Miharu Town

Fukushima Prefecture · Town

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Miharu Town is a castle town on the hills at the foot of the Abukuma Mountains, northeast of Koriyama City, and it was ruled by the Miharu Domain. Miharu Takizakura, said to be one of Japan's three great cherry trees, is a Natural Monument of Japan, and many people visit it in spring. The local folk toys Miharu-goma (wooden horses) and Miharu hariko (papier-mache) are also well known.

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Population: 15,808 987th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −7.1% 855th in Japanfrom 17,018 in 2020
Area: 72.76 km² 1,126th in Japan
Population density: 217 people/km² 788th in Japan

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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