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Showa Village
Fukushima Prefecture · Village
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Showa Village is in the center of Oku-Aizu, surrounded by mountains, and is designated as a special heavy snowfall area. It is the only place in Honshu that produces karamushi (ramie), and traditional karamushi weaving is handed down. Using its cool summers, it is also a major producer of perennial baby's breath, and the Komado Marsh is also an attraction.
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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.
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