Koori, Fukushima
Geography. Kōri is located in the northern Fukushima Basin on the northern border of Fukushima prefecture with Miyagi Prefecture. The northwestern half of the town is mountainous and hilly, and the eastern and southern portions of the town are in the Fukushima Basin along the Abukuma River, which runs through the southeast of the town. There is Mount Handa (865 meters) is to the northwest of the town. Demographics. Per Japanese census data, the population of Koori peaked around the year 1950 and has been in decline since. It is now less than it was a century ago . Climate. Koori has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa"). The average annual temperature in Koori is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . History. The area of present-day Koori was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Edo period, it was "tenryō" territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate and was the site of a "daikansho" as well as a post station on the Ōshū Kaidō and the Hasshu Kaidō highways. After the Meiji Restoration, it was  organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The town of Koori was created on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It annexed the neighboring villages of Mutsuai, Danzaki and Handa on March 31, 1954. Economy. The economy of Kōri is primarily agricultural, and is famous for production of fruit, notably peaches. It is a satellite city of the prefectural capital, Fukushima. Education. Kōri has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town has one private high school, but no public high schools. Transportation. Railway . JR East – Tōhoku Main Line International relations. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), an U.S. Senator from Hawaii since 2013, was born in Koori. Koori is twinned with following town(s):