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Minamiaizu Town
Fukushima Prefecture · Town
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Minamiaizu Town is the central town of Oku-Aizu and was formed by the merger of 4 municipalities: Tajima, Tateiwa, Ina and Nango. Forests cover most of its area, and its sights include Maezawa, a settlement of magariya (L-shaped farmhouses), the Tajima Gion Festival and the ski areas of Aizu Kogen. The clear Ina River and Tateiwa River also flow through the town.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Hot spring (onsen)Tokusa Onsenbuilding in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Historic townscapeMinamiaizumachimaezawa (Old townscape)- CastleShigiyama Castle
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kirara289roadside station in Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu district, Fukushima prefecture, Japan
MuseumHosoikeshiryokan (Museum)
Shinto shrineTadeuga ShrineShinto shrine in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Ski resortAizukogendaikura Ski Area
Hot spring (onsen)Yu-no-Hana Onsen (Hot spring)building in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Tajimaroadside station in Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu district, Fukushima prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Banyaroadside station in Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu district, Fukushima prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this town
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this town
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture
The description was written for this site, picking out representative features.