Koriyama
Koriyama occupies the Abukuma River basin in central Fukushima Prefecture. Running south to north through the city, the Abukuma is one of Tohoku’s major rivers and gives the urban area a broad, low-lying setting. Koriyama developed rapidly after the Meiji-era Asaka Canal brought water from Lake Inawashiro to the surrounding plain, supporting new farmland and settlement. Today it is a regional transport and commercial centre, with Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen. In Sasagawa, bridges, embankments and vegetated riverbanks illustrate how the watercourse remains part of this busy inland city’s everyday infrastructure.
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Koriyama combines the pace of a regional business centre with broad agricultural plains, reflecting its position in central Fukushima Prefecture. The city lies along the Abukuma River, with Lake Inawashiro and the Bandai highlands to the west. Its modern expansion was closely linked to the Asaka Canal, a Meiji-era irrigation project that brought water from Lake Inawashiro and helped cultivate the surrounding land. JR Koriyama Station, served by the Tohoku Shinkansen, underlines the city’s role as a transport hub in northeastern Japan. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Koriyama relates to the plains and mountains of central Fukushima.
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