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Tanagura Town
Fukushima Prefecture · Town
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Tanagura Town is in the southern Nakadori region and prospered in the Edo period as the castle town of the Tanagura Domain. The ruins of Tanagura Castle are now Kamegajo Park, a famous cherry blossom spot. Tsutsukowake Shrine, regarded as the Ichinomiya (highest-ranked shrine) of Mutsu Province, is in two places, Baba and Yatsuki, and the upper Kuji River flows 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.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this town
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture
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