Fukushima
Fukushima (Japanese for "island of happiness") stands for:
- the Fukushima Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu
- the city of Fukushima, administrative seat of the prefecture, see Fukushima (Fukushima)
Nuclear Power Plants in Fukushima Prefecture:
- the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (Fukushima I); see also the nuclear disaster of Fukushima (2011)
- the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant (Fukushima II), about 12 km south of Fukushima I
in other regions of Japan:
- Fukushima (Hokkaidō) , a city in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaidō
- Fukushima (Gunma) , a former city in the Japanese prefecture of Gunma, incorporated into Tomioka in 1959
- Fukushima (Nagasaki) , an island and former city in the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki, incorporated into Matsuura in 2006
- Fukushima (Han) , a fiefdom in the historic Iwashiro Province on the Japanese main island of Honshu
- another name for a Japanese fiefdom in the historical province of Echigo , see Takada (Echigo)
- Fukushima-ku (Osaka) , a district (ku) of the Japanese city of Osaka in the prefecture of the same name
Others:
- (3915) Fukushima , an asteroid in the main belt
- Fukushima Peak , mountain in Ellsworthland, Antarctica
- Mount Fukushima , mountain in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Fukushima is a family name that may refer to:
- Caroline Sayuri Fukushima (PhD in 2011), Brazilian zoologist
- Chisato Fukushima (* 1988), Japanese athlete
- Daichi Fukushima (* 1977), Japanese football player
- Gen'ichi Fukushima (1911-1994), Japanese football referee
- Haruka Fukushima , Japanese manga artist
- Haruki Fukushima (* 1993), Japanese football player
- Hayato Fukushima (* 2000), Japanese soccer player
- Hideo Fukushima (* 1953), Japanese astronomer and asteroid discoverer
- Hiroshi Fukushima (* 1982), Japanese football player
- Hisao Fukushima , Japanese hydrodynamicist
- Kazuo Fukushima (* 1930), Japanese composer
- Keidō Fukushima (1933–2011), Japanese Zen dept
- Kōji Fukushima (* 1973), Japanese racing cyclist
- Fukushima Masanori (1561-1624), a samurai
- Mizuho Fukushima (* 1955), Japanese politician
- Rila Fukushima , Japanese model and actress
- Satoshi Fukushima (* 1969), Japanese manga artist
- Shin'ichi Fukushima (* 1971), Japanese racing cyclist
- Shinta Fukushima (* 1989), Japanese football player
- Fukushima Tetsuji (1914–1992), Japanese manga artist
- Fukushima Yasumasa (1852–1919), General in the Imperial Japanese Army
- Yuki Fukushima (* 1993), Japanese badminton player
See also:
Wiktionary: Fukushima - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
