.

Automobile traffic, Fukushima is linked to Tokyo in the south and Aomori in the north via the Tohoku Expressway, which passes through Fukushima and has multiple interchanges within the city.

Fukushima City is the location of the Fukushima City Prefectural Museum of Art, located near Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station.

Senior high schools in Fukushima City are operated by both Fukushima City Prefecture and private companies.

However, Fukushima City University operates a single national elementary school while Sakura no Seibo operates a private elementary school.

City is home to the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium, which was an Olympic venue at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

Fukushima City United football club play at the athletic Toho Stadium.