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1．Iwaki, Fukushima
Iwaki (いわき市, Iwaki-shi) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, Iwaki had a population of 337,765 in 143,500 households, and population density of 270 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 1,232.02 square kilometres (475.69 sq mi), making it the largest city in the prefecture and the 10th largest city in Japan (2010) in terms of area. Iwaki is a designated core city, and is also one of the growing number of cities written in hiragana. The present Iwaki City started as the merger of 14 smaller municipalities on October 1, 1966. Every year, Iwaki hosts the Taira Tanabata Festival from 6–8 August.
population：324,770人 area：1,232.02km2
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Iwaki, Fukushima in Temple

1．Shiramizu Amidadō  ・219 Hirobatake, Uchigo Shiramizu-chō, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken  ・Buddhist
Shiramizu Amida-dō (白水阿弥陀堂), is a chapel located within the Buddhist temple of Ganjō-ji (願成寺) in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The Amida-dō is a National Treasure and the temple, with its paradise garden, has been designated an National Historic Site.[1]
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Iwaki, Fukushima in Shrine

2．Iino Hachimangū  ・
Iino Hachimangū (飯野八幡宮, Iino Hachimangū) is a Shinto shrine located in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. The shrine was founded in either 1063 or 1186, and its annual festival is on September 14. The kami it enshrines include Emperor Ōjin as Hondawake no mikoto (品陀別命), Empress Jingū as Okinagatarashihime no Mikoto (息長帯姫命), and Himegami (比売神).
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Iwaki, Fukushima in Museum

3．Aquamarine Fukushima  ・Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Aquamarine Fukushima (アクアマリンふくしま, Akuamarin Fukushima), officially the Marine Science Museum, Fukushima Prefecture (ふくしま海洋科学館, Fukushima Kaiyō Kagakukan), is a public aquariumlocated in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. The aquarium opened on 15 July 2000. It is the largest in the Tohoku region and focuses on environmental education. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).[5]
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4．Iwaki City Archaeological Museum  ・Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture
Iwaki City Archaeological Museum (いわき市考古資料館, Iwaki-shi Kōko-shiryōkan) opened in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan in 1997. It exhibits artefacts from local excavations, including items from the painted Nakata Cave Tomb (中田横穴).[1][2]
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5．Iwaki City Coal & Fossil Museum  ・Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture
Iwaki City Coal & Fossil Museum (いわき市石炭・化石館, Iwaki-shi sekitan・kaseki-kan), nicknamed Horuru (ほるる),[2] opened in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan in 1984.[1] The collection and displays relate to local fossil finds — including the plesiosaur Futabasaurus suzukii — and the Jōban coalfield [ja], once the largest on Honshū.[1][3]
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Iwaki, Fukushima in station

6．Akai Station  ・Taira-Akai Tanaka 8, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-3131Japan
Akai Station (赤井駅, Akai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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7．Izumi Station (Iwaki)  ・Izumi-machi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 971-8185Japan
Izumi Station (泉駅, Izumi eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight depot for the Fukushima Rinkai Railway Main Line.
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8．Iwaki Station (Fukushima)  ・1 Tamachi, Taira, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-8026Japan
Iwaki Station (いわき駅, Iwaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
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9．Ueda Station (Fukushima)  ・15 Ueda-cho Kanebatake, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 974-8261Japan
Ueda Station (植田駅, Ueda eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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10．Uchigō Station  ・12 Enokishita, Uchigōtsuzura-cho, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 973-8403Japan
Uchigō Station (内郷駅, Uchigō-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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11．Eda Station (Fukushima)  ・44 Ogawa-cho Kamiogawa Eda, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-3124Japan
Eda Station (江田駅, Eda-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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12．Ogawagō Station  ・Ogawa-cho, Takahagi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-3122Japan
Ogawagō Station (小川郷駅, Ogawagō-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu East Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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13．Kawamae Station  ・Kawamae-cho Kawamae, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-3201Japan
Kawamae Station (川前駅, Kawamae-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu East Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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14．Kusano Station (Fukushima)  ・Taira Izumisaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-0112Japan
Kusano Station (草野駅, Kusano-eki) is a railway station in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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15．Suetsugi Station  ・Hisanohama-cho, Suetsugi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-0331Japan
Suetsugi Station (末続駅, Suetsugi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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16．Nakoso Station  ・Nakoso-machi Sekida-terashita 49-2, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-0000Japan
Nakoso Station (勿来駅, Nakoso eki) is a railway station located in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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17．Hisanohama Station  ・Hisanohama-cho, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-0333Japan
Hisanohama Station (久ノ浜駅, Hisanohama eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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18．Yumoto Station  ・Iwaki-Yumoto-cho Tennozaki 92, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 972-8321Japan
Yumoto Station (湯本駅, Yumoto-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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19．Yotsukura Station  ・Yotsukura, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-0201Japan
Yotsukura Station (四ツ倉駅, Yotsukura eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Iwaki, Fukushima in hot spring

20．Iwaki Yumoto Onsen
Iwaki Yumoto Onsen (いわき湯本温泉) is an onsen resort in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. Although known since the Nara period, the hot springs at Iwaki developed with borehole drilling in the Jōban Coal Fields in the Meiji period. To the west of the traditional onsen town is the Spa Resort Hawaiians.
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21．Spa Resort Hawaiians
Spa Resort Hawaiians (スパリゾートハワイアンズ), located in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, is a resort and theme park in Japan. It opened on January 15, 1966 as the Joban Hawaiian Center, becoming the first in the country.
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Iwaki, Fukushima in Dishes

22．Inago no tsukudani
Inago no tsukudani (いなごの佃煮) is a Japanese dish featuring rice grasshoppers that are boiled in soy sauce and sugar. Inago is the Japanese word for locust. The locusts are prepared in the "tsukudani" style of cooking (boiled in soy sauce and sugar). The dish is traditional in Japan's inland and mountain regions, including Nagano and Fukushima, where it once served as an important nutritional supplement.[1]
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23．Inago no tsukudani
Inago no tsukudani (いなごの佃煮) is a Japanese dish featuring rice grasshoppers that are boiled in soy sauce and sugar. Inago is the Japanese word for locust. The locusts are prepared in the "tsukudani" style of cooking (boiled in soy sauce and sugar). The dish is traditional in Japan's inland and mountain regions, including Nagano and Fukushima, where it once served as an important nutritional supplement.[1]
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