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Revision as of 23:44, 3 September 2011

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Yanaizu (柳津町, Yanaizu-machi) is a town located in Kawanuma District, Fukushima, Japan.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,434 and a population density of 25.18 persons per km². The total area is 176.07 km².

The town is well-known for the Enzo-ji Buddhist temple, the site of a Hadaka Matsuri every January 7. This festival was featured in the NHK World program "Out & About" on February 10, 2008.

It is also home to the Kiyoshi Saitō Museum of Art. Kiyoshi Saitō was an Aizu native.

External links

Media related to Yanaizu, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

37°31′01″N 139°43′01″E / 37.517°N 139.717°E / 37.517; 139.717