Kōriyama
This commercial hub in Fukushima Prefecture with a dense café and restaurant scene in the centre, Kōriyama is the largest city in the prefecture by population and one of the major commercial and industrial centres of the Tōhoku region — sometimes called the "Osaka of Tōhoku." The city sits close to mountains and has a Wikivoyage presence that reflects its standing as a practical base for the wider region.
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- Population327,692
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 9.0 km5.6 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Kōriyama: quick answers
Where is Kōriyama?
Kōriyama is in Koriyama City, Japan, about 40 km25 miles in a straight line from Fukushima.
How do you get to Kōriyama?
The nearest airport is Sukagawa (FKS), about 1 hr 8 min away by road. The nearest train station is 郡山, about 2 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Kōriyama?
The warmest month is August, averaging 24°C74°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -1°C31°F. The wettest month is July, with about 176 mm6.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Kōriyama?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 67 restaurants, 21 cafés and 17 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Kōriyama?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Aizuwakamatsu, Iwaki and Shirakawa-machi.