Iwaki
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Iwaki (いわき市) is a city in Fukushima. It is a regional city surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It is nicknamed "Sunshine Iwaki" due to its high number of hours of bright sunshine compared to other areas of Japan, and it is said to be one of the most temperate cities in the country. Iwaki was formed in 1966 by incorporating many smaller towns, including Taira (the central area with the main train station), Uchigō, Yumoto, Izumi, Onahama (the port town), Ueda and many other smaller areas. They were amalgamated a few decades ago in order to boost its status due to a receding population. The name Iwaki had been used for a long time to refer to the general area however it had many different Kanji depictions, so to remove any confusion the name Iwaki is officially written in the hiragana syllabary (いわき).
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Getting There
Multiple OptionsIwaki is on the JR Joban Line from Tokyo, between Mito and Sendai. Iwaki is at the junction of the Joban (Tokyo-Sendai) and Ban'etsu (Iwaki-Niigata) Expressways. Highway buses travel to Sendai and Tokyo for around ¥3000-4000. Iwaki Tengu - a guardian angel who protects people from misfortune Tono, which is close to the mountain region, has been well known as a place for producing Japanese paper to this day. This Japanese paper is made from mulberry and paperbush, is very sturdy....
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Getting Around
Iwaki Tengu - a guardian angel who protects people from misfortune Tono, which is close to the mountain region, has been well known as a place for producing Japanese paper to this day. This Japanese paper is made from mulberry and paperbush, is very sturdy.
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Iwaki Tengu - a guardian angel who protects people from misfortune Tono, which is close to the mountain region, has been well known as a place for producing Japanese paper to this day. This Japanese paper is made from mulberry and paperbush, is very sturdy.
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Glimpses of Iwaki
Summer time
It is one of the mountains representing Aomori, Japan. Also known as Tsugaru Fuji, it has a shape similar to Mt. Fuji, the representative mountain of Japan.
A building with a mountain in the background
a building with a sign on the front of it
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A quiet street lined with houses and utility poles.
white van parked beside brown concrete building during daytime
A sign on the side of a building in a foreign language
A field of green grass with houses in the background
Japanese lanterns light up a dark street at night
Summer time
It is one of the mountains representing Aomori, Japan. Also known as Tsugaru Fuji, it has a shape similar to Mt. Fuji, the representative mountain of Japan.
A building with a mountain in the background