Tamura, Fukushima

is a city in Fukushima, Japan.  Tamura was created on March 1, 2005 by combining several towns towns and villages from the Tamura District.  They were Funehiki, Ōgoe, Takine, and Tokiwa, and Miyakoji. Between 1 March and 31 August 2011, many people moved to Tamura. The population actually went up by about 1,000 people, or 2%.

Landmarks
There are two well-known places to visit in Takine-cho. Abukuma Limestone Caves and the Hoshi no Mura ("Village of Stars") Observatory are popular with tourists.

Sister cities
Tamura has a only one international sister city:
  Mansfield, Ohio, United States

And, one sister city in Japan:
  Nakano, Tokyo

Related pages
 Futaba, Fukushima
 Kawauchi, Fukushima
 Namie, Fukushima
 Ōkuma, Fukushima
 Tomioka, Fukushima

References

Other websites

 Tamura official website 

Category:Cities in Fukushima Prefecture