is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Fukushima

Fukushima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. As of May 2011, the city has an estimated population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 59,323. The total area is 344.65 km².

The city was founded on October 1, 1958.

Geography

Nihonmatsu's Western border consists of the Adatara mountain range. The Abukuma River

Abukuma River

The , with a length of 234 km, is the second longest river in the Tōhoku region of Japan and the 6th longest river in Japan. It runs through Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture, rising from springs in the peaks of the Nasu Mountains, collecting water from tributaries leaving the Ōu Mountains...

 runs through the eastern part (formerly Towa Town), flowing from south to north.

History

• 1955/01/01: The town of Nihonmatsu merges with the villages of Shiozawa, Dakeshita, Sugita, Ishii and Ohdaira to form the new Town of Nihonmatsu.
• 1958/10/01: Nihonmatsu is upgraded from Town to City status.
• 2005/12/01: Nihonmatsu and the surrounding towns of Adachi
  Adachi, Fukushima
  was a town located in Adachi District, Fukushima, Japan.On December 1, 2005 Adachi, along with the towns of Iwashiro and Tōwa, all from Adachi District, was merged into the city of Nihonmatsu....
  
  , Iwashiro
  Iwashiro, Fukushima
  was a town located in Adachi District, Fukushima, Japan.On December 1, 2005 Iwashiro, along with the towns of Adachi and Tōwa, all from Adachi District, was merged into the city of Nihonmatsu....
  
   and Tōwa
  Towa, Fukushima
  was a town located in Adachi District, Fukushima, Japan.On December 1, 2005 Towa, along with the towns of Adachi and Iwashiro all from Adachi District, was merged into the city of Nihonmatsu....
  
  , all from Adach District
  Adachi District, Fukushima
  is a district located in Fukushima, Japan. As of January 2007, the district has a population of 8,577 and an area of 79.46 km², for a population density of 107.9 per km².- History :...
  
  , are amalgamated to form the current City of Nihonmatsu.

Tourism

• Nihonmatsu Castle
  Nihonmatsu Castle
  is a Japanese castle in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima-ken, Japan.- Literature :...
  
  , historical castle ruins and parks

• Obama Castle
  Obama Castle (Mutsu)
  is a mountain castle in the former Iwashiro , Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The ruins of the inner tower are now part of a historical park.-History:...
  
  , historical castle ruins

External links

• Nihonmatsu official website