大蔵省
With permission from the Ministry of the Treasury, on September 10, 1871 the village of changed its name to the town of . On November 2 Fukushima Prefecture was absorbed into , thus making Nihonmatsu Prefecture consist of approximately the entirety of the Nakadōri area. Twelve days later, on November 14, Nihonmatsu Prefecture's name was changed to Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima was named the prefecture's capital.