Geography of Fukushima Prefecture

thumb|Tadami River and [[Tadami Line]] thumb|Ōuchi-juku thumb|Akabeko is the westernmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two regions being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Hamadōri in the east. As of October 1, 2010, it had a population of 291,838. The principal city of the area is Aizuwakamatsu.

is a region comprising the middle third of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is sandwiched between the regions of Aizu to the west and Hamadōri to the east. The principal cities of the area are Kōriyama and the prefecture's capital, Fukushima.

is the easternmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Aizu in the west. Hamadōri is bordered by the Abukuma Highlands to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east.

thumb|right|180px|"Ōshū Adachigahara Hitotsu Ie no Zu" () by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. This color print was banned by the Meiji government for "disturbing public morals." thumb|180px|right|"Kurozuka" from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by [[Toriyama Sekien]] Kurozuka (, "black mound") is the grave of an onibaba in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture (previously Oodaira), Adachi District, or the legend of that onibaba. It lives in Adachigahara (the name of the eastern shore of Abukuma River as well as the eastern base of Mount Adatara) and it is told in legends as the "Onibaba of Adachigahara." The Kurozuka is