Base of electric parts, devices, electric circuits related, medical machinery related industries

Areas where clusters are in progress centering on electric parts, devices, electric circuits related, medical machinery related industries with convenient access through the Ban-etsu Expressway, Aizujukan Road, Ban-etsu East Line.
In addition, having University of Aizu, a dedicated computer science and engineering university as a base for collaborations between industry, academia and government, new companies in information communication related industries have been created.

Cities and towns

Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Kitakata City, Yama District (Kitashiobara Village, Nishi-Aizu Town, Bandai Town, Inawashiro Town) Kawanuma District (Aizubange Town, Yukawa Village, Yanaizu Town) Onuma District (Aizu-Misato Town, Mishima Town, Kanayama Town, Showa Village), Minami-Aizu District (Minami-Aizu Town, Shimogo Town, Hinoemata Village, Tadami Town)
as of March 31, 2015

education institutions

University

name	Location	College Faculty
University of Aizu	Aizu-Wakamatsu	Division of Computer Engineering
Junior College of Aizu	Aizu-Wakamatsu	Faculties of Industrial Informatics, Diet and Nutrition, Social Welfare

Vocation capacity development facilities

name	Location	College Faculty
Aizu Technical Academy	Kitakata	Vocational capacity development junior college (special courses) Faculty of Tourism Production
		Vocation capacity development schools (normal courses) Faculty of Electrical Equipment, Faculty of Automotive Maintenance

High school

22 schools (including 2 engineering-related schools and 2 information-related schools)

Characteristics of the Aizu region

Percentages of Fukushima Prefecture as a whole

39％	Area: 5,420.31 km2 (Total area of Fukushima Prefecture: 13,784.14 km2)
14％	Population: 258,135 (Total population of Fukushima Prefecture: 1,825,055)
15％	Number of manufacturing businesses: 529 (Total number of businesses in Fukushima Prefecture: 3,518)
13％	Number of employees in manufacturing industry: 21,369 (Total number of employees in Fukushima Prefecture:160,549)
8％	Shipment value of products: 451.2 billion yen (Shipment value of Fukushima Prefecture: 5.2464 trillion yen)

Each value is excerpted from "Quick View of Index of Fukushima Prefecture 2021(composed by the Statistics Division, Fukushima Pref.)"

Aizu city Temperature and Precipitation