Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture,Japan.福島県いわき市。

Iwaki, Fukushima

Onahama Port

        Iwaki (いわき市 Iwaki-shi) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2018, Iwaki had a population of 343,258 in 142,265 households, and population density of 280 persons per square kilometre. The total area of the city is 1,232.02 square kilometres (475.69 sq mi), making it the largest city in the prefecture and the 10th largest city in Japan (2010) in terms of area. Iwaki is a designated core city, and is also one of the growing number of cities written in hiragana.

Matsugaoka Park

        The present Iwaki City started as the merger of 14 smaller municipalities on October 1, 1966. Every year Iwaki hosts the Taira Tanabata Festival from 6–8 August. 

Outside of Iwaki Railway Station

 

Inside Iwaki Raiway Station

Geography and climate

Tokiwa Shrine

        The city is located at the southeastern end of Tōhoku region and borders on Ibaraki Prefecture. The city occupies around 8.9 percent of the total area of Fukushima Prefecture. 

 

Shioyazaki lighthouse

       The eastern part of the city is made up of 60 kilometres of coastline which faces the Pacific Ocean and the western part goes through the Abukuma highlands and joins up with the central part of Fukushima Prefecture.

Iwaki Coal and Fossils Museum

        The western part is a range of mountains and forests, occupies about 70 percent of the city. The rivers which flow to the east from the mountains have riverbeds with steep inclines which form the deep valleys of the Natsuigawa Gorge and the Shidokigawa Gorge. The flatter eastern part of the city is where most of the population is located. There are seven beaches on the coastline. 

Iwaki Marine Tower

      

Aquamarin, Fukushima

Off the coast of Iwaki the warm Kuroshio Current and the cold Oyashio Current meet and make for an abundant fishing ground. The prevailing winds from the ocean are warm and wet. 

Pond_in_the_Matsugaoka_Park,_Iwaki_City

 

Every year Iwaki hosts the Taira Tanabata Festival

 from 6–8 August.

Taira Tanabata Festival 

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