Areas closest to metro Tokyo making remarkable progress

In addition to convenient access through the Tohoku Expressway and Tohoku Shinkansen, Abukuma Kogen Road provides good access to Fukushima Airport. Because of the great locational condition near the Tokyo metropolitan area.
further developments are expected.

Cities and towns

Shirakawa City, Nishi-Shirakawa District, (Nishigo Village, Izumizaki Village, Nakajima Village, Yabuki Village) Higashi-Shirakawa District, (Tanagura Town, Yamatsuri Town, Hanawa Town, Samegawa Village)
as of March 31, 2015

Education institutions

High school

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

Characteristics of the southern region

Percentages of Fukushima Prefecture as a whole

9％	Area: 1,233.08 km2 (Total area of Fukushima Prefecture: 13,784.14 km2)
8％	Population: 137,643 (Total population of Fukushima Prefecture: 1,825,055)
12％	Number of manufacturing businesses: 415 (Total number of businesses in Fukushima Prefecture: 3,518)
15％	Number of employees in manufacturing industry: 23,334 (Total number of employees in Fukushima Prefecture: 160,549)
18％	Shipment value of products: 938 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.)"

Shirakawa city Temperature and Precipitation