Centering on information communication, electricity/machinery industries

Centering on information communication, electricity/machinery/electronics industries with convenience through the Tohoku Expressway, Tohoku Shinkansen and Yamagata Shinkansen. With a number of universities/higher education institutes, cultural facilities, lifelong learning centers, the area provides rich living environment.

Cities and towns

Fukushima City, Nihonmatsu City, Date City, Motomiya City, Date District, (Kori Town, Kunimi Town, Kawamata Town), Adachi District (Otama Village)
as of March 31, 2017

Education institutions

University

Name	Location	College Faculty
Fukushima University	Fukushima City	Faculties of Human Development and Culture, Administration and Social Sciences, Economics and Business Administration, Symbiotic Systems Science
Fukushima Medical University	Fukushima City	School of Medicine, School of Nursing
Fukushima University Junior College	Fukushima City	Graduate School/Faculty of Welfare
Sakura no Seibo Junior College	Fukushima City	Faculty of Career Education & Life Sciences
Fukushima Medical University	Fukushima City	Faculties of Childcare, Diet and Nutrition, Information Business

High school

22 schools (including 5 industrial schools and 5 information schools)

Characteristics of the northern region

Percentages of Fukushima Prefecture as a whole

13％	Area: 1,753.34 km2 (Total area of Fukushima Prefecture: 13,784.14 km2)
26％	Population: 470,632 (Total population of Fukushima Prefecture: 1,825,055)
23％	Number of manufacturing businesses: 808 (Total number of businesses in Fukushima Prefecture: 3,518)
25％	Number of employees in manufacturing industry: 39,851 (Total number of employees in Fukushima Prefecture:160,549)
25％	Shipment value of products: 1,305.1 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.)"

Fukushima Prefecture Temperature and Precipitation