Fukuyama, Hiroshima

Fukuyama (Japanese福山 市, -shi) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Hiroshima.

Geography

Fukuyama is located east of Hiroshima and west of Okayama on the Inland Sea.

History

The city of Fukuyama was founded on July 1, 1916.

Attractions

• Fukuyama Castle (福山 城)
• Ankoku -ji (安 国寺)
• Enpuku -ji (円 福寺)
• Pants -ji (法 宣 寺)
• Nunakuma Shrine (沼 名 前 神社)

Traffic

• Street: National Road 2 to Osaka and Kitakyushu
• National roads 182, 313, 314, 486

• San'yo JR Shinkansen: Tokyo and Hakata
• JR San'yo Main Line: to Kobe and Kitakyushu

Twinning

• Japan Okazaki, Japan since 1971
• Canada Hamilton, Canada since 1976
• Flag of South Korea Pohang, South Korea since 1979
• Philippines Tacloban City, Philippines since 1980
• Kazanlak Bulgaria since 1995

Sons and daughters of the town

• Naomi Nishida (actress )
• Mana Endō ( tennis player )
• Ibuse Masuji ( writer ), Freeman, from the former Kamo
• Kiichi Miyazawa ( politician), honorary citizen
• Yōichi Miyazawa ( politician)

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Hiroshima Prefecture Onomichi
• Fuchū
• Jinsekikogen

• Kasaoka
• Ibara