Yabuki, Japan
矢吹町
Yabuki is a town of 17,287 people in Fukushima, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
Why visit Yabuki
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 20 places to eat and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Izumizaki Cave Tomb and Shirakawa Kanga ruins.
Weather in Yabuki
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About Yabuki
Yabuki (矢吹町, Yabuki-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the town had an estimated population of 16,955 in 6051 households, and a population density of 280 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 60.4 square kilometres (23.3 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Yabuki, Fukushima (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Izumizaki Cave Tomb
Monument and historic site · 5.3 km
Archaeological site
Shirakawa Kanga ruins
Monument and historic site · 7.9 km
Archaeological site in Japan
Sukagawa Ichirizuka
Monument and historic site · 9.3 km
Historic site in Fukushima, Japan
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
大池公園
Park · 2.4 km
大池公園は矢吹町の北部に位置しており、「水・花・緑が香る公園」をテーマに、池と町木のアカマツの生い茂る自然空間を活かし、町民、近隣市町村の人々のやすらぎと憩いの場とするため、昭和59年より事業着手し平成16年度完成しました
Restaurants and cafes20
8 more on the map.
Where to stay4
History
The area of present-day Yabuki was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the area has many burial mounds from the Kofun period. The area formed part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain during the Edo period, and had a number of post stations on the Mito Kaidō and the Ōshū Kaidō. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nishishirakawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.
Yabuki Village was formed on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on December 1, 1903. The Imperial Japanese Army established an airfield in Yabuki in 1928, which became a major pilot training base in 1937. It was bombed by American forces in August 1945 during World War II.
During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, over 1800 structures were severely damaged or destroyed, corresponding to approximately 30 percent of the town, the largest percentage of any municipality not affected by a tsunami.
From the History section of Yabuki, Fukushima on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare4
Map of Yabuki
59 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Fukushima Airport (FKS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Kasaishi 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Izumizaki 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Kawaharada 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Shimomatsumoto 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Shirakawa 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Kōriyama 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Nasushiobara 33 km southwest, about 33 min by car
- Aizu-Wakamatsu 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
- Fukushima 63 km north, about 1 h by car
- Kitakata 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Yabuki town office, Altomarina, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yabuki stn1, Proshikok, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yabuki IC 120623, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Izumizaki Yokoana, 聖石大戦ぶぅぶぅ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 須賀川一里塚 - panoramio, Duff Figgy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mikami Elementary School 1, Proshikok, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yabuki Junior High School 2, Proshikok, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nakahata Elementary School 1, Proshikok, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 矢吹町立矢吹小学校, Duff Figgy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Supercargo09, Proshikok, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS023-E-47775 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-292293 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS009-E-11505 - View of Japan, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- 大池公園, Duff Figgy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The ancient water lily "Oga-hasu" in the Oike koen park - panoramio, MAKIKO OMOKAWA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The ancient water lily "Oga-hasu" in the Oike koen park - panoramio - MAKIKO OMOKAWA, MAKIKO OMOKAWA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 観音山磨崖供養塔婆群, Duff Figgy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oyama, Kagamiishi, Iwase District, Fukushima Prefecture 969-0404, Japan - panoramio, MAKIKO OMOKAWA, CC BY-SA 3.0
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