Kōriyama-shi (Japan)

郡山市 (Japan)

found: U.S. Army Map Service. Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, 1945.

found: Wikipedia, Aug. 2, 2012:Kōriyama, Fukushima (Kōriyama (郡山市, Kōriyama-shi) is a city in the center of the Nakadōri region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan; founded on 1 September 1924; it is now designated as a "core city" and functions as a commercial city in Fukushima Prefecture; 37°24ʹN 140°23ʹE. History: Kōriyama once thrived as a Shukuba town because of its importance as a traffic focal point. Kōriyama was formerly called Asaka (安積) [no publs. in OCLC]. In the Meiji period, the Meiji government had many samurai reclaim the land to help the poor. As a result, Asaka developed into a big food basket and the population grew. Kōriyama was incorporated as a city on 1 September 1924. In 1965, the city merged with some nearby towns and villages. In 1997, the city was designated as a "core city")