Sukagawa

Sukagawa-shi 須 賀 川 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Fukushima
Coordinates :	37 ° 17 '  N , 140 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 17 '11 "  N , 140 ° 22' 21"  E
Height :	262 m
Basic data
Surface:	279.55 km²
Residents :	75,493 (April 1, 2020)
Population density :	270 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	07207-9
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese red pine
Flower :	Peony
Bird :	kingfisher
town hall
Address :	Sukagawa City Hall 135 Hachiman-machi Sukagawa -shi Fukushima  962-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.sukagawa.fukushima.jp/
Location of Sukagawas in Fukushima Prefecture

Sukagawa ( Japanese 須 賀 川 市 , -shi ) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Sukagawa is north of Shirakawa and south of Kōriyama .

Attractions

• Center for Contemporary Graphic Art

history

Sukagawa was founded on March 31, 1954.

traffic

• Fukushima airport
• Street:
  • Tōhoku Highway : to Tokyo and Aomori
  • National Road 4 : to Tokyo and Aomori
  • National roads 118, 294
• Train:
  • JR Tōhoku Main Line : to Ueno and Aomori
  • JR Suigun Line : to Koriyama and Mito

Town twinning

• Luoyang , since 1993

sons and daughters of the town

• Hiroki Abe (* 1997), long-distance runner
• Akira Aizawa (* 1997), long-distance runner
• Aōdō Denzen (1748–1822), painter
• Eiji Tsuburaya (1901–1970), specialist in cinematic special effects
• Kōkichi Tsuburaya (1940–1968), long-distance runner

Neighboring cities and communities

• Koriyama

Web links

Commons : Sukagawa  - collection of images, videos and audio files