The Nunobiki Plateau Wind Farm is located within the city limits of Kōriyama, Fukushima

Koriyama, Fukushima

is a city in the center of the Nakadōri region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2011, the city had an estimated population of 336,328. The total area is 757 km²....

, 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...

 along the side of Lake Inawashiro

Lake Inawashiro

is the fourth-largest lake in Japan, located in the middle of Fukushima Prefecture, south of Mount Bandai. It is also known as the 'Sky Mirror Lake'. In winter swans migrate to the beaches of the lake and stay there until spring....

 at an altitude of 1080 m.

The area is known for growing daikon

Daikon

Daikon , Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also called White Radish, Japanese radish, Oriental radish, Chinese radish, lo bok and Mooli , is a mild flavoured, very large, white East Asian radish...

, and farmland is mixed in within the generators. During winter, roads are closed due to large snowfall and there are no permanent residents on the plateau. The station is to be the largest wind generating station in Japan, and has a 68.98 MW output when finished with 33 wind turbines, type Enercon

Enercon

Enercon GmbH, based in Aurich, Germany, is the fourth-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world and has been the market leader in Germany since the mid-nineties. Enercon has production facilities in Germany , Sweden, Brazil, India, Canada, Turkey and Portugal...

E-70. It generates enough power for approximately 35,000 houses.