Kōriyama ( 郡山市 , Kōriyama-shi ) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 321,938 people in 141760 households, and a population density of 425 persons per km. The total area of the city is 757.20 square kilometers (292.36 sq mi). Kōriyama is designated as a core city and functions as a commercial center for Fukushima Prefecture. Kōriyama is the third largest conurbation in the Tōhoku region .
17-723: Kōriyama is located in the center of the Nakadōri region of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The Adatara Mountains are to the north, Lake Inawashiro is to the west, and the Abukuma Highlands are to the east. The Abukuma River flows through downtown Kōriyama. The downtown area extends to the west of Kōriyama Station . Kōriyama has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by hot wet summers and cool, quite dry winters. The average annual temperature in Kōriyama
34-508: A commercial center and thrived as a post town because of its importance as a traffic focal point into the Edo period and was part of the territory of Nihonmatsu Domain . With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Kōriyama was established within Asaka District . In the early Meiji period , many dispossessed samurai were assigned undeveloped lands in
51-527: A directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 38 members. The city contributes nine members to the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, Kōriyama is part of the Fukushima 2nd Electoral District, which includes neighbouring Nihonmatsu, Motomiya and Adachi District . Sources: Kōriyama city is called the "commercial capital in Fukushima" and
68-604: A regional governmental center in the Nara period , when the area was on the frontier of Yamato settlement of the Tōhoku region. The surrounding area developed into shōen controlled by various samurai clans in the Heian and Kamakura periods . Nearby centers, such as Nihonmatsu developed into castle towns under Hatakeyama clan and which were later controlled by the Date clan , Kōriyama remained as
85-687: A wholly owned subsidiary of the government-owned JNR Settlement Corporation for several years, and was not completely sold to the public until 2002. Following the breakup, JR East ran the operations on former JNR lines in the Greater Tokyo Area , the Tōhoku region , and surrounding areas. Railway lines of JR East primarily serve the Kanto and Tohoku regions , along with adjacent areas in Kōshin'etsu region ( Niigata , Nagano , Yamanashi ) and Shizuoka prefectures . The Tokyo–Osaka Tōkaidō Shinkansen
102-500: Is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,216 millimeters (47.9 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.0 °C (77.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.1 °C (32.2 °F). Per Japanese census data, the population of Kōriyama has increased over the past 60 years. Kōriyama originated as
119-537: Is a front for a revolutionary political organization called the Japan Revolutionary Communist League (Revolutionary Marxist Faction) . An investigation of this is ongoing. The East Japan Railway Culture Foundation is a non-profit organization established by JR East for the purpose of developing a "richer railway culture". The Railway Museum in Saitama is operated by the foundation. JR East held
136-702: Is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as JR Higashi-Nihon ( JR東日本 , Jeiāru Higashi-Nihon ) in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi , Shibuya , Tokyo , next to Shinjuku Station . It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (it formerly had secondary listings in
153-567: Is owned and operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), although it stops at several JR East stations. These lines have sections inside the Tokyo suburban area (Japanese: 東京近郊区間 ) designated by JR East. This does not necessarily mean that the lines are fully inside the Greater Tokyo Area . Below is the full list of limited express and express train services operated on JR East lines as of 2022. During fiscal 2017,
170-446: Is sandwiched between the regions of Aizu to the west and Hamadōri to the east. The principal cities of the area are Kōriyama and the prefecture's capital, Fukushima . 37°33′N 140°23′E / 37.55°N 140.39°E / 37.55; 140.39 This Fukushima Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . East Japan Railway Company The East Japan Railway Company
187-562: The Nagoya and Osaka stock exchanges), is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is one of three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the others being JR Central and JR West . JR East was incorporated on 1 April 1987 after being spun off from the government-run Japanese National Railways (JNR). The spin-off was nominally "privatization", as the company was actually
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#1732855095752204-579: The Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education and six private high schools Both Engaged to the Unidentified ( 未確認で進行形 - Mikakunin de Shinkoukei ) and Kimi to Pico-Pico ( きみとピコピコ ) manga take place in the city. Fans have created maps in order to make related pilgrimages to their favorite locations. Nakad%C5%8Dri Nakadōri ( 中通り , Nakadōri ) is a region comprising the middle third of Fukushima Prefecture , Japan . It
221-544: The Great East Japan Earthquake caused damage, but Kōriyama is located outside of the mandatory evacuation zone set by the Japanese government after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster . Many people from the evacuation zone relocated to Kōriyama. On 30 July 2020, a shabu-shabu restaurant exploded , damaging an area spanning several hundred meters. Kōriyama has a mayor-council form of government with
238-406: The area to reclaim and as a result, the population grew and region developed into an agricultural center. The relative abundance of hydroelectric power also helped with the development of local industry. Kōriyama was raised from town to city status on September 1, 1924 with the annexation of neighboring Odawara Village. Kuwano Village was likewise annexed on June 1, 1925. During the 1930s, Kōriyama
255-684: The busiest stations in the JR East network by average daily passenger count were: JR East co-sponsors the JEF United Chiba J-League football club , which was formed by a merger between the JR East and Furukawa Electric company teams. JR East aims to reduce its carbon emissions by half, as measured over the period 1990–2030. This would be achieved by increasing the efficiency of trains and company-owned thermal power stations and by developing hybrid trains . The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has stated that JR East's official union
272-738: The economic bloc is the biggest in Fukushima Prefecture . Kōriyama is an important transportation hub, as it is located in the center of Fukushima Prefecture and is the nexus of several railway lines and expressways. Kōriyama Station is the central station for the city. However, Kōriyama does not have an airport. [REDACTED] JR East - Tōhoku Shinkansen [REDACTED] JR East - Tōhoku Main Line [REDACTED] JR East - East Ban'etsu Line [REDACTED] JR East - West Ban'etsu Line [REDACTED] JR East - Suigun Line CATY Kōriyama has ten public high schools operated by
289-514: Was noted a center for military equipment production. It was thus a target for American bombers during World War II , and the city was subject to three large-scale air raids during the war. From 1954 to 1955, Kōriyama expanded by annexing the town of Otsuki and portions of the villages of Tomita and Iwae, and in 1965 annexed the villages of Nishida and Nakata. In 1997, the city received core city designation, giving it increased autonomy from national and prefectural governments. On March 11, 2011 ,
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