Kōriyama, Fukushima

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Kōriyama
郡山市

Kōriyama's location in Fukushima, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
Physical characteristics
Area	757.06 km² (292.30 sq mi)
Population (as of 1 September 2007)
Total	339,118
Density	447.94 /km² (1,160 /sq mi)
Location	37°24′N, 140°23′E
Symbols
Tree	Prunus serrulata (Japanese hill cherry)
Flower	Japanese iris
Bird	Cuckoo
Flag
Kōriyama Government Office
Mayor	Masao Hara
Address	〒963-8601 7-23 1-chome Asahi Koriyama Fukushima JAPAN
Phone number	024-924-2491
Official website: Koriyama City (English)

Kōriyama (郡山市, Kōriyama-shi^?) is a city located in the center of the Nakadōri region of Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan. As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 339,118 and a density of 447.94 persons per km². The total area is 757.06 km².

The city was founded on 1 September 1924. Now, the city is designated as a "core city" and works as a commercial city in Fukushima Prefecture. Kōriyama is the second largest conurbation in the Tōhoku region.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography and Climate 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 Transportation 5.1 Railway 5.2 Roads 5.3 Highway buses 5.4 Ports 5.5 Airports 6 Culture 6.1 Festivals 6.2 Foods 7 Media 7.1 Television 7.2 Newspaper 7.3 Radio 8 Education 8.1 Universities and Colleges 8.2 Senior High Schools 8.3 Junior High Schools 9 People 9.1 Successive mayors 9.2 Notable people 10 Twinnings 11 Neighboring municipalities 12 Related pages 13 External links

[edit] History

Kōriyama once thrived as a Shukuba town because of its importance as a traffic focal point. Kōriyama was fomerly called Asaka(安積). In the Meiji period, the Meiji government had many samurai reclaim the land to help the poor. As a result, Asaka developed into a big food basket and the population grew.

Kōriyama was incorporated as a city on 1 September 1924.

In 1965, the city merged with some nearby towns and villages.

In 1997, the city was designated as a "core city".

[edit] Geography and Climate

Kōriyama is located in the center of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku region (37°24′N, 140°23′E). The Adatara mountains are to the north, Lake Inawashiro is to the west, and the Abukuma highlands are to the east. Lake Inawashiro is the forth largest lake in Japan, and is known for having the cleanest water in Japan. The Abukuma river flows through downtown Kōriyama.

The city is situated in a temperate zone, so a dry wind blows throughout the year.

The downtown area is front of Kōriyama Station.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2007, the populatn is 339,118 and the density is 447.94. The population of the conurbation is about 0.5 million, it is the second largest in Tōhoku region after Sendai.

[edit] Economy

Kōriyama city is called the "commercial capital in Fukushima" and the economic bloc is the biggest in Fukushima Prefecture. There are many department stores and shops in front of Kōriyama Station.

Principal companies

• XEBIO; sports goods
• Kourakuen; ramen shops
• York Benimaru; the biggest supermarket in Kōriyama with networks in south Tōhoku, Nigata, and North Kanto

Banks

• Daito Bank

[edit] Transportation

Kōriyama is an important point because it is located in the center of Fukushima and it is linked to many cities like Tokyo, Sendai, Fukushima, Niigata and Iwaki. The city serves as a hub for the railways and the expressways.

[edit] Railway

Central station: Kōriyama Station

JR East Lines

• Tōhoku Shinkansen

Kōriyama Station

Yamabiko, Nasuno, Tsubasa

• Tōhoku Main Line

Asaka-nagamori - Kōriyama Station - Hiwada

• East Ban'etsu Line

Kōriyama Station - Mōgi

• West Ban'etsu Line

Kōriyama Station - Kikuta - Akogashima - Bandai-atami - Nakayamajuku

• Suigun Line

Kōriyama Station - Asaka-ngamori - Yataawa - Iwaki-moriyama

[edit] Roads

• Tōhoku Expressway
  • Asaka PA - Kōriyama-minami IC - Kōriyama IC - Kōriyama JCT
• Ban-etsu Expressway
  • Kōriyama-higashi IC - Kōriyama JCT - Gohyakugawa PA - Bandai-atami IC

• National Route 4
• National Route 49
• National Route 228
• National Route 294

[edit] Highway buses

• from Kōriyama to Fukushima, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Iwaki, Sendai, Niigata, Shin-Koshigaya, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Narita Airport, Yokohama, Ōsaka

[edit] Ports

• Konan Port (besides Lake Inawashiro)

[edit] Airports

None in the city. Some available airports are as follows.

• Fukushima Airport (Sukagawa, Fukushima); domestic and international
• Sendai Airport (Natori, Miyagi); domestic and international
• Niigata Airport (Niigata, Niigata); domestic and international
• Narita Airport (Narita, Chiba); international and domestic
• Haneda Airport (Ota, Tokyo); domestic and international

[edit] Culture

[edit] Festivals

• Kōriyama Uneme Festival
• Koriyama Summer Festival - an Oktoberfest-style festival.
• Koriyama Autumn Festival - includes children's activities, taiko and mikoshi parades.

[edit] Foods

• rice
• Peach
• Japanese Nashi
• Usukawa Manjū (means thin-shell manjū)
• Yubeshi
• Mamadōru
• Lemo
• Farmed carp
• Kan-nyapo

[edit] Media

[edit] Television

analogue

• Fukushima Central Television (Nittele chain)
• Fukushima Broadcasting (TV Asahi chain)

CATY

• Information Network Kōriyama

[edit] Newspaper

• Fukushima Mimpō (Fukushima, Mainichi chain)
• Fukushima Min-Yū (Fukushima, Yomiuri chain)
• Kahoku Shimpō (Sendai)

[edit] Radio

FM Fukushima (JFN)

[edit] Education

[edit] Universities and Colleges

• Nihon University, Faculty of Engineering
• Ohu University
• Kōriyama Women's University & Colleges
• Kōriyama Women's University Junior College
• Open University of Japan, Fukushima Learning Center

[edit] Senior High Schools

Prefectural Asaka High School Asaka Mitate Branch High School Asaka Reimei High School Kōriyama High School Kōriyama Higashi High School Kōriyama Shōgyō High School Kōriyama Kita Kōgyō High School Asaka Kaisei High School Konan High School Kōriyama Hōsei High School

Private Tohoku High School of Nihon University Shōshi Gakuen Shōshi High School Teikyō Asaka High School High School affiliated with Kōriyama Women's Colleges

[edit] Junior High Schools

• Koriyama First Junior High School
• Koriyama Second Junior High School
• Koriyama Third Junior High School
• Koriyama Fourth Junior High School
• Koriyama Fifth Junior High School
• Koriyama Sixth Junior High School
• Koriyama Seventh Junior High School
• Tomita Junior High School
• Asaka Junior High School
• Otsuki Junior High School
• Mihota Junior High School
• Futase Junior High School

[edit] People

[edit] Successive mayors

1st Yoshiya Ōmori (大森 吉弥) 1925, 2, 12- 2nd Jun Wada (和田 潤) 1929- 3rd Hachirō Murai (村井 八郎) 1937- 4th Ujirō Seki (関 卯次郎) 1940- 5th ??? Ōshima (大島 破竹郎) 1942- 6th ??? Ito (伊藤 七司) 1947(April 6 - May 2) 7th ??? Honma (本間 善庫) 1947(May 29)-

8th Shigemori Tanji (丹治 盛重) 1951- 9th Hiyoshi Hidese (秀瀬 日吉) 1959- 10th Takashi Takahashi (高橋 堯) 1977- 11th Hisashi Aoki (青木 久) 1985- 12th Eiji Fujimori (藤森　英二) 1993- 13th Masao Hara (原　正夫) 2005-

[edit] Notable people

• Toshiyuki Nishida - Actor
• Satoru Saito - Actor
• Joji Yuasa - Composer
• Miki Nagasawa - Seiyū (Japanese voice actor)
• Toru Iwaya - Mezzotint engraver, painter
• Takeshi Honda - Figure skater

[edit] Twinnings

Domestic sister cities

• Nara, Nara (since 5 August 1971)
• Kurume, Fukuoka (since 3 August 1975)
• Tottori, Tottori (since 25 November 2005)

International sister city

• Brummen, Netherlands (since 25 June 1988)

[edit] Neighboring municipalities

Sukagawa Aizu-Wakamatsu Nihonmatsu Tamura Motomiya Otama

Ten-ei Hirata Miharu Ono Inawashiro

[edit] Related pages

• Fukushima Prefecture
• Asaka Canal
• Fukushima, Fukushima
• core city

[edit] External links

• Koriyama official website in English
• Koriyama official website in Japanese

Fukushima Prefecture
Cities
Aizuwakamatsu | Date | Fukushima (capital) | Iwaki | Kitakata | Kōriyama | Minamisōma | Motomiya | Nihonmatsu | Shirakawa | Sōma | Sukagawa | Tamura
Districts
Adachi | Date | Futaba | Higashishirakawa | Ishikawa | Iwase | Kawanuma | Minamiaizu | Nishishirakawa | Ōnuma | Sōma | Tamura | Yama
See also: Towns and villages by district edit