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Aizumisato Town
Fukushima Prefecture · Town
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Aizumisato Town covers the southwestern Aizu Basin and was formed by the merger of Aizutakada Town, Aizuhongo Town and Niitsuru Village. It is known for Isasumi Shrine, regarded as the chief guardian shrine of Aizu, and for Aizu Hongo ware pottery. Rice farming is active on the northern plain, and otane ninjin (Asian ginseng) is also grown near the mountains.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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