Soma

Soma has served as a castle town on Fukushima Prefecture’s Pacific coast since the early 17th century. The city faces the Pacific Ocean and includes Matsukawa-ura, a brackish lagoon separated from the sea by a narrow coastal barrier. Its historic identity is closely tied to the Sōma clan, which governed this area during the Edo period; the remains of Sōma Nakamura Castle preserve that connection. Each July, the Sōma Nomaoi festival brings armored horsemen and longstanding equestrian ritual to the city, continuing a tradition associated with the former domain. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Soma’s coast relates to the wider Fukushima shoreline.

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